It was broken out of the box if you wanna get technical...i have port forwarding on....as i've been reading it's been a problem for quite some time now. Yes, i fix the slow interface by turning on Geo locations only when i have IW loaded and turning it off after Im done playing. As that "fixes" the slow interface. I'm a new user, and I've had my router less than a month now, that was the most annoying part of the router. I don't mind waiting, i was just commenting on your general attitude since joining the forums.