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Features
- Editor's Rating:
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Downloads:
2,955,956
- Requirements:
Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
November 07, 2008
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Publisher's description of MP3 Rocket 5.1.3
From MP3 Rocket:MP3 Rocket is a file sharing program allowing users to download music, movies, software titles, games, documents, and images files from the gnutella network. New and unique functionality provides access to live on demand streams for over 3000 movies and TV shows, a Live Radio feature so you can listen to over 500 top live radio stations, and a Game Player with access to over 1000 fun games. Other features include the ability to browse the most popular downloads, publish a personal rating of your favorites, preview files while downloading, an intuitive user interface, and enhanced parental controls through the use of built-in keyword filters.
Version 5.1.3 adds Gnutella ultrapeer blocking technology to stop ultrapeer ping attacks, p2p spam & bogus mislabeled files.
Editor's review of MP3 Rocket 5.1.3
4.0 stars
- "More than just MP3s"
MP3 Rocket is another LimeWire source code fork, like FrostWire, and as such it functions exactly the same. When you search for a file using MP3 Rocket, you get results from LimeWire, and vice versa.
However, the user experience differs in a few ways. Although the name suggests the program only searches for MP3s, that's not the case. This has all the capabilities of the parent program and is capable of searching for and downloading all file formats. This includes the recent addition of torrent support to the main LimeWire code. The most MP3-centric feature here lets users share their iTunes music folder directly, as if they were on a shared network.
What makes MP3 Rocket stand out are the TV, Radio, and Games channels. There are more than 200 live broadcast radio signals coming in, as well as similar numbers for TV stations and Flash-based games, mostly arcade classics such as Pac-Man and Street Fighter. Radio stations are streamed live from FM signals around the country, and TV channels include the Sci-Fi Channel, Cartoon Network, videos from MTV and more. Who knew that MTV still carried videos?
Beware of the toolbar you must opt out of when installing the application, and MP3 Rocket struggles with the same performance flaws that plague other LimeWire-based clients. However, it offers reasonable performance and provides some extras along the way--not quite a rocket, but it definitely doesn't fizzle.
User reviews of MP3 Rocket 5.1.3
- Average user rating: 4.2 stars out of 1593 votes
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Version: MP3 Rocket 5.1.3
"greatest thing since sliced bread,and easier."
Pros: name it,its got it
Cons: sometmes your need to search
Summary: short and sweet,I LOVE YOUR PRODUCT,FORGET THE REST I GOT THE BEST.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: MP3 Rocket 5.1.3
"Too many things required to be installed."
Pros: Pretty good program when it comes to file sharing. It seems to have a lot going on for it in the TV and radio areas.
Cons: It requires you to put in a name an email address before you can run the it and if you don't notice the check box under it, you may get spam. To view TV you must install a plugin, and it doesn't give you an explanation of its policies.
Summary: I don't like to have to install all of the extra stuff without any info on what I'm installing. I only installed it for the extras, and they just aren't worth it for all the trouble. I'll just stick with the free frostwire program for my gnutella ne... read more >>
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0 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: MP3 Rocket 5.1.3
Pros: No pros.....the very same files that are already on Limewire
Cons: It's just Limewire with another name
Summary: Uninstalled!
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: MP3 Rocket 5.1.3
Pros: very fast and does not kill my computer
Cons: well i am still on the free version
Summary: so far i have no problems and it is working great
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: MP3 Rocket 5.1.3
"awesome product!! fast, safe, and easy to use"
Pros: fast, I can find everything, it's user friendly, there is support if I have a problem, up to date, and its better than anything else I've used.
Cons: I don't have a complaint
Summary: I really like this product. It is really fast, responsive, and if it doesn't have what I 'm looking for it shows me where to get find it. I have kids and I appreciate I can put filters on this product to protect my children and family :). I have y... read more >>
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