text: whats wrong with my limewire? why doesnt lime wire download at a fast bit-rate and i have it set to the highest possible bit-rate it can download. im also using a broadband connection. when i do normal downloads it goes at 160kbs or higher,while right now it is downloading at 9kbs it depends on the source you are downloading from. to get more sources go to options > speed > and under connection speed select ti3 and apply to get 10 sources max.