This did it! Talk about counter-intuitive... transfers going too slow? DECREASE your modem port speed!!! Thanks to everyone, - Rick > what have you set the modem > port speed for pppd to? I had mine at 115200 (the default) but > had exactly > this problem at that speed. I have since dropped it back to 38400 and > throughtput once again becomes fast and sustainable. > -- > loki