Slow Download Speeds in iTunes

I have a 17" Intel Mac Core Duo, 512Mb RAM, on an Adelphia Cable connection using a Motorola SB5100E Surfboard modem.
I`m noticing that even though the traffic widget is showing download speeds of 1.xx Gb and variable Kb`s rate, my downloads on iTunes are excruciatingly slow. It could be me but sometimes other downloads seem slow as well.
What or where should I look for in order to speed things up?
Should I add more RAM?
Another thing I noticed lately, could be or not related, when I click the Mighty Mouse button in order to see the widgets, I have one of the widgets that initially display a message of "Internet Connection Required", but eventually it will start working. The other widgets also fail to work as well while this is happening. It seems to me RAM should be the answer to my problems, but back in february of this year when I bought the computer, none of this was happening. I haven`t added that many programs to the computer that could be taxing the system this much.

What speed are you paying for from Adelphia?
Have you tried other tools to measure DL speed like PC Pitstop? It is not Flash or Javascript based and gives an accurate measurement in my experience.
It is possible that your ISP is having temporary troubles or that ITMS is just plain busy. Although it is probably unrelated, these support forums have been slow for me today.

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