Download Speed for Digital Movies on iTunes?

[MDennos]

So, I decided to start redeeming my codes for digital copies of movies included with the Blu Rays on the iTunes on my PC, with the first two being The Martian and Sicario. Anyway, I put in the codes using the iTunes store, but each film seems to be downloading incredibly (and unusually) slow. Currently, The Martian says "22 hours remaining", while Sicario says "27 hours remaining." Has anyone else encountered this, and is there a way to speed them up?

[Zu Nim]

That's abnormally slow. You may have a network issue of some kind. iTunes downloads to my computer usually take 10-15 minutes at most. If I see one that's more than an hour I will pause it, wait a few minutes, and try again.

[socal9]

Do you happen to know the speed of your network? If not, you can go to http://speedof.me/ to find out your download speed.

[MDennos]

Originally Posted by socal9

Do you happen to know the speed of your network? If not, you can go to http://speedof.me/ to find out your download speed.

I just did that and got:

Download speed: 2.2 Mbps

Upload speed: 730 kbps

[Zu Nim]

Originally Posted by MDennos

I just did that and got:

Download speed: 2.2 Mbps

Upload speed: 730 kbps

At that rate, Sicario should take about 5 hours to download by itself without any other network traffic. 27 hours is about 1/6th that speed, but since you're downloading another movie as well, let's say it's 1/3rd the speed. If you're not using your network for anything else, that's still too slow.

[socal9]

This is the beauty of iTunes though. You can download the movies at night when you are sleeping or download while you are at work. When its done, you have your 1080p movies at your disposal whenever you want. I also have a slow connection and iTunes downloads have been great (although slow) and I get to watch my purchases in HD.

Just a recommendation though: download your movies one at a time. If you allow for downloading simultaneously and something happens, you will probably have to begin on both again.

[The_Donster]

I usually download through my iPhone app, but occasionally have to use the computer. My frustration is downloading a game onto my console. It feels like it takes forever and I don't remember it being so slow. Still, that definitely feels slow even for me. Below are my speeds using the link that socal9 gave and my gotos. Couple of questions, what are you supposed to be getting speed wise, have you done a network diagnostic, resetting it or shutting it down, unplugging the modem and cable, then hooking it all back up to see if that helps your speed?

Speedof.me:
Download Speed: 39.45 Mbps
Upload Speed: 13.17 Mbps

Speed Test:
Ping: 13
Download: 94.53
Upload: 12.21

Xfinity:
IPv4:
Ping: 11ms
Download: 92.37 mbps
Upload: 12.36 mbps

IPv6:
Ping: 12ms
Download: 90.72 mbps
Upload: 12.03 mbps

[The_Donster]

I usually download through my iPhone app, but occasionally have to use the computer. My frustration is downloading a game onto my console. It feels like it takes forever and I don't remember it being so slow. Still, that definitely feels slow even for me. Below are my speeds using the link that socal9 gave and my gotos. Couple of questions, what are you supposed to be getting speed wise, have you done a network diagnostic, resetting it or shutting it down, unplugging the modem and cable, then hooking it all back up to see if that helps your speed?

Speedof.me:
Download Speed: 39.45 Mbps
Upload Speed: 13.17 Mbps

Speed Test:
Ping: 13
Download: 94.53
Upload: 12.21

Xfinity:
IPv4:
Ping: 11ms
Download: 92.37 mbps
Upload: 12.36 mbps

IPv6:
Ping: 12ms
Download: 90.72 mbps
Upload: 12.03 mbps