Last thing I did was set the uploads and downloads to Unlimited bandwidth... the problem persists...

Try cutting back on you upload bandwidth. Do a speed test and set it to 5 or 10 KBs below your max and see if that helps. Also if your trying to d/l too many files at one time it will slow things down.

Speed test sites: http://www.t1shopper.com/tools/speedtest/

http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/

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I would search google if your ISP throttles P2P. That's my bet on your issue. There is no way you can only do 1kB/s swarming from more than 1 peer.

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I'll try the speed test later...

For now, I just downloaded ares (the non-spyware version... took some time to find it for free...gee...). Anyways, ares is downloading stuff RIGHT as I write THIS:

-135.5 KB/s
-123 KB/s

So... I am almost sure it has to do with LW!!!!

But to be honest, ares is nowhere near as good or as fast as LW 'used' to be... OMG... any other suggestions?

(TNX a lot for the help so far! )

Odds are your ISP is blocking or filtering LimeWire. Try using the same port you use for Ares.

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For the less tech savvy... could you point me towards some instructions as to how I can change LW to ares port? (althoug to be honest, I'm not quite sure that is the reason- I doubt my isp [a small, independant service] would do such thing).

With LimeWire open go to Tools/Options/Advanced/Firewall Config

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