if i am downloading something from the net ,how can i speed up the download?
400210
Stop doing other things on the net - call your provider.
183077
you can use "torrents" or , faster the oDC or the DC++
241736
try http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/
124529
I'm sure you know the term "download", may be there is something else you are looking for but i dont know it.
433731
There is not any special method. You can download like other stuff.
136994
the average for dial up is about 5 kb/sec.  the download starts at rapid speed as there is a delay between the actual download start and the window that pops up, so there is already data downloaded and the computer averages the time elapsed and the data downloaded to get the speed. this is obiviously inaccurate, and usually only happens with IE. btw, i have a 3 megabyte per second  connection that downloads at an average of 644 kb/sec.
110356
downloading is illigal :P
1050295
there is a server network that keeps a listing of who has what files.  then during search, the network allows you to Que up the search into a system that allows the bandwith to cram together and allow a "pipeline" download direct to you, which makes download speeds quicker
377401
go get limwire or frostwire.\n\neither one will allow you to download anything in the universe.\n\nTry frostwire its faster \n\ngood luck..\nstef
156036
Well that all depends on how fast you want your connections to be especially to the internet.  If you plan on downloading stuff off the internet using a Wi-Fi connection then i suggestion 768 kb/s
154352
well it's been a while, but to download something fast you need a faster connection, which unless things have changed would be a trunk line from your local telephone service provider. more commonly know as T1 or T4 lines
700820
set the NIC speed to a lower number on the computer you wish to b/w limit ... understand that the bandwidth you get from your internet provider is (under ideal conditions) 5Mb up and 5 Mb down (reality is more like >400Kb up and 5Mb down) ...  unless you are downloading huge files, you wont really impact each other... its unlikely that you will see much difference in performance unless you are using some really antiquated junk
887459
It depends on your connection rate...you can optimise your connection rate with some download programmes. See if your internet provider has a programme. Also just get rid of all temp files gathered when you search and have a good anti-virus/spyware prog to clear all unwanted junk!
961547
All the answers you have been given so far are all okay but bit torrents and the like can be very slow (3 days to download a movie....no thanks).\n\nI use usenet, it downloads as fast as your internet connection will allow. I have an 8mb internet connection and can download a 700Mb file in around 12 minutes, I can download the exact same file with bit torrent and it can take up to 2 - 8 hours (depending on the amount of users actually sharing (seeding) the file.
781299
First, check your upload/download speed here: http://www.telkom.co.za/attheoffice/products/dsl/speed.html\n\nThen, if you use file sharing programs or torrents, make sure that they are configured to make the most of your new high-speed connection.  For example, in LimeWire, there is an setting in options where you set your connection speed.  If you had slower Internet before, it still might be set at 56k or whatever your previous speed was.  \n\nIf your ISP is giving you the speeds they say they are, (which, btw, with a 4Mb/s connection, be happy with downloads around 150 kb/s) and your programs are configured properly, there's no reason you should have such slow downloads.
132860
all you can do is a get a faster connection, such as DSL or cablevision-based internet. \n\nBearshare is faster than limewire. But get the one with no adware at www.bearshare/lite ... it's free
287994
you cant really do that...\n\neach program you use uses your DSL to the maximum of your connection, or to the maximum that your program will let it, or to the maxiumum incoming connection.\n\nYour DSL is already maximized. The only way it can be limited that you can control is if in a program settings there is a "cap maximum download/upload rate" and it will create a ceiling limit.\n\nBut most of the time you are downloading something from somewhere, and you can only go as fast as they can send it. If you are uploading, you can only upload as fast as your DSL lets you. In either case, you are at the maximum you can possibly go.\n\nIf you are only using a little bit of your total connection at a time, you can open more downloads or uploads at once to use more and more of your connection, but it will not speed up any downloads you have.