Fastest way to download from web

Question

Hi All

I would like your opinions on what the best/fastest way to download files from a webserver would be?

I have used WebClient. but most of the time it downloads slower than my web broswer...

WebClient c = new WebClient();
using(c)
{
     c.DownloadFile("http://blahblah.com/somefile.html", "righthere.html");
}

Answer 1

Have you tried the sample code for HttpWebRequest() from msdn doc? I've used it literally billions of times with fantastic results. Define slower-- Twice as long? Are you counting your browser start time in your comparison?

Answer 2

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/901323/c-httpwebresponse-streamreader-very-slow ?