ITunes store is super slow!

I've noticed lately that iTunes store is super slow!
It's not only slow on my Mac or at home, it is slow even when I use it with my iPhone outside..
So, it's not a network thing, or a device thing..
Any ideas?

It might be your computer. Do you have the same problem when you shop for music at Amazon MP3?

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ITunes store is extremely slow. Downloads and browsing the store is slow.

Prior to iTunes 7, I had no problems with iTunes whatsoever. Now, just like many other users, the iTunes store is unbelievably slow.
When I start up iTunes and select the iTunes store, it takes about 20 seconds to load up the store. If I try to preview a song, it instantly gives me the message "Network Stalled, Rebuffering Stream".
When I try and download anything, it is painfully slow. It takes about 15-20 minutes to download one song and movies and TV shows are impossible since they will eventually time out.
I even tried setting my router up using the OpenDNS addresses and iTunes is still slow. I contacted my ISP and they informed me that they are not blocking any ports associated w/ iTunes. Like I said, I had no problems with iTunes prior to iTunes 7.
This affects both my PC and my laptop. If I plug them directly into the internet without a router it's still the same issue. However, if I take my laptop over to a friend's house who has a different ISP it's completely fine and downloads fast again.
I've spoken with tech support for my ISP and they tell me there is nothing they can do, and to "hope that iTunes 8 comes out soon"
So, is there anything I can do on my side, other than the OpenDNS option since it doesn't work? I'm extremely angry at this situation and don't know why iTunes 7 changed something to where it conflicts with so many people's ISP.

Close your iTunes,
Go to command Prompt -
(Win 7/Vista) - START/ALL PROGRAMS/ACCESSORIES, right mouse click "Command Prompt", choose "Run as Administrator".
(Win XP SP2 & above) - START/ALL PROGRAMS/ACCESSORIES/Command Prompt
In the "Command Prompt" screen, type in
netsh winsock reset
Hit "ENTER" key
Restart your computer.
If you do get a prompt after restart windows to remap LSP, just click NO.
Now launch your iTunes, and see if it is working now.
If you are still having these type of problems after trying the winsock reset, refer to this article to identify which software in your system is inserting LSP:
iTunes 10.5 for Windows: May see performance issues and blank iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4123?viewlocale=en_US

ITunes Store is extremely slow

Accessing the iTunes Store is extremely slow. Even after emptying the cache, accessing the store or downloading content is slow. Songs that usually take a matter of minutes to download show an estimated completion of 10 to 12 hours.
Is anyone noticing similar behavior? Any tips or ideas on a fix?
Thanks.

Close your iTunes,
Go to command Prompt -
(Win 7/Vista) - START/ALL PROGRAMS/ACCESSORIES, right mouse click "Command Prompt", choose "Run as Administrator".
(Win XP SP2 & above) - START/ALL PROGRAMS/ACCESSORIES/Command Prompt
In the "Command Prompt" screen, type in
netsh winsock reset
Hit "ENTER" key
Restart your computer.
If you do get a prompt after restart windows to remap LSP, just click NO.
Now launch your iTunes, and see if it is working now.
If you are still having these type of problems after trying the winsock reset, refer to this article to identify which software in your system is inserting LSP:
iTunes 10.5 for Windows: May see performance issues and blank iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4123?viewlocale=en_US

Search iTunes store is very slow

Has anyone seen serious delays when searching the iTunes store? Say for example the status bar quickly gets up to about 80% then hangs for 5-10 seconds before completing the search?

For over a week now I am experiencing the same thing. The iTunes Store is SO SLOW to load page to page. Specifically, it sometimes takes several MINUTES, not seconds, for pages to load. I have tried at various times of day (thinking it was traffic volume), but still no luck. I am on a high speed broadband connection, and everything else is fast. What is going on with the iTunes Store?

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I had been away for some time, so had missed several updates. Therefore I don't know at what point some of these issues might have arose, all I know is that they are all here now.
I recently updated Itunes to 12.0.1.26 and I am absolutely miserable with it!!
It's bad enough that they've removed the tools I always used for navigating (and call this progress??!!).
But now everything is running super slow, and nearly every action I attempt to take, whether it be to simply listen to a podcast, refresh, switch from podcasts to music, delete an episode, go from the store back to podcasts or music, etc., causes everything to freeze, and sometimes it stays frozen for well over a minute.
If I listen to a podcast on the PC, which I often do while working, everything else I do on the PC, be it open a file, go to on the internet, etc., causes the playback of the podcast to distort or start skipping.
Also, it used to be that episodes that did not download (usually because I was unavailable to refresh for a day or two) would still show up in my list of subscribed podcasts. This is now gone.
Also, it used to be that if you had certain episodes of a podcast but did not subscribe to it, you could right click that podcast and click on a link that offered you the ability to see all available episodes. This too is now gone. WHY????????
I haven't even tried yet to sync my ipod, am afraid of what damage it might do.
Is this normal? Can I get rid of it somehow and go back to version 10 or 11 something wherever I used to be? I created a system restore point before updating Itunes, am tempted...
Please can someone offer help?

