Paul writes: > OK, explain why I can only download at 4.5-5.5 kbps when my connection is > 48000? I usually see 4-5 KB/s (that's capital B, for bytes) when downloading files. Right now Pppstatus is indicating a "top speed" of 9.7 KB/s, but of course that's just the transient maximum when receiving highly compressible data such as Web pages. Compressed files, which are what one usually downloads, can't be compressed. -- John Hasler