Why is the Lion download so incredibly slow?

I've been downloading Lion for seven hours now and it's less than a third of the way through.
Part way through I paused the download for a short time while I changed DNS settings on my Mac and router to Google, a recommendation I read about elsewhere. It has made no difference whatsoever.
I have a fast internet connection, so from what I've read elsewhere, the problem seems to be the App Store and Apple throttling back download speeds.
If anyone has any suggestions, I'd be interested to hear them.
Bring back software deliveries on CD/DVD sounds like the best solution to me.

In addition to ~Bee's good suggestions, here are a couple more ideas for your consideration.
First, be sure that no other app or device is using your internet connection.
Then you can check your real internet speed using http://speedtest.net/
If the test results don't show the expected speed, or if you have not already done so recently, try restarting your internet connection as follows. Shut down EVERYTHING. Then restart modem, router (if you use one), and Mac. Let each device's startup self-test complete before starting the next link.
Then see if your download is quicker.
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