[Solved] Speed-optimization for free users

[wahnsinn]

Hi.
Let me first say Im very happy with JD, and ever since I switched from CL I never looked back.

However, there are a few things that do bug me about it, particularly when I use it with hosters I dont have a premium account for.

Lets take Megaupload as an example.
Even as a free user, I generally get "maximum" speed (1.6mb/s) from Megaupload.
However sometimes I only get a lower d/l speed (200k/s, 100k/s, 50k/s .. it seems Megaupload does a fair amount of staggering there, thus always resulting in similar speed "categories" or something.)

The fun part is, its easily possible to get full speed, by restarting the download. (i.e.: 1. disable 2. enable 3. resume if neccessary).
Sometimes one has to re-start the download multiple times, and sometimes it may even be necessary to do a re-connect, but generally its possible with 2-5 attempts to get full speed. ( )

The same is true for many other hosters.

I would therefore suggest two things for your consideration:

1. A simple way to stop, start/resume with one or two clicks, a button, or whatever. There already is a "reset" option - but that also deletes any data that has already been successfully downloaded with it, so its not ideal. The method I described (rightclick - disable - right click - enable - right click - resume - wait for d/l to begin - note speed hasnt increased - repeat ...) can get a little annoying

2. A setting for what I would call "minimum download speed". If that speed is not reached, JD takes measures (such as re-starting the dl, or re-connecting to get a new IP) for a certain number of tries.
Ideally, it should be configurable "per hoster":
eg.
Megaupload (free user) minimum dl speed: 500k/s
FileFactory (free user) minimum dl speed: 500k/s
etc.

I realize this is probably a tall order but I do believe it could make JD even better. Id also like to know if others are interested in this. Im not sure if the majority of users are primarily "free users" like me anyway

thanks for your attention