Are you running anti-virus or a firewall? Either or both couls be slowing it down. I did some searching and it looks like McAfee is really bad about it.
I also found a discussion on a forum about the verification times. Most thought it was a PunkBuster issue, although one threw out about defragging (not your problem).
I also found this:
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More RAM helps. (2 Gb is optimal for BF2)
Defragging your drive, and maintaining at least 15% free space will help.
A faster hard disk helps. (snipelfritz (http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/member.php?u=4507) has a 5400 RPM drive).
Look for Linux or Linux64 servers.
The MD5 checksum is turned off on those servers, so you have no client data to verify.
You can find these by looking for the Penguin or the "64" symbol in the server browser.
That will solve the problem completely for anyone who's having a severe problem. No other solutions are available, so pony up for some hardware, or play on servers that don't verify.
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