I have huge issues with my ipod classic since the itunes 12 upgrade. The first time I synch'd it, it went very wrong and got an unknown error. I tried many tips from fellow users, yet nothing worked. And all my music was gone from the ipod. After hours trying to sort it out on my own, I decided to reformat it on my PC laptop to see if my ipod sofware was up to date. It was but the good news is my ipod was resurrected from its vegetative state. I can now sync on my mac mini. Alas, the new problem is now with the ipod which has become very slow to respond. It was working like a charm before itunes 12. I would like to downgrade Itunes but I have not succeeded so far. I only found 10.6.2 (i think) but then I get error messages. What a nuisance. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers

Cannot Connect to iTunes Store and iMessages Slow

My friends cannot connect to the iTunes store via the iTunes app on iOS 7. They're using an iPhone 5, and their App Store is loading fine. Their iPhone's also experience random crashes (respring crashes not application crashes) and this occurs durring Facetime calls, sending or even typing iMessages, or just randomly. What could be going on with their phones and what could be done to fix it WITHOUT restoring. I will try reseting their network settings and see how it goes. In addition, MY iMessages are sending slow to everyone and I am starting to think this is a server problem with Apple. I checked their server status however it shows all their servers are currently online. Is this a server problem and what can I do to fix their crashes and not connecting to iTunes? Please let me know, and thanks.

What is going on with the iTunes Store thats making it unusible? And the system wide crashes are im guessing due to low amount of RAM but i could be wrong. The issue your having with iMessage is actually a bug within iOS 7 as one Apple Support woman told me. Has your friend updated to iOS 7.0.2? that might fix the issue. is anything happens please tell me ASAP.

ITunes Store Purchases Extremely Slow

When I download a new song, or a podcast, from iTunes I have to deal with excrutiatingly slow download speeds.
What seems to be happening is that a song will start to download for close to 1/3 of a second at about 2 or 3 MB/s for that short period of time, then get completely hung up for several minutes. To keep from getting -35 errors I have to constantly pause and resume my downloads to get them to complete without timing out.
I'm using version 7.6.1 and have heard of several issues with this version, but none that really match up with my problem. I've also read about issues with Time Warner limiting bandwidth, but that can't be my problem as I live in Canada so they are not my ISP.
Any help will be appreciated.

Close your iTunes,
Go to command Prompt -
(Win 7/Vista) - START/ALL PROGRAMS/ACCESSORIES, right mouse click "Command Prompt", choose "Run as Administrator".
(Win XP SP2 & above) - START/ALL PROGRAMS/ACCESSORIES/Command Prompt
In the "Command Prompt" screen, type in
netsh winsock reset
Hit "ENTER" key
Restart your computer.
If you do get a prompt after restart windows to remap LSP, just click NO.
Now launch your iTunes, and see if it is working now.
If you are still having these type of problems after trying the winsock reset, refer to this article to identify which software in your system is inserting LSP:
iTunes 10.5 for Windows: May see performance issues and blank iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4123?viewlocale=en_US

ITunes store going VERY slow...

The store used to be fine up until a couple of weeks ago. Everytime I click on the store, it takes about 5 mintues to actually access it and then the same time to get results when searching for a song or whatever. When I finally download a song, it downloads at a normal speed, but I don't know why the store is so slow right now. Anyone deal with this before or know a possible cause?
Thanks

jmgg0025,
Is there something in common between our accounts. It appears we are/were getting routed to a different server than most perhaps.
1. I'm a iPhone Developer.
2. My apple id is [email protected]
3. My account predates the itunes store.
Ideas?

ITunes store runs extremely slow.

