Problems downloading IOS 5 to Ipad

Is it normal to take hours to download IOS 5 to my Ipad?  It seems to freeze or slow down midway through download, so I cancel. I have yet to succeed downloading IOS 5.  Could it possibly be my personal computer (which is old) or the downloading proccess?  I managed to upgrade itunes to 10.5.

Th iOS 5.0.1 update is about 700 meg, so if you are on a slow network it can take quite a long time to download, especially if you are doing other things online at the same time on your computer.

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    Here is my original post explaining what I had already tried:
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    The error
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    Here is my original post explaining what I had already tried:
    “Hi all,
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    I really want to have this thing updated for himw hwne he opens it, but I am starting to worry that my purchase was a bust. I know this is the oldest version, but I don't want to buy a newer, more expensive iPod and him still not be mature enough to really take care of it. As I said, this one is a starter.
    Can anyone help? Please?!
    Thank you!!!
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    Now, there seem to be a lot of different ways to solve the 8288 error, none of which are universal. Best of luck getting yours upgraded!
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    P.S. The post by Sparkhi is a link to his blog going into a long story about how he wanted Apple to pay him for “solving” the issue….the one that apparently has been solved by multiple solutions. I’m not trying to bash, it just bothers me that he put up this whole story and finally, at the very end of his blog post, posts his solution.

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    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4972
    iOS: How to update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4623
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     Cheers, Tom

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    Indians in India ... any problems downloading iOS 7 over iCloud?

    dwl003 wrote:
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    iTunes free download from www.itunes.com/download

  • Problem with downloading iOS 5 for iPad 2

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  • Cant download ios 5 to ipad

    Hi,
    Iv got an ipad 2 and need to do the new update for IOS 5, however it completes the download but then a warning message comes up saying "there was a problem downloading the software for the Ipad 2. The network connection timed out"
    Do you know any solutions to this?
    Tried four times and its just becoming frustrating.
    Any help would be appreciated!

    There has been an extraordinarily excessive amount of traffic on Apple's servers since everyone wanted to download the update. If you are running Windows, you may want to try disabling any firewall or antivirus software as well as disconnecting any USB devices from your computer. Make sure you are connecting the cable to a USB port on the computer and not a hub.
    I read posted yesterday where people tried six and seven times or more and still couldn't download the update.  I wish I had a concrete solution, but try again as I suggested and see if you have any success.

  • Unable to download IOS 5 for ipad 2

    need support over here please, am unable to download and update my ipad 2 with IOS 5 through itunes,,,as each time during the downloading it stops suddenly and gives this error "There was a problem downloading the software for the iPAD "xxxx". the network connection times out.
    am using windows 7, and my internet connection is wrokign great as am downloading other things normally.
    so i need to know how to update to IOS 5....

    Temporarily disable/turn off your firewall and anti-virus software and try the download again.
    Stedman

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