Annoying

Well, recieved my copy of the Lord of the Rings Online a little over an hour ago, the collectors edition looks great.
Been trying for over an hour to create an account and activate LOTRO, took forever to load the pages, very annoying.
I actually recieved the confirmation email even before the pages finished loading (it actually never finished loading).

Now i am downloading the updater/patch (over 800mb)... again ultra slow....

With a little bit of luck i'll be playing before i have to go to bed, have to get out early for work, so probably there won't be much playing tonight, hopefully i'll be able to create my character though...