My DD is turning 10. I think she has decided on an iPod classic for her bday. I am so not techie so I wondered if someone could help me out. My big concern is downloading songs and videos. We have dial-up(can't get high-speed in our remote area) and I am concerned that any downloads she wants are going to take forever(or maybe not even be able to do.) Is his a valid concern or do they not really take that long?

Also, I know nothing about the whole iPod scene so any other info that I might need to know about an iPod would be much appreciated! TIA!!

By Vicki on Saturday, February 2, 2008 - 12:47 pm:

Boy, I don't know. We have cable internet and they download really fast, but then again, everything does. I am sure there has to be someone here who has dial up that uses an ipod though! How old is your computer? Do other things you download take a long time?

By Livvy on Saturday, February 2, 2008 - 01:12 pm:

The computer (laptop) is just over a year old. DH hates to use the computer because it is slow compared to what he has at work. That is because of dial-up. I am always so amazed when I get the chance to use a someone else's computer that has high-speed. Ours is definitley a turtle compared to high-speed!!

By Dawnk777 on Saturday, February 2, 2008 - 01:48 pm:

Songs will take a little longer, but not THAT much longer. We downloaded music, before we had broadband. Also, you can import music, from cds that you already own, too.

By Karen~admin on Sunday, February 3, 2008 - 09:30 am:

Not sure about how long it takes to d/l with dial-up, as I have cable. However, I have imported music from all of my CD's and with over 600 songs on my Ipod, it *did* take a while. Downloading from Itunes didn't take long at all, for me.