Lax, what you describe is what I had always thought and it makes sense. There really shouldn't be much correlation between latency and FPS. However, since I don't think I'm changing anything between when I'm at home versus away, I can't think of any other explanation. Also, in a hotel, my FPS is fine (around 15-20) if I'm playing mid-day when everyone else is at work, gets worse around 6-9 pm (when people come back to the hotel and start working/downloading) and improves again after 11 pm (when presumably there is less traffic). The latency also gets worse and improves during those times, but the fps is most affected, getting as low as 4 fps during peak hotel times. For sure in those instances I'm not changing anything else about my laptop configuration as I'm staying constantly plugged.

I know it doesn't make sense but was hoping to see if any other laptop users ever experience anything like this. Frustrating to say the least. Since I'm a regulary raider, I've been resorting to going to an internet gaming cafe ($2 per hour) - only drawback is I have to wear a dust mask/respirator because I can't stand the cigarette smoke!

Sorry for diverting away from dual boxing specifically, but the people on this site are more technical than most and thought I could find help. Also, I do dual box (mainly for leveling/questing) on my laptop when my connection allows it.