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Old March 22nd, 2004
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Default Why with Limewire on do I get a crappy net connection?

Okay okay, this is not a real problem but more of a general question.
I recently doubled my connection speed (1024kbps) and internet is great and all and so is Limewire, but only if I use them separately!
The thing is that with Limewire on, even if the download speeds are around the 5-6kbps mark and with upload speeds not exceeding the 20kpbs, if I start using Safari it takes tooooooooo long (ok maybe not so much) to load the pages.
I mean this is, what, 30 kbps? I have a connection capable of handling 1024! (at least in theory)

I have no firewalls and stuff like that, using Limewire 3.8.5 (maybe I should upgrade) on a G4 iMac with OSX 10.2.8 and (I think) I have the latest Java.

Oh, and ignore the "member" label: I'm still a newbie.
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