I may not be the person to answer this at all--since as some have learned lately, I am NO geek at this PC stuff--but I have not really noticed anything about it being slower, as far as I can tell. I have never been kicked off the CHAT while there, but I wonder if that has anything to do with not being on a phone line, but a private cable line?
I'm at home today, on the family PC (not my son's--it does work slow) and sometimes have to wait for just a couple of secs longer than on the Epson at school.
So, anyway, I can't really see any slowness compared to before, though this is just as I see (or maybe cannot see) speed changes. Just my two bits worth...I hope all goes well Frank !!