I'm not posting this in Tech Support, as I'm not asking for help. I imagine it will be temporary, but I'll try again tomorrow. It's just a bit of a shock when you're used to speeds twenty to thirty times this. I noticed that some sites were opening slowly, and others were taking a while to even start opening. I had a couple of them completely time out. So I ran a test.
Maybe it's just a heavy use weekend and people are downloading a ton during the Bonus Bytes period. It's only 30 minutes into it, so downloads could be a part of it.
@maratsade wrote:I'm sure it's temporary -- has it improved today?
Yep, it has, thankfully. I tried two more tests not long after the first one, but I bother allowing them to finish, as I could see that they weren't going to be any better.
@maratsade wrote:Also, this post is an excellent example to others: you mentioned slow speed issues without launching into a diatribe and invoking government agencies, conspiracies worthy of the X Files, and/or lawyers.
Actually, I suspect it was due to Gremlins that were created in a secret lab by scientists working for lawyers who are employed by a secretive government agency that was created by X-Files fans with substantial power and influence. Oh... and Jimmy Hoffa is under my shed. 
You've done it now, Gabe, I'm one of those lawyers, and it's likely the cabal will order me to punish you for having revealed our existence. Wait till I hit you with a masterful combination of subpoenas and motions. (And your involvement, at what must've been quite a young age, in the disappearance of Hoffa may make things worse for you).
@GabeU wrote:Actually, I suspect it was due to Gremlins that were created in a secret lab by scientists working for lawyers who are employed by a secretive government agency that was created by X-Files fans with substantial power and influence. Oh... and Jimmy Hoffa is under my shed.
I'm ready!!! 
I had just turned three when Hoffa disappeared. That's how I got away with it. No one suspects the three year old!