Why is os x lion downloading slow?

I have been downloading Mac Os X Lion for about 3 hours and look only 1/3 downloaded. Why such a long time to download. Beginning to think that they should have just stuck to the old fashioned way of using disks...

I can understand that you don't want to buy something that you're entitled to get for free.
I also got Lion for free.  (Although like others I have since switched back to Snow Leopard).
After your download is complete but before installing lion be sure you make a DVD  of the lion installation program.   You will find this DVD helpful at various points in the future.
http://www.macworld.com/article/161069/2011/07/make_a_bootable_lion_installer.ht ml

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