and WinAmp blows moose, from my experience..
Here's a suggestion.
Go the the site below and try this Player. It's called Jet Audio, and it plays most kinds of files, including RA, MpG and Windows Media ones. It's a clean little player.
http://www.cowon.com/eng/product/jetaudio5/about.htmlWhen you're done, click preferences and make it the default player.
You still have to keep Real PLayer and Windows Media on your computer, but with many types, Jet Audio will play as default for Mpg and Win Media files....RA will still jump up for RA files. But instead of clicking, you can copy or drag the URL into Jet Audio.
You can also add the links to Jet Audio and use the playlist to click on your selections by dropping and dragging the URLs.
Broadband would help a lot, and you may be able to get it for not much more then you're paying for your current service.