Hello,
I just recently downloaded the new version of iTunes, 8.2.0, and have been experiencing some trouble with the iTunes store. It can take anywhere from 10 to 20 minutes to load something, a new page or anything. This hasn't just been a problem with the new version of iTunes, it has been a problem probably for a bout 4 months now.
I have taken some tries at trying to fix it. i flushed the DNS, ran diagnostics and they all check out according to the iTunes troubleshooting page, made sure i had bonjour for windows, and have tried resetting my computer over and over and nothing is working. My firewall settings also check out because my firewall has been turned off.
Any help would be great. thanks

See if the post about 'ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net' in this article helps speed things up:
http://forums.ilounge.com/showthread.php?t=213961

ITunes Store works very slow or does not connect with my account.

When I use my account to sign into the iTunes store, the store either (1) Operates very very slowly or (2) Ignores my request or (3) Reports an unknown connection error. This happens on ANY Mac computer (Windows not tested). Problem moves with the account to other machines. Other accounts work fast and fine. Store works rapidly when signed out. Logging into an Apple website with my id works fine. Tried managing my id. Nothing changed. Started experiencing problems today (December 25, 2011) when trying to purchase iTunes Certs. for Christmas gifts. I have one of those old mac.com Apple IDs. Very odd. Ideas?

jmgg0025,
Is there something in common between our accounts. It appears we are/were getting routed to a different server than most perhaps.
1. I'm a iPhone Developer.
2. My apple id is [email protected]
3. My account predates the itunes store.
Ideas?

ITunes Store downloads very slow -- are there any hints to resolve this?

nt
MacBook 2 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.8)

it is indeed puzzling. I have had the same problems. I sincerely hope Apple gets on this problem. I have Time Warner cable and they have been about as helpful as... well, not so helpful. They have proved to me that the internet connection is fine, but just the avenue to the store has problems. Some have said it is the 3rd party company called Level3 that is where the connection slows. This has been for the last week. Do a traceroute or ping the apple store and see if your connection troubles begin at Level3. I can't quite recall what the apple store address is, but I believe it is written in the thread which mentions TIme Warner in its heading.
Oh, by the way, a file that was taking 3 hours to download around 11 pm last night is now only taking 10 minutes. Try to do your downloading during periods of low internet traffic.
Good luck!

ITunes uploading music super slow to iPhone

Ive been trying for hours but my Sync with iTunes is taking ages. Im on Step 7 of 7 but im on song 37 of 489.... its been like this for hours and ive got an odd error report as well. Anyone know what I can do to counter this because when I unplug my device none of my music is working. Some apps are missing to.

Uninstalled iTunes and Re-Installed and it seems to have solved my problem. A hickup? Maybe... who knows but thanks for the info.

The scrolling feature in the itunes store is very slow. How can I fix that?

I get the rotating "beachball of death" every time I scroll through the album covers.

Click here and follow the instructions, or if there’s a type of adware not covered by them on the computer, these ones. If you're willing to use a tool to remove it(you don't need to, but may find it easier), you can instead run Adware Medic; this link is a direct download.
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ITunes Store SLOW to load

I've tried searching the forums and online before posting this question, but the iTunes Store is extremely slow loading. Everything with the library works fine, but the store "progress" bar paints about 50% with "Accessing iTunes Store" and then several minutes later, pictures and text start appearing (if at all) with improper placement.
Any thoughts? All software is up-to-date Thanks in advance.

Yes, that's a good point. On my MBP, everything works just fine, so it's not an internet connectivity issue. Both machines are running the same anti-virus/firewall software with the same settings. The MBP is wireless via Time Capsule, whereas the iMac is hardwired to TC. The only difference is the entire library is on the iMac and AppleTV pulls from it for both audio & photos.
But these are all "library" issues, which are unaffected. It's only the "store" and the rendering of the pages within it. I tried the parental settings trick to disable iTunes Store & iTunes U - sped right up on display. But as soon as I changed settings so I could actually access content? Slowed right down...
Any other thoughts??
Thanks

Accessing iTunes Store on iTunes ver. 8.0.2.20 VERY slow

I just purchased an iPod, my first and I installed iTunes 8.0.2.20 a couple weeks ago and accessing the iTunes Store is extremely slow. Sometimes it locks up the app for as long as 15-20 minutes. I tried to deselect Automatically Download Missing Album Artwork and that helps, it doesn't by default go to the store when I open iTunes, but if I then click on iTunes Store I wait, and wait, and...
It's not an internet issue, everything else works fast and fine, JUST iTunes Store. Can someone help?
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Often the firewall will block access to the itunes store, especially Norton. Try removing itunes from your firewall and then adding it back in.

ITunes store is super slow!

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