WOAH! 19kbps on a 56k?! I used to get that on 56k but I figured it out to be that the modem sometimes slows down or stops transmitting probably due to another application prioritising CPU time, all the while the modems receive buffers are still getting full of transmitted data from source, then when it gains a slot in the CPU time it just sends all the collected data all at once, thats why your getting 19kbps, then when its buffers get emptied its ready to work again properly and your speed decreases back to the real speed of the modem. Anyone know any different?