Heres the scenario. I need to make a train in a half hour, long ride ahead of me so UH-HUH Ill download a movie from I-tunes to watch on the train. Movie is purchased only to realize that movies off Itunes download so slowly you could rip the same movie 12 times over before its done. No my aspirations of watching a good film are shattered and i will sit bored and alone on the train thinking aboutthe 9.99 i just wasted. When we download a movie WE WANT IT RIGHT AWAY, WE DONT WANT TO WAIT BECAUSE YOU DONT WANT TO SPEND MONEY ON FASTER BETTER SERVER SYSTEMS!!!! Spur of the moment is what most poeple are in the case of downloading a movie. APPLE really needs to get their **** together if they want to keep this customer.
Dual 2.0 G5, 4.5 GB PC-3200, ATI 9800 Pro,
Mac OS X (10.4.8),
Lacie 320 + 160 FW 800 XT's, 160 IDE Int.
A typical 90 minute movie file typically consists of around 1 gigabyte of data. Even with a fast connection, you can't download 1 gigabyte in 10 minutes. This is not Apple's fault.
Also, the Internet is not a series of tubes.
1.25 GHz iMac G4 (Home) Dual 1 GHz G4 (Work) Mac OS X (10.4)
i usually can download the tv show or movie in 1/3 it's length, so 40 minutes of video usually downloads in 17 or so minutes, less if i do it in the middle of the night, more if it is peak internet times. i would say it is more likely a symptom of your connection, not so much the iTunes music store's connection.
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