// Sample call : DownLoadDataInBackground ("http://www.contoso.com/GameScores.html");
public static void DownloadDataInBackground (string address)
{
    System.Threading.AutoResetEvent waiter = new System.Threading.AutoResetEvent (false);
    WebClient client = new WebClient ();
    Uri uri = new Uri(address);

    // Specify that the DownloadDataCallback method gets called
    // when the download completes.
    client.DownloadDataCompleted += new DownloadDataCompletedEventHandler (DownloadDataCallback);
    client.DownloadDataAsync (uri, waiter);

    // Block the main application thread. Real applications
    // can perform other tasks while waiting for the download to complete.
    waiter.WaitOne ();
}

private static void DownloadDataCallback (Object sender, DownloadDataCompletedEventArgs e)
{
    System.Threading.AutoResetEvent waiter = (System.Threading.AutoResetEvent)e.UserState;

    try
    {
        // If the request was not canceled and did not throw
        // an exception, display the resource.
        if (!e.Cancelled && e.Error == null)
        {
            byte[] data = (byte[])e.Result;
            string textData = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString (data);

            Console.WriteLine (textData);
        }
    }
    finally
    {
        // Let the main application thread resume.
        waiter.Set ();
    }
}