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I don't know why people are complaining about download times. This is only a 12mbps connection but I regularly get twice the speed during regular business hours. Later in the day it's even faster.
At that speed I can get an 800MB movie in 4 mins. An HD movie in 15 minutes, so it's not really that big of a deal. 15 minutes is enough time to use the bathroom, get something to drink, and settle in before the movie starts. It's not that much time.
If people are experiencing slow internet downloads it may just be because of a few simple things that can be easily fixed.
Most new homes have networks pre-installed now, which means that every room is wired for every service you may want. The problem with that is it can seriously effect your download speeds as you've diluted so much bandwidth.
When the Cox guy was installing new service he bypassed the house network so that the first place the cable information went was to the line where the Airport Express would be running from. That way the modem has a direct link to the internet feed.
Signal boosters were also put in to compensate for the size of the network. It's not a huge network but if you want every room pre-wired than it adds up pretty quickly.
If you haven't already, a DOCSIS 3.0 modem is going to make a huge difference in your download speeds. A huge and very noticeable difference, especially if your current modem is an older model.
At this point I've pretty much transitioned to getting non sports and news content from the internet. Or anything that isn't live TV.
The only problem being that most of the ISPs providing internet service are also the same companies providing content for regular television and cable. Which, unfortunately, is likely to keep the price of internet bandwidth higher than it should be for quite some time.
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Seriously, if your downloads are slow you should get on your ISP.
I sure know that ATV would suck big time in australia with their poor speeds and limited downloads.
