Extremely slow downloads via Itunes 8.2

I've used Itunes on my macs for years, currently Itunes 8.2 on a MacBook Pro. But for the last two months downloads via itunes have become extremely slow, e.g. many hours for a 20mb podcast. Downloading the same podcast directly form a website takes just a minute or two on the same internet connection.
I have re-installed itunes and that did not solve the problem. Any other ideas?
Stan du Plessis

i have the same problem with itunes. very slow downloads. by the way i have a broadband connection and it working fine with everything except itunes

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