Thanks so much for reply and taking the time to type that all out. It was very informative. However, I have been running tons of tracert tests for the past 2 or 3 days, figuring out what exactly the problem might be. Both from my cmd and from a software called PingPlotter to help. I also called and explained this to a Tier 1 tech. representative who then is sending the information to a Verizon Technician who should be contacting me by Monday and hopefully will be able to solve this.

But yes, I am getting constant * * * Request timed out, from Alter.net(#5) and occasionally from Verizon(#4), so I truly believe that is what is causing the issue with my frequent Error 90000's.