Hmm, hmm...

How many files are you trying to dld at a time?
Also (as LOTR would no doubt say if he came by here) do you have any force resume files? They can consume bandwidth while trying to force resume.

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iMac G4 OSX 10.3.9
RAM 256MB
LW 4.10.5 Basic
ADSL anything from 3 to 8Mbps/around 1024kbps

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