Friday, November 28, 2008

What To Look For In a Modern P2P Download Program

By Terry Hunter

There are a lot of file sharing programs that you can use out there, such as Kazaa, Limewire, Napster etc. These programs are very convenient for downloading music, video and more off the net. Many people believe they can be dangerous, but it's easy to keep viruses and spyware off your computer by having an anti-virus program. Out of all the programs out there, which is the best? Here's what to look for.

You should be able to get more than just mp3s.

The file sharing network of the best P2P programs now offer you the ability to download all kinds of media including pdfs, images, documents, software programs and much more in addition to mp3s.

Large number of users

As the network of users grows, so does its number of files. Many of the programs tend to share each other's networks so that they get bigger and downloading files becomes faster.

Speedy Downloads

Network size plays a part because the more people there are to download from, the faster you can download, but it also depends on how the program finds users to download from for you. Your download program should be able to keep the number of people you are downloading form high so you get the best download speed at all times.

The program that you use should be ad-free and have no popups as well. Even if has a decent network you don't want it to be hard to operate. It should be very easy to use and have good cross-platform compatibility. - 15634

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