Friday, November 28, 2008

What To Look For In a P2P Download Software

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.

Ability to download all kinds of files, not just mp3s.

The best downloading programs that you can get also get you files such as video files, software programs and documents - more than just music files.

Large number of users

A bigger network and user database provides the network with more files. Some of the P2P programs share networks so that downloading is faster and there are more files on the network.

Quick downloading

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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