In any case, he definitely needs to get the shortest cable that will reach between his computer and the outlet.

The shorter the cable, the better the performance.

I never saw the problem myself, but several people left comments and emailed me that the wba file was corrupt for my redrew-cru theme. This had happened once before to me, similar problem.

A handful of times I've seen thumbnails that were corrupted.

Something to note: I never saw this problem earlier than a couple weeks ago, that shold give the developers a timeframe in which to look for errors.

While it may simply be a problem with the user having a bad connection, the timeframe that I mentioned earlier suggests to me it is a server side problem.

This problem could be difficult to pinpoint until I get this ethernet card installed, unfortunately, my wife bought the wrong kind when she went to buy it today, and bought one for a laptop. (WOMEN!, can't live with 'em, can't kill 'em!!) I will go and change it today, (saturday) and then we will see if it cures my problem.
One thing bothers me about the connection I have now:
where the LAN cable plugs into the USB to Ethernet adapter, the connection is very wobbly, like it hasn't locked in all the way, but I can't push it in any further. But I can still pull it out without pressing down the little locking mechanism! Yet I suspect that if this was a problem, then my download speed would be affected too, and not just the upload speed.
Anyway, I'll put the new card in and see what happens.
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Incidentally, I have sent files to myself, sent them via messenger to T-Man, and e-mailed them to my cable company. None of these were corrupted at all.

BoXXi is confused!

So what your saying about the loose connection is, the distictive click you would normally hear when you plug in a phone is not happening??Yes, this is faulty and should be replaced with one that locks the LAN connector just like a phone.I would take it in if it's not to far away to save time and clueless cable techs.Again I urge you to look at the back of your computer to plug the LAN in there.

Hi Patrick, Where you plug your modem into the back of your computer is the ethernet card. Yours must have had one fitted when it was built.
I will have that same socket when I fit my card.
Thanks for your e-mails, you have been a great help.

T-man posted that wall for me after I sent it to him via msn messenger.
Here's a good question for you:
Can I still use my 56k modem to connect to the net even though I now have broadband?

Yes,of course.There is a slight bit of connection configuration.Usually under network connections or go to IE browser,then file, then tools-internet options.Then click the connections tab for a new connection wizard or just change the way you are connected for the time being.You will need an ISP unless your cable company provides back-up dial up for you.I doubt they do.So if you still have a dial up account just configure and dial up.