twisteddman,
If your speed is 260 kbps, then the best LW download speed you can expect is around 30-35 KB/s.
The thread below has some good tips for setting up LW, have a read through it:wink:
Configuring LW for best performance

Try downloading a file from here & see what speed you get
http://www.magnetmix.com/video.shtml

Do you see the firewall icon (brick wall in front of the blue earth)? Who is your ISP?