Faster downloads?

[Hobodale]

I Just got my new macbook, its my first mac. On my windows pc I used Download Accelerator Plus and I got download rates of around 750kb/s, but on my mac with safari I only get at most 200kb/s(and thats rare). Are there any good programs(preferably freeware) that would help speed up my downloading?

[mad jew]

Are the network settings and configurations identical? These download accelerators are usually quite misleading and useless.

[Fearless Leader]

ok the amount of data that you can get to your house is well lets just say 800kb/s. (were just using this as an example) most servers couldn't offer 800kb/s to each and every person. so the servers usaually put a cap on the connection. and in this example lets say 250kb/s

well the reason Dap can get around this is it opens multiple connections to the server, lets say three at a time resulting in ~750kb/s, then reasembles the three chunks latter.

safari can only download with 1 connection resulting in 250kb/s.

Also don't use dap alot, those two other connections made will fill two spots other people could have.

its a terminal tool called axel i use for linux iso downloads, axel (http://axel.darwinports.com/) just follow the directions and you'll need to install darwinports (http://darwinports.com/) first.

sorry about the long post

[jaxstate]

Sorry I can't help your, but you've just helped me. Thanks for the DAP program hint for the Windows OS:).
I Just got my new macbook, its my first mac. On my windows pc I used Download Accelerator Plus and I got download rates of around 750kb/s, but on my mac with safari I only get at most 200kb/s(and thats rare). Are there any good programs(preferably freeware) that would help speed up my downloading?