This isn't guarenteed to work, but it might be worth a shot to speed up the downloads for those to try in the future.
Quote:To speed up download here some tips I got from others here in different threads:
If you don't have Windows 7, you need to enable UPNP in the config options.
If possible, bypass your router and direct connect into the PC downloading. If you can't do that you have to open ports on your router.
"Open 55296 to 55551 on TCP and UDP