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What a joke......2 hours!
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Your downloading it over GPRS via tethered iPhone if it's that slow....…
EDIT: is it worth downloading if you have 3.0?
EDIT: is it worth downloading if you have 3.0?
Restart the download. I started with a 2hr download time. Canceled and started again and it downloaded in 4min.
The download took me about 1.5 hours to download, backup, and install/update. It took way too long for not being able to observe any obvious new improvements. The most disappointing part is that many people likely did this at times of the day that inconvenienced them. For me, I began the update just before I went to lunch, and when I came back, it was only halfway done. The consequence - I was without my phone during lunch, and my phone was essentially out of commission for the second 45 minutes, which means that I could not receive nor make calls in the middle of the day. Apple could have at least released a message saying "This update will take 1.5 to 2 hours and there isn't really anything new."
update: the actual downloading part took about 20 minutes.
update: the actual downloading part took about 20 minutes.
same. I DLed it shortly after the announcement, I had the time to let my computer sit and download (why people think hitting 'download' isn't worth the time no matter how long it takes is beyond me... just opt to download and not update and you can unplug your phone and walk away, then set the update when you're ready) eventually it timed out, originally saying it would take 2 hours and when I started it back up it took 2 minutes.
OP: the fact that I was able to download in just over three minutes about a half hour after you complained about a 2 hour download time makes me think that the issue is on your end, not Apple's.