Sep 2nd 3rd very slow downloads for V6.1 update 1/10th normal speed

I have been trying to do a direct update to Forefox 6.1 and also trying a full dowmload of it. I normally get 300KB/sec but on 1st to 3rd Sep it was coming at 3KB/sec suggesting up to 2hrs to do it. I have cable Broadband and normally get 300KB/sec and up to 1MB/sec. Is there a problem with your server or the link to Australia? Other downloads OK.

I'm not getting errors, but I am getting unacceptable download times that have worsened since January 2011. I tend to think that Apple's content servers for iTunes are overwhelmed, but there is no excuse for having to wait an hour for a movie rental on my AppleTV, or 45 minutes for a music download to my Mac. It's just not acceptable; these files are not particularly large, and my cable connection is otherwise fast.
As for the hopes of improved download times once the farm goes live, I wouldn't count on it: any increase we (as end users) may experience will evaporate as the number of new users exponentially increases. Then it's back to dialup-like download times.
Steve-o needs to get his act together and get the situation corrected.

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