Hi,

Download rates are limited to the slowest point of the connection. You may
want to look into satellite or cable (if available). Web pages load faster
as they are generally cached by most users, meaning the majority of what you
see is already on your system from previous visits (this is what the
Temporary Internet Files are all about).

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"T-Bone" <TBone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> HI!
>
> I am running Windows XP version 5.1 (Build 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519 :
> Service Pack 2) on a Dell Dimension 2400 with an Inetl Celeron 2.20GHz and
> a
> Broadcom v.92 56K modem.
>
> I live in a rural area where DSL is not available. I can connect to my
> ISP
> at 50.6 kbps usually, but file downloads frequently are in the 2 to 3 kbps
> range yes, just 2 or 3 kbps, sometimes as low as 500 bps!) NO, I do not
> have
> any spyware installed, and forcing the modem into lower speeds does not
> help.
>
> Can anything be done to speed up file transfer downloads? Web pages
> download just fine.
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> T-Bone