Fastest Way to Download Movie from iTunes?

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Fastest Way to Download Movie from iTunes?

Hi,

I am now 30 minutes into downloading a movie (girl with the dragon tattoo) from iTunes onto my iPad. It's a nice idea, but geez it is going to take all night to download.

What is the fastest setup to do this?

I am downloading over my wireless system from an Apple Airport Extreme.....

Is there a better way to go?

Patrick

Macintosh G5, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jul 8, 2010 9:31 PM

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Answer 1

Jul 8, 2010 10:10 PM in response to Patrick Murphy

Patrick Murphy wrote:
Is there a better way to go?

I'm also downloading the same movie (HD version) to my iMac. I upgraded to my ISP's turbo service last month and I'm still showing 3 or 4 hours remaining.

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Answer 2

Jul 9, 2010 5:45 AM in response to Patrick Murphy

I downloaded a 3 hr. movie (Bruce Springsteen Live in Hyde Park). It only took about 45 min at the most. I hooked up my IPad to my Windows Computer and then opened ITunes and synced it. Maybe the wireless transfer is slower?

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Answer 3

Jul 9, 2010 11:30 AM in response to Jim VanLeeuwen

Jim VanLeeuwen wrote:

Patrick Murphy wrote:
Is there a better way to go?

I'm also downloading the same movie (HD version) to my iMac. I upgraded to my ISP's turbo service last month and I'm still showing 3 or 4 hours remaining.

I am not a conspiracy theorist, but my internet provider must be putting some sort of bottleneck for downloading movies. When I want to watch a HD movie from their On Demand service, it's running in seconds. When I try to use Apple TV or my Mac to download that same movie from iTunes, it takes hours. Even when I go to my PS3 and do the same, again, HD movies take 1-3 hours, only slightly faster than iTunes.

I used to complain that my Apple TV was junk, but just based on my experience, I think my internet provider is doing evil things. If we had Net Neutrality, this wouldn't happen.

I also upgraded to the highest speed service (30 down, 2 up), and it has no effect on my iTunes speed. Funny thing is that app and music downloads from the iTunes store is as fast as anything else I do on the net. Isn't that curious?

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