Why would it take 4 hours to download a two hour movie rental.

Why would it take 4 hours to download a two hour movie rental.

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It's likely network related, have you checked your internet download speed (speedtest.net) or tried anything to eliminate interference on you local network.

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  • HT3951 why would it takes 15 hours to download a movie rental on my computer?

    Why would it take 15 hours to download a movie rental on my laptop this year, and last year it worked?

    What is the download speed of your ISP? Go to speedtest.net and test it and report back.
    I downloaded two HD movies over the weekened at about 3.2GB each and it took less then 30 minutes each.

  • Why does it take 15mins to download a 28min tv show? Come on apple, really???

    Why does it take 15mins to download a 28min tv show? Come on apple, really???

    Assume you and 'jasonfrompasorobles' are the same person?    Otherwise not sure where Winston has replied to you.  Where has he suggested you're in the wrong forum ? (common practice to tell people if they are as you're more likely to get an answer in the correct forum.)
    I refer you to Winston's first and only reply to jason... where he welcomed him to the forum - what is the download speed - measure it at speedtest.net on a computer.
    Netflix works completely differently - it works out your internet speed and reduces the quality of the stream (accordingly so starts much quicker on slower connections by degrading the quality with a lower bitrate stream.
    Apple's rentals are fixed sized files - HD 3-4GB, SD 1-1.5GB or thereabouts depending on film length - for fixed sized files with a given playback average bitrate/sec (Apple's tend to be up to 5 Mbps) if the connection speed is lower it is impossible to playback the movie instantly and continuously - it would stop and start all the time - so AppleTV calculates how much needs to buffer to allow the movie to be watched without stopping/starting - if your speed is very slow this could mean many hours for a HD title, and as TallBearNC suggests you can make some rough calculations to show why this happens.
    Other factors could be at play but the first thing to look at is always the average download speed on your internet  connection.
    AC

  • I had my iphone stolen 9 months ago. I had find my iphone set to erase when next connected to the internet. Today I received an email telling me my iphone was erased last May. Why would it take so long to tell me this?

    I had my iphone stolen 9 months ago. I'd set up the find my iphone function set to erase all contents when the phone was next connected to the internet. 1 hour ago I had an email telling me my phone was erased last May. Why would it take so long to inform me?

    It is unlikely that any of us fellow users would know. Ask Apple. They're not here.

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    Or a router that's operating at a slower speed?

  • Why does it take longer to download a movie than to watch it

    why does it take longer to download a movie than to watch it???

    Most likely reason is a slow internet connection.
    Test is at speedtest.net on a computer, you need 6 Mbps for instant HD.
    AC

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  • 12 hour download time on my movie rentals!!

    Hi Guys, hoping someone can help?
    Purchased Apple Tv 2nd Gen 3months ago and everything has been fine until recently.
    My Sagem Sky router went faulty a month ago and I replaced this with a Netgear N-150. My movie rentals are now taking 12 hours to download!!
    I used to be able to select a movie and within 2mins the movie would start playing. Now, the movie I select will have to fully download 12 hours before I even get to watch.
    I am convinced I need to change a setting in the router but have know idea what.. In need of some serious help as I will not give up on my apple tv, I was great.
    Jake

    jakes7 wrote:
    @Chenks - I will phone Sky and find out what package Ive got. It makes complete sence to have unlimited downloads.
    you should know by the price you pay for internet access.
    you can also find you by logging into mysky and it will tell you the package there.
    As for the router change - we change clients Sky routers all the time to work better with multi-room audio systems and home automation systems. Sky just dont support any other router and do not give you the Login and password for the broadband but theres a web page out there that will generate one for you to do this.
    yes i know the ways to do that (i did it in the past), and know of the problems that can be had by not using their routers. Sky are now also actively monitoring the connections and blocking access by non-sky routers - so be prepared. the official line is they don't, but real-world experience says they are. sky will replace you broken sagem router FOC so there is no reason not to use it.

  • Why does my mac try to wake every two hours when I have put it to sleep?

    A question for a newbie, so please forgive me if theres not enough detail. I notice from the Console log that my mac tried to wake every two hours when I put it into sleep mode yesterday evening. The log records the following message "mac error 09/09/2013 02:21:05.000 kernel[0]: Wake reason: RTC (Alarm)" The machine then spends a few minutes logging other activity before returning to inactive mode until the next 2-hour cycle time comes around. Should I be worried about this, or is it a normal Mountain Lion inbuilt routine. If so what's its purpose, and why at 2 hourly intervals?

