Why does it take so long to update and then tell me after it's done that it failed? 5 hours.

I processed the latest update and after 5 hours, it said "done." When I unplugged, though, I was informed that it failed to backup. I plugged it back in and the process started from scratch. Why wouldn't it inform me that it wasn't working early on? Frustrated per the usual.

You just happened to run into an bug produced by your Apple TV and your Internet connection. Even though they don't want you to switch off they device disconnect your Apple TV from your power chord. When it restarts you can use your Apple TV like before. Often a day later the updates is done in less than 10 minutes. I happened to run into this problem a few times since I have my Apple TV 3

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Hi there ,,,
am not sure is it only me ? or the same with all ??
i have N80 , every time - not once or twice - but every time i attend to update my phone`s s/w it takes me almost 2 - 3 hours at least to finish the prossess , although i`m using a high speed connection ( DSL256 ) ,,,
is it only me ???
pls share me what do you think
note : i`m from K.S.A if it helps ...
thanx 4 your time

im on 16MB line & wen i updated me N80 the other day it took round about 2 mins to download 70MB fimrware for N80 den finished updating in 10mins
i get speed of up to 14.3MB download speed
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