iPhone v3 download... network connection timed out... stopped (err = -3249)

Trying to download iPhone Software update v3 ... furthest I've got so far is 11Mb / 230.1Mb. Eg: shows average 80kb/sec download speed in iPhone Software Update but then eventually goes down to nothing & therefore bombs out...

There was a problem downloading the software for the iPhone ... The network connection timed out.
zero KB of 230.1MB - stopped (err = -3249)

Why doesnt 'resume' actually work like a 'download manager'? Eg: should resume from where it stopped (eg: about 1.2Mb downloaded), not start from the very beginning again... tried:
* resetting broadband modem
* turning iphone off/on
* iphone passcode is off
* turned off AVG virus scanner
* disbled windows vista firewall
* broadband modem connected via LAN (not wirelessly) & no firewall turned on
* STILL having issues ... doing my head in now LOL

This is probably about the 10th or more attempt... any help please?

Have:
iTunes v8.2.023
Windows Vista
iPhone 3G (trying to download v3 software) with 6.6Gb free space

iphone, iPhone OS 2.x, ibm compatible, windows vista

Posted on Jun 21, 2009 1:14 AM

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Jun 21, 2009 3:38 AM in response to RestlessFool

USB 2.0 ...
when iphone not plugged in can still seem to 'resume' the download in itunes -> store -> downloads -> iPhone software update. Still having same problem though... managed to get as far as 15Mb, thats it.

Virgin Broadband 3G (Optus 3G) which is known to be flaky (# of drop-outs) but why wouldn't itunes/apple have a download manager that allows downloads to keep downloading during internet connection short interupts. If I click 'pause' in the downloads screen, it goes back to 0Mb downloaded... so resume/pause doesn't work. Have probably tried over 20 times now...

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