getright not so useful.

[RobCur]

for broadband user resuming on http is never needed, for dialup maybe for few user who download large files say 30-50megs which is too slow anyway why bother?
This program is a ripoff IMO because requires 25 dollars for registration!
this should be careware and paying is optional not mandatory. anyway, all p2p has resuming feature which make this even more useless and none requires you to pay anything unless you like to donate.

 

[oog]

did you pay for it?

 

[notfred]

Welcome to 1997.

 

[rainypickles]

i would use it to schedule downloads anyway. true, if you have broadband, you (almost) never have to resume, but what if you have a bunch of large files to get? (bf patches, DC mod) queue them up, and it will dl in order. i think thats better than setting them all off to go at the same time.

and if youre at college, segmented dlling makes speeds go FAST.

 

[ProviaFan]

I do sometimes need to download large files ($%&@ing large Microsoft "Critical Updates"), but I don't use Getright (it just sucks, has nag screens, and costs plenty for something that should be integrated freely into the web browser itself). Since my dialup connection is usually pretty reliable, I just set it up to go overnight and let 'er rip with the plain old web browser download feature.

 

[DefRef]

Waaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!! Once again, people who prolly warezed half their stuff cry about a company trying to make a buck! Do you bitch about GameSpy, too? How much LEGAL DLing can you do with Kazaa? (We all know how much LEGAL stuff is on Kazaa, right?)

I PAID FOR GetRight back in '97 or '98 after I used it to DL some big game demo on dial-up. It took 13 hours AND I had to hang up to make phone calls a few times, I think it was 13 sessions to get it all, and I got out the checkbook and paid for this lifesaver. It was ~$12 at the time and I've gotten free updates ever since. I paid for GameSpy ($20) though it's not much use anymore since all games have their own server browsers built-in, but it was still a useful tool.

I always find it odd that people who wouldn't think twice about spending THOUSANDS on their pimp rigs - uber video, water cooling, LED fans, windows, etc. - get their panties in a bunch over a tool that is still useful for broadband, esp. on those first night blitzes for major demos. Browsers don't resume and I don't think it's a priority for those developers anyway.

At the bottom of the page is this little note:

Shareware is how I am making my living.
Registering GetRight will give more incentives to make GetRight an even better program (and to create other useful tools.)

Just because YOU don't like it doesn't make it worthless. People shouldn't be expected to work for free just because you want them to.

 

[Chu]

The only real use i've found for getright is their internal browser. Makes grabbing all the pictures on a certain site very easy. Still haven't figured out how to get it to work with sites with cookies to control access though, though someone pointed me to pornzilla for that

-Chu

 

[jimmyl930]

Try Fresh Download.

 

[NEVERwinter]

I'm on ADSL and I like to download large mpeg files (which are usually splitted to several files) and some other things. So i use getright for scheduling and prioritize what should be downlaoded first.

 

[EeyoreX]

As an aside, I think Netscape can/does resume downloads, depending on the server. Who uses Netscape though. Not me. Also, IE can resume downloads too, albiet in a limited fashion. If you are downloading and get disconnected, if you have not overwritting the file (by browsing and overflowing your cache, or deleting your cache) and then click the link to download again, IE can sometimes continue. This is, by no means, a complete and fool-proof solution. I also agree, if you don't like the software, don't use it. Don't whine and b!tch about it either. And, furthermore, P2P and download managers are targeted for different audiences. Kazzaa is not where I would go if I wanted to download a game demo or the latest Service Pack. So, download managers are very worth it for their intended audience (people on slower connections, or people who want to schedule downloads and mostly for people who want to download from reputable web-based locations, rather than Kazzaa).

Personally, I liked DAP a little better, and often it seemed to speed my downloads, even on my broadband connection. I don't use this kind of tool anymore though. i don't download a whole lot via places that allow the use of "download managers" (ie Windows Update, Symantec Live Update, etc). When I download my Windows Service Pack, I hardly have to worry about lost connections, but, if it happens, I can reconnect. No big deal.

\Dan

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

Every browser I can remember using resumes downloads. Pretty basic feature, really. I grab big stuff with wget. though, because I just don't trust a browser that much.

And do you realize how horrible those "download managers" are? The ones that spawn 5 connections to the same server? Web Admins hate you for using them.

 

[Mem]

There are plenty of free download managers available,the best ones have no spyware or ads,Fresh Download is one that`s good and has been meantioned,Download Express is another.





Download Express (I like this one a lot, small size and gets the job done)

Fresh Download (very good as well).

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: BingBongWongFooey
Every browser I can remember using resumes downloads. Pretty basic feature, really. I grab big stuff with wget. though, because I just don't trust a browser that much.

I've never had much luck with Mozilla's resume feature. Of course, it could have just been the servers' fault, but each time I tried it (with different servers), it never worked (note that I didn't overflow the cache, close Mozilla in between attempts, etc.).

And do you realize how horrible those "download managers" are? The ones that spawn 5 connections to the same server? Web Admins hate you for using them.

The worthwhile ones use that "feature" to download from multiple mirrors at once; if they're dumb enough to connect to the same server 5 times, well, that's pretty retarded (my ultra-polite way of expressing that thought). Other things, like the Debian installer, download different files from different mirrors, generally resulting in an overall reduction in the amount of time required to download all the files.