To determine your connection speed you can open Pocket Internet Explorer and enter this URL
http://reviews.cnet.com/Bandwidth_me...-7254_7-0.html
Input the info requested and click go.
My x51v gives me a speed of 816 kbs, my desktop PC which is connected via ethernet cable is 2.2 mbs.
You might have to click on the above URL to get the full URL as it is shortened in the post