Uh, you may want to pass this little piece of advice on to those who are having trouble with slow downloads.

I switched from high speed cable to high speed adsl. All other settings were the same.

I now have download speeds up to 150 KB/s.

I will never use cable again.

Please suggest this to any and all who are having trouble with slow downloads.

I also want to thank you for your time in answering my questions. It's wonderful to have people like yourself (and others) who take the time to write back and help people out. I don't know if you realize how intimidating it can be to ask questions on a forum like this, especially if you really aren't that computer literate. I spent all day this past Sunday (and I mean 16 solid hours - my but was quite numb) reading the various threads here and the suggested websites like portforwarding.com, etc.. I learned quite a bit and am grateful for all the help.

Thanks again.

dijon