lag Dial-up Streaming Sound

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Hi, i'm a programmer recruted by a flash friend to code for him while he handles some graphics stuff...i've picked up action script rather quickly and have a minor issue in hopes someone could help me. I'm looking for a good solution to solve the lag time that causes skipping on streaming mp3 for the dial-up user....
early in my search for using sound i ran across a function that claimed to solve this problem. by calculating the buffer rate by current intake, not sure if this was legit i never looked at the code. because i was planning on embeding the sounds at the time. anyways does anyone know of a simple function like this for streaming sounds? i'm not looking to improve performace for the dial up user rather a descent sounding product... my main concern is that for a pipe they get the pluses of streaming sound and the dial-up will not get the instant responce but a sound playing without skipping
thanks for your help.
J