1. Try an experiment; download a magnet link from here & tell us what happens in regards to speed & connection status: http://www.magnetmix.com/video.shtml

2. Try deleting your LW Preferences folder whilst LW is closed; instructions here: Point #2 & 3 in Fixes for Limewire (sample image included at bottom of page.) Does this make any difference?

3. Who is your isp provider (Internet Service Provider)?

4. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface?

* Variations from day to day may be due to the particular sources you're connected to at those times or a problem Ultrapeer you're connected to. If there's a sudden drop in speeds with no apparent solution, it's generally due to your isp!