there are servers you can connect to and download a little bit faster such as these:
node.bytecoin.ninja – port 8081
node.bytecoin.org.in – port 8081
bcn.phm.life – port 8081
read this for more information:
http://bytecoin.org.in/how-to-get-blazing-fast-blockchain-sync-on-your-bytecoin-wallet/you can also try asking the bytecoin community, they may be more familiar with the coin and its problems:
https://www.reddit.com/r/BytecoinBCN/My biggest gripe is how such complications would make the casually-interested people feel. How can we expect people, long term, to adopt cryptocurrency over fiat, when one is unable to even synchronize their wallet?
well, there are always options. they may not be available in altcoins but there are options such as SPV clients for bitcoin. for instance you can use Electrum which is a light bitcoin wallet and it doesn't need any synchronization. it just downloads blockchain headers which is a file about 40 MB big and it will do it within minutes in majority of systems. there is also no verification like full nodes so it is that much faster.