(excruciating) waiting time to download a movie!!!

I've just got the new appleTV 2G and went to watch my 1st movie: 8hrs waiting time to download it!...My internet speed connection is good, fast, no problems there. In the mean time the 24hrs watching time is ticking, not good at all. I know there are people that can watch instantly, any ideas or suggestions to solve this problem?
thx

Hi,
After experiencing the same issue and trying different changes ie DNS settings, wireless position, channels etc the solution was the following:
1) Switch off "Send Data to Apple". This is under Settings-General. Give it a few minutes.
Hope this helps,
Regards,
Greg

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