some sites seem to behave differently. I us GOM Picker as a downloader I have now switched to 4k and it downloads reasonably well on windows 7. but alternately when downloading a program update or a video from SBS on Demand (Free to public) it takes forever. Maybe this is an issue with the provider of the video. Regarding separate computer tests NEC (old laptop) xp GOM PIcker works fine. ALso on Vista adsl 2 works fine. on windows 7 (same connection wireless) as the NEC takes ages. e.g. 10 times longer than xp and vistA. the 4k downloader is a little slower than GOM Picker but works on windows 7. So probably the downloader. I cant explain why shareware and other items take so long. For some reason I had a thought that NBN Wireless 25mbs would be faster in all cases but it isn't.