Also If I do end up forcing my ip is there any negatives to that.

I would suggest to force the IP. I don't know the upsides and downsides to that though LotR has better insight into than I do.

If you configure your firewalls & force ip it'll make it easier for access for uplding from you. I've been searching for instructions for your modem but haven't found specific ones for your particular model yet. I've just reached the end of my 30 hour shift. lol

Try the suggestions so far & see if there's any improvement. If your modem requires any port forwarding I'll see if I can locate help for you.

Thanks for your suggestion. Thats probably what I'll end up doing. It seems like theres so much to learn with this program. But it will be worth it in the long run.

Ok i'll force my ip and see how it goes from there. Thanks for everyones help.