goldenrod, ur dial-up, right???
i am too and use winmx, exclusively.
i find i have to connect to a few of them and find which knocks the other out, hence who's speed is fastest.
as a 56ker, 6.50 is about as fast as i can ever get.
i always check the "whois" and see if they may have many uploads and downloads.
many in fact may be downloading one song, but may have 5 uploads, (those sweethearts).
if there are only a few who have your particular song, u may have to "search" a few times, because of the mass of people in the world, "seconds" can mean the difference between 10 people and 20 people, who may have just signed on or off.
i find 3 people may have my song and one minute later, hitting search again, there may be 10 more have it.
it is a labour of love.
patience always gets me the fastest.
and i always get my song.
happy hunting, hon!!!