that slow?..geesh..my sister and daughter have verizon net on their phones and next time I see'em... I'll get them to run a speed test at speedtest.net, or speakeasy.net or testmynet.com... they seem fairly well satisfied..hmm.. I might carry this laptop in at McD's and see what it clocks.. I had thought 3g might mean at least 3oo,ooo Kpbs versus dial-up at 25,000~52,000 kpbs