One of the problems I've seen is that when people like funkymarcus or myself explain what we are experiencing, some senior member or support person tells us that it is practically impossible. No wonder it is taking so long for this product to become robust and stable when the people responsible are in denial, or just won't listen.

I've been using many different versions starting in OS 9 and continuing through 10.2.3 and version 2.8.5, and I can tell anyone other than a LimeWire employee what we already know, uploading right now is a big STINKO! I know how much bandwidth I have comitted to preferences, and I used to be able to add up the numbers, providing that people had decent connections to the internet, and it added up to about what I made available.
But not now!

So to my fellow 'know nothing' users, I just wanted you to know that I also feel your pain, and from personal experience, concur and empathize. Good luck, happy holidays.