Maybe its been faster for me cause all the currents running down hill to Australia. I suffered through 56k for so long now that I have broadband I never really feel bothered by what load time I'm getting. Downloaded a bunch of stuff from there and it didn't seem so bad. But then my wife came in and complained that I'd been working too long for a Sunday, so there ya go. I'm not very good at sensing the passage of time. But I'm great at spending it.