iTunes help please

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Hi all,

Got an email from a friend at my work, she has basic knowledge of anything in IT. She uses a windows based machine.
It's to do with iTunes of which i know very little to be honest, so i thought i'd ask on these forums.
This is what she has asked me

"I need some help, I am trying to download an ipod software update 2.2 i think it is, for my ipod touch. In my itunes download thingy it says that it still has 90 hours before the download will be complete! How can I speed this up? I am using wireless broadband but don't know what my monthly download allowance is? My provider is utility warehouse if that is anything to do with it!!"

As i've mentioned i don't know much about iTunes but for the updates do you need to get the update from a download to the pc, or could i get a copy of the said downloaded file and pass it on to her for her to then somehow install it to her ipod touch?

Many thanks in advance for your replies

 

[Will_3rd]

Sounds like she has TalkTalk/Carphone Warehouse as her ISP, direct links can be found at the below. You would need to know which she needs though 1st or 2nd gen iPod Touch.

http://www.livecrunch.com/2009/01/27/iphone-and-ipod-touch-firmware-221-download-links/

 

[Av8]

Sounds like she has TalkTalk/Carphone Warehouse as her ISP, direct links can be found at the below. You would need to know which she needs though 1st or 2nd gen iPod Touch.

http://www.livecrunch.com/2009/01/27/iphone-and-ipod-touch-firmware-221-download-links/

Nice one mate, i'll get some more info from her asap and get a reply on here regarding what she has and take it from there.

ps is there a difference between the 1st gen and 2nd like the iPhone with a different coloured back, ie silver-ish colour 1st gen and black for 2nd gen?

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Nice one mate, i'll get some more info from her asap and get a reply on here regarding what she has and take it from there.

ps is there a difference between the 1st gen and 2nd like the iPhone with a different coloured back, ie silver-ish colour 1st gen and black for 2nd gen?

For differences between iPod Touch's;

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/10/hands-on-1g-ipo.html


Here are the latest firmware files for each device.

You can download them yourself, put them on a USB stick and upgrade her iPod Touch yourself if she's gone past her download cap.

Each update is around 275MB, so it wouldn't take long on a 1MB connection.


iPod Touch V1 - http://pfd.apple.com/ProtectedAsset...y=1227821176_b0be8cf4ec75e1cb9276aa70a5871e4c

iPod Touch V2 - http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite...090127.rt56K/iPod2,1_2.2.1_5H11a_Restore.ipsw

Hold Shift and click "Update" or "Restore" and point iTunes to the location of the upgrade file (.ipsw) and let it do it's thing.

 

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Thanks Daniel