My Xbox Live Marketplace downloads take forever!

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#1 Dutch_Mix
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Ugh, this is so annoying. I have DSL and I rarely get lag when I play on Xbox Live, but it takes forever to download something off the marketplace. The Forza 2 demo took me an hour! :x Is there any way to speed up my downloads? I really want to get the Bioshock demo, but it'd probably take all afternoon to download. :(
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#2 stygiansanity
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no way to speed up, well, maybe port forwarding, but I doubt it.

d/l your demos overnight or upgrade you internet connection.

holy crap to your post count @_@

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#3 limpbizkit818
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Don't see the big deal. Start a download, turn the system off and let it DL for a couple hours, come back the next day and play.
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#4 bano123
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Don't see the big deal. Start a download, turn the system off and let it DL for a couple hours, come back the next day and play.limpbizkit818

i didnt know that when u turn ur system off it downloads by it self..:shock:

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#5 Thrillhouse
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If you think 360 downloads take a long time, then don't ever DL PC demos or betas. They are generally 4-5 times larger in file size and can take several hours to DL with high speed internet.
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#6 outbreak201
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it took me 7-8 hours to download the bioshock demo
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#7 -Sniper99-
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it took me 7-8 hours to download the bioshock demooutbreak201
:shock:
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#8 teebeenz
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With demos anywhere between 500megs and 2gigs these days you just got to wait.
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#9 Dutch_Mix
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no way to speed up, well, maybe port forwarding, but I doubt it.

d/l your demos overnight or upgrade you internet connection.

holy crap to your post count @_@

stygiansanity

Wait, your downloads continue even after you turn off your 360?

Ha ha. Thanks. :P

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#10 dunit13
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it took me 7-8 hours to download the bioshock demooutbreak201

your lucky dude mine took so long I gave up it was around 10 hours or so

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#11 -Sniper99-
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Wait a second, does the 360's downloads continue while it's off?:?
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#12 limpbizkit818
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[QUOTE="limpbizkit818"]Don't see the big deal. Start a download, turn the system off and let it DL for a couple hours, come back the next day and play.bano123

i didnt know that when u turn ur system off it downloads by it self..:shock:

Yup, but you need to turn the setting on. It's somewhere in the systems blade.
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#13 teebeenz
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Wait, your downloads continue even after you turn off your 360?Ha ha. Thanks. Dutch_Mix
No, you can put it in standby mode. Itll use less power but the dl will still goto the HD.
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#14 bano123
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dam u could have saved my 1st xbox360 lol
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#15 PikaPichu
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I have slow DSL and it takes forever to download stuff too. I just have my 360 download stuff while it's off that way when I come back my download's will be all set and ready for play.