I realize that every time you connect to a dial-up system, you can connect at a different speed. There are two web sites that I'm aware of that will give you a more accurate view of what speed you are connected at. The first will start to run when you access the site. The second prompts you to select a dowload location and either text or graphics test. Here are the links: http://computingcentral.msn.com/topics/bandwidth/speedtest500.asp http://www.toast.net/ There are probably other tests like these, but I've found this to be pretty accurate. Ron Jobe ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. The PCBUILD web site always needs good submissions. If you would like to contribute to the website, send any hardware tech tips or hardware reviews to: [log in to unmask]