You don't use FTW until after the gedcom is received. The time it takes to down load is determined by the speed of your modem and computer. Data will transmit at 56k but in Springfield the max is 24k. As I understand, 56k is available only between certain major cities and Springfield is not one of them. What computer do you have? Ellwyn Nabagamon@aol.com wrote: > > I have FTM 5.0. Maybe it's normal for it to take a long time since it's so > large? > Phyllis