The connection is turbo yet freezes every ten minutes or so and gets worse as I keep LW running? Dont think it has anything to do with firewalls, cuz I have shut them off and still does it. It even freezes when I have it disconnected and just sitting there. Also I have tried the patches and the service pack but nothing has helped.

1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) Windows XP
2. What firewalls you have? Windows and Norton
3. How much ram? Dont know
4. Hard Disk space available? A lot
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) Dialup
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? dont know
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? House
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. LW Pro 4.14 , latest Java, did the updated patch too 5.11 or somthing like that.
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Verizon
10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there? Your test worked
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.No
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. experienced user
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? _ click here to see Sample image Yes and No when I turn them off.
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? dont know
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall Norton
16. What country are you living in? Sometimes there are ISPs with the same name in more than one country (eg Clearwire in the USA & also in Ireland). USA

Thank You for taking the time to read this. Not sure what else to do?