are you sure positive you're cable speed? if its really that low then that sounds like dialup to me and not broadband. I just did a test and downloaded from Limewire at 11k. Connected to one host. thats about right for me. test your downloads on the web? see how fast you go? What kind of hosts are you dling from? that effects your speed too. If you dl from modem users, you might go slower than normal.