Trying to download a song, but nothing seems to be happening (slow dial-up)
I've been trying to download a song for at least half an hour on an ultra-slow dial-up connection (26.4 kbps), which is all that is available where I live, and there doesn't seem to be even one iota of progress so far. I don't know if anything is actually happening or if I should just abort. If I abort, my card will be charged for a song I won't have - which isn't fair. If I don't abort, my computer could be tied up the entire day (and I still may not have anything to show for it at the end of the day). Is there anything I can do?
Thank you for that information - that is good to know. Unfortunately it's not a very practical solution for me. That's no reflection on you or your advice - I just don't know anyone who has both a cable connection and iTunes on their computer well enough to even feel comfortable in making such a request - but assuming I could find someone who would be willing to let me use their computer, I'd still have to spend at least 45 minutes driving to their home (no one in my town has cable - it just isn't available here).
There still hasn't been any progress, so maybe I will abort this attempt and just try again. I've downloaded files from other sites with this connection, so I don't know why there hasn't at least been some progress on this attempt. Does anyone know if it is even possible to download anything from this particular site with a 26.4 kbps dial-up connection?
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