Disregard this post Chris … the link is for the iPad version of iOS 4.3 This link that I sent in another email to WAMUG is correct. <http://tipsneeded.com/download-ios-43-ipsw/>
Ronni On 26/03/2011, at 11:38 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Sorry Chris, I sent the direct link for the iPad iOS 4.3 update download. > I’ve added a link now that will take you to a site to download the correct > version for your iPod Touch > > Ronni > ------ > Hi Chris, > > You could try updating iOS 4.3 manually. > > How To Update to iOS 4.3 Manually > > > Step 1: Download the iOS 4.3 IPSW file for your device using the iOS 4.3 IPSW > direct download links. > Direct download link from Apple is here > > Step 2: Connect your device to the computer using the USB cable and wait for > iTunes to detect it. > > Step 3: Once your device has been detected – follow the steps below: > Hold the Option key and then click on the "Check for > Update/Update" button. > > Step 4: In the next dialog browse to the file that you downloaded from Step 1 > and select the IPSW file. > > Step 5: iTunes will now use the IPSW file and update your device to iOS 4.3. > > The process should take around 10-20 minutes. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > On 26/03/2011, at 10:28 AM, Chris Burton wrote: > >> >> Hi Carlo and Nicholas >> >> Thankyou both for your info on this. I will be patient with the download. >> It hadnt occurred to me that the zillion people with new and previous ipads, >> iphones and everything else 'i' might also be using itunes!! >> It is a pity I cant just download it to my MBPro then do the update into the >> ipod touch? >> On top of this I have a very unstable/variable and certainly not consistent >> Bigpond wireless connection down south here which is really really >> frustrating!! >> >> Kind regards >> >> Chris >> >> On 25/03/2011, at 5:38 PM, cm wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi Chris and Nicholas, >>> >>> I don't think the problem is with the iOS 4.3 update in particular. I >>> updated some weeks back and it is usually a matter of minutes for the >>> download. I think the problem may be a general slowdown of the Apple >>> servers related to the international release of iPad 2. I downloaded a >>> three hour video from iTunes University last night and had to leave it to >>> run overnight. It took about 5 hours to download whereas normally it would >>> have taken the order of 15 minutes. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Carlo >>> >>> >>> On 2011-03-25, at 17:18, Nicholas Pyers wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On 25/03/2011, at 7:57 PM, Chris Burton wrote: >>>>> Each time I link it to itunes on my MBPro, it asks me if I would like to >>>>> update its software to 4.3. I would like to and have tried many times, >>>>> only to find it was going to take more than 6 hrs (and up to a day or >>>>> 2)!!! Im not sure if this usual for this model. Can someone please advise >>>>> if it is and I wont be impatient any more!! >>>> >>>> It's not based on the model of iPod (nor iPhone or iPad)... this update >>>> seems to be generally slow in downloading... it is around 600MB, if you >>>> can believe that!!! >>>> >>>> I updated an iPhone 4 and iPod touch 3rd Gen last night... one took nearly >>>> 3 hours and the other mere 2 hours... when I did my own iPhone 4 the day >>>> the update was released, it took three attempts... and ultimately eight >>>> hours to download. >>>> >>>> These were all on an iiNet connection, with lots of other uploads and >>>> downloads happening at the same time. >>>> >>>> Also, the time indicator will change over time as network traffic >>>> changes... he 3 hour one last night originally said it'd take 18 hours, >>>> quickly changed to 10 hours and then wavered about between 1 and 10 hours >>>> as it downloaded >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Nicholas Pyers (nicho...@appleusers.org) >>>> Founder & Publisher, AppleUsers.org >>>> >>>> http://www.appleusers.org/ >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
