Yes dial-up sucks but I've got only a tiny Social Security income right now and high speed is too pricey for me. I should have clarified that I use the Netscape ISP. My browser is Firefox. I've tried to determine if there's a conflict between Firefox's software and the bit torrent client's software. It appears not to be.
From near as I can tell, it is not a problem with the TCP/IP protocol either.