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Re: Added to the FAQs
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»Software Forum Member Choice »(Archived) Preferred Download Managers - 2008 Member Choice
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The results of the Download Managers Poll show that most people don't use them. Also since multiple answers were allowed in the poll, the percentage of none (37%) is higher than recorded to a significant degree, since none voters would check one box only and people that use them could easily have several that they use and have checked multiple boxes. And actually 42% use none.
Not real surprising since the Managers are more specialized programs that would appeal to heavier downloaders.
They do have advantages like download resumes if interrupted, some note the file size and reserve space to eliminate fragmentation (really useful if multiple downloads are occurring simultaneously), allow multiple connections to a host(if the host permits), and other features.
A second point obvious from the poll is that FREE ones win hands down. From the size of the poll, there were many choices and very few people have paid for one. Says a lot about the quality of the free ones to do the job and that most of those (who use them) are satisfied with the features found in the free ones.
The most popular grouping is browser specific, with Download Them ALL (Mozilla/Firefox only) leading (16%) and Opera with its built in manager showing popularity (4%). Also interesting to note is the Firefox extension of FlashGot (which is not a true downloader but an interface allowing someone to use a non-Firefox manager) received 5% of the vote. So roughly 1/4 of the Firefox users chose this way to keep using their favorite manager.
FlashGet and Free Download Manager were the winners of the non browser specific with 10% and 7% of the votes respectively
The poll is here
Interesting to see NetTransport's results. Many of us used it for years and loved it. A while ago the programmer changed it to nagware with an update (the older versions disappeared) and its use/popularity has taken an extreme nosedive. 166 Participants and 3 voted NetTransport, but we have no way of knowing if they are just using one of the older nagware-free versions. Unless the author reverses the nagware, I think we are witnessing the death of very decent program.
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Re: [Poll] Download Managers 2008 -Members Choice
This poll is now (((Closed)))
Thanks Rxdoxx  & all who participated!
Stay tuned for the new addition to our FAQ!!
*Note: This thread will be updated at FCT (FAQ Creation Time), as will our forum header links.
»2008 Member Choice FAQ's
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Holy polls, Doc! 
My Rx is SmartFTP (free). |
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Pentangle
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DownloadThemAll - Thanks for the poll. |
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jap
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DownThemAll. Best one there is! |
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delenn13
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Thanks, Rxdoxx for the great poll.
I use Orbit, as it does the trick for me. I remember back in 97(on dial up) I used Go!Zilla Free before I knew about Gator and Spyware etc.  |
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GetRight Pro. I don't really need all the features of this application but felt a need to support the author of this software, so I bought the Pro version.
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Very nice poll Rxdoxx !
I use:
Opera's Built In Transfer Manager
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aefstoggaflm
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Re: [Poll] Download Managers 2008 -Members Choice
DownloadThemAll |
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volntn
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Flash Get..no question. |
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jmorlan
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Voted "none." Many years ago I used "GetRight" but then I was on dialup. Don't see the need now. |
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Chris 313
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Flashget here too. As well as the Downthemall! Firefox extension. Works great. |
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Tsume
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Windows = Flashget
Linux = d4x
I voted for both but I don't see any votes for d4x. Weird. |
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Rob A
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Great poll rxdoxx!
Opera's Bult-in Download Manager (but I goofed up and voted none by accident). |
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jabarnut
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Thank you for the excellent Poll Rxdoxx !
I've used a few on the list in the past, but Operas built in manager usually works great for my purposes these days...so it gets my vote.
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Shriyash
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Flashget! Love that application,
and with Flashgot extension for Firefox, its just perfect. |
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I chose other because I'm mostly on a Mac these days and use Speed Download »www.yazsoft.com/
But when I use Windows i use Internet Download Manager
Great poll Rxdoxx
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