# iTunes and slow downloads

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-and-slow-downloads/598279>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 1, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-and-slow-downloads/598279 "2011-10-01T20:52:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-and-slow-downloads/598279/1 "2011-10-01T20:52:40Z")

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I’ve noticed over the past few weeks that iTunes downloads are not nearly as fast as they used to be.

Thinking it could be my service provider, I did a speed test and got 19.5 Mbps download speed.

Is anyone else noticing a slowdown? Last week’s Archer (20 minute show) took just over 20 minutes for me!? I’m renting a movie now and it says it’ll be complete in 2 hours.

I’m running a newer MacBook with Lion and updated iTunes.

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**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-and-slow-downloads/598279/2 "2011-10-10T00:07:59Z")

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Bump, because I’m curious if I’m the only one getting this.

I purchased Ken Burn’s Prohibition series and it says I have 37 hours left for episode one. 37 hours?! Really? Scratch that, it now says 38 hours.

WTF, I’m guessing it is a problem on Apple’s end.

Am I really the only one?