Thank you for the information 205 I'll give it a go.

I started using Limewire 2 days ago and have also had this problem. However, I also had the same problems using bittorrent and kazaa lite.

I am using xp pro with a sempron processor and a cable modem. I have a feeling the problem could be with my ISP. Could they be throttling my bandwidth deliberately? Or are there problems when you have a dynamic IP address?