Hi David

Before I go on to answer your question, and as I live in the UK, what does ABQ stand for?

I can guess but, in all honesty, I don't really know.

OK, that said, speed is a problem for most people because, on the gnutella network, you cannot download faster than the person you are downloading from can upload.

Now, you do know that when you download something (anything) you are actually downloading from other computer P2P users from around the world. The downside of this is you are at the mercy of the other users ability to upload. For example, if you are downloading from someone (or a group of people) that have dial-up, poor infrastructure, congested network or any combination thereof then no matter how fast your cable or DSL connection is you will get a slow download.

You will note that in my example I have used some of the worse case scenarios but in most cases everyone downloads from someone or group with one or more of the above problems.

Hope this helps.


UK Bob