    System Preferences/Energy Saver - check to make sure Wake for network access isn't checked.
    If that doesn't fix it, see this discussion for the post by Linc Davis.
    https://discussions.apple.com/message/21295414#21295414

  • Apple TV taking a long time to download an iTunes Store movie rental

    Normally when we rent a movie from the iTunes Store via Apple TV we're able to start watching it within a few minutes. We just rented one, however, and the downloading process is going super slow. It's been downloading for at least 10 minutes, it's just 22 percent done, and AppleTV is saying that we won't be able to start watching it for another 35 minutes.
    Our Internet seems to be working fine and at normal speeds otherwise though.
    Any idea why the Apple TV is taking so long to download this movie rental?

    Chenks wrote:
    Ian Cashman wrote:
    will be wanting a refund because its too late to watch the movie now.
    you have 30 days to start watching it.
    He probably means that it's too late in the evening to start the video, at least that was our problem.
    The movie was Hi-def, lineout, but they almost always are and we've never had it take so long--it would have been faster for me to drive out to the local video store and pick up a DVD.

  • Problems downloading and watching first movie rental from iTunes

    I wanted to try renting a movie through iTunes tonight and it has been constant problems on my Windows 7 64-but PC home theater PC with iTunes 10.5.  I was going to rent it through Amazon Video on Demand, but they didn't offer the movie in HD on a PC (I would need a Ruku box, Tivo or Blu Ray player to get Amazon Video in HD).  I have used Amazon SD and Netflix HD streaming on the PC with no issues, so it is not normal to have problems streaming video with this PC or the internet connection here.
    The iTunes download was indicating it will take 2 hours and I let it buffer about 30 minutes on my 15Mb connection.  Over 1 gig is cached.
    I can only play the movie a few minutes at a time before the movie playback and download both stop with unknown error -39 and I have to manually resume the download every few minutes and restart the movie or else  iTunes freezes completely and I have to kill it and restart it and I have also rebooted the PC.
    The 24 hour rental countdown has already started since I have already attempted to start watching the movie and it doesn't look like I'm even going to have time to finish watching the movie now.  Every time iTunes crashes and I relaunch it, I now have to re-enter my iTunes password just to get into iTunes.
    This has been a complete nightmare and waste of time and waste of the $4.99 rental fee. 
    Are there any fixes to these issues?

    I waited for the download to complete and now when I play the movie there is no sound!!
    The movie had sound before even though I could only play a few minutes of the movie at a time.
    I have sound everywhere else on the PC including the music in iTunes.  Only the movie playback has no sound.
    I have tried rebooting, reinstalling iTunes and I even installed Quicktime because an old thread about iTunes movie rentals playing with no sound suggested installing Quicktime separately, but it has not helped.
    This is a very poor experience renting movies through iTunes. 
    I can't find a way to subscrive to answere to this question without subscribing to email alerts fot every post in this forum.

  • HI.  Why does it take me a minimum of 4 hours to download 1 tv series.

    Hi     I am trying to download a tv series.  It is taking me over 4 hours for 1 episode why is this?

    That's actually rather slow...
    For the best viewing experience when renting or purchasing iTunes content on Apple TV, you need a broadband Internet  connection. A sustained 8 Mbit/s or faster Internet connection is recommended for viewing 1080p high-definition movies and TV shows, 6 Mbit/s or faster is recommended for  viewing 720p content, and 2.5  Mbit/s or faster for standard-definition content. Internet connection speeds may  vary depending on your ISP and other factors.
    High Definition vs. Standard Definition
    If your Internet  connection is too slow to quickly start playing High Definition movies  or TV shows, consider changing your iTunes Store Video Resolution preference to  Standard Definition. To do so, from the main iTunes menu, choose Settings > iTunes Store, and toggle the "1080p HD" or "720p HD" option to "Standard Definition". Movie and TV show purchases and rentals will now be in Standard Definition.
    Note: 1080p HD content is available on Apple TV (3rd generation) only.

  • Why does it take forever to download a clip from youtube or a movie its impossible to watch

    When I try to download from youtube my mac takes forever only allowing a few min viewing at a time, same with movies and music clips

    Download 10.6.8 update
    run a speed test
    http://www.apple.com/support/networking
    change your DNS to OpenDNS or something else
    Maybe your ISP throttles
    If you use DSL and have DSL filters on phones, those things can fail and affect bandwidth and need to be replaced ($5-8)
    then again, not knowng wired / wireless or Lion vs SL
    Did it just start? why? what changed?

  • Why does it take longer to download app on my MBA core i7 than it does my iPhone 3gs?

    The app is over 700 Mbs but still.  It takes about 20 to download a Cd from itunes too. Not happy!!!

    This solution worked wonders for me.  Maybe it wil work for you as well.  Good luck!
    Go to the network (System Preferences -> Network) and add a new network.  Give it a name, then leave everything else standard.  Click the APPLY button, quit the application and reboot your MBA. 
    That's it.
    I have no idea why this works.  It may be that the default network location is broken, but building a new one fixes it.  Let me know if it works.

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