Modem
On this particular computer, I have had a modem connection for years (56K). At my office, we use a T-1 connection, and to be VERY honest, I really do not notice a whole lot of difference in the individule page loading. The full page ad, at time, gets a bit sluggish, but you can select that to show after 100 rather than 25 passes.
Could it be possible that there may be something on YOUR computer causing the slow down...I. E. a cache full of temporary internet files, a slow hard drive full of dead files...? Just asking, as I debug and clean my hard drive reagularly, and it DOES make a difference in speed on the internet.
Just some observations......