Speed Problem. Downloads stall.

[TomJoad]

I have the Verizon DSL "Lite" (up to 768 K) service. It's worked fine for about a year and a half. About two weeks ago I started having problems.

It slowed way down and when watching a video clip it will go for a while, then stop.

I have a Westell 6100 modum. When the internet connection stops the green internet light stops blinking and just shines steady.

When I check the task bar under networking it says the connection is operational, but the network utilization is flatlined at zero.

I've done some ping test and a lot, but not all of the replys are "request timed out".

I have a McAfee Security subscription on my computer.

Of course I called Verizon and they were no help.

I have been using the program BitLord for about 8 months. My internet was always much slower when BitLord was running in the background, but strangley now it is faster.

If I run Bitlord in the background the green internet light on the modum keeps flashing and the connection is much better, but not as good as it was before I started having the problem.

Anyone have an idea of how to fix this?

[Switeck]

Did you use a lower upload setting in Speed Guide (CTRL+G)?

(...since you probably don't have xx/768k upload.)

Have you tried everything here?:

http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?pid=258231#p258231