My internet connection is via long haul WIFI. It normally performs as well as DSL (1Mbps both directions). However, when there is any kind of hiccup in the network the problem is compounded by internet.com offloading the loading of ads to my pc.

What I mean by that is that the ads are not loaded / rendered at vbforums, then downloaded as the image I see. Instead the link for the ad is sent to my PC and then loaded from here. What I see on my PC are dup acks and retransmissions.