i switched to a creative 56k external modem and my connection has been great.really good ping for gaming as well . ive tried all varieties of modem and this beats the internal soft and hardware hands down..... _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Visit our website regularly for FAQs, articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more http://freepctech.com