I just started using LW basic a few days ago and I'm only getting download speeds of 2-3 kbs.

• My connection says "excellent"
  I'm only connecting to 4 star sources
  I have a 56 k modem running behind a firewall. I checked the port and it is not blocked.
  I have a Pentium 4 with xp os
  I tried forcing my IP but with no change in performance
  I'm connecting to cable modem sources or higher, usually T1
  I'm usually downloading no more than 2 files at a time
  I normally have 2 sources listed but can't seem to get more than that, even if they are very popular files.

I've tried some of the other suggestions in the forum and there hasn't been any measurable difference; then again the first two pages of this thread are mostly flame so after that I skipped to the newest section. LW purports to have the fastest speeds but this seems awfully slow. Any suggestions will be helpful.
Thanks,
Jeff