[EricH]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

I have noticed my Earthlink at home acting very badly. Timeouts are regular over the last two to three weeks. Data transfers are normal for several seconds then just stop for as long as 30 seconds or more. Speed tests done at the request of Earthlink support show the same problem. Normal transfer rates for seconds interupted by longer periods of no speed.

Do you have a modem supplied by Earthlink? If so, I think I know what the problem probably is.