My local Cox tech told me just the other day that they are not blocking Gnutella transfers. But after reading this thread and comparing what has been said with my problems I see now the tech either lied or was just wrong and didn't know it.

I assume she lied to me. I also assume switching to a local DSL provider would be a waste too. And people wonder about me and whether or not I'll snap someday. It's being treated like this that will push me over the edge some day. More and more each day I want to move away from computers and using them. Pretty tough problem for an IT guy.