My cable/phone company offers the following package for cable internet:

Download speed up to 256 Kbps (it doesn't even advertise the upload speed) for $39.95/month (with modem and surge protector lease).

To make matters worse, here are my latest tests:

::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 56 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 97 kB)
Download Speed is:: 7 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server2)
Test Time:: Thu Dec 15 19:49:52 CST 2005
Bottom Line:: 1X faster than 56K 1MB download in 146.29 sec
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 9.15 % of your hosts average (netins.net)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-A2YNRG9WQ


::::::::::.. Upload Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 119 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 97 kB)
Upload Speed is:: 14 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server1)
Test Time:: Thu Dec 15 20:09:33 CST 2005
Bottom Line:: 2X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 73.14 sec
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 24.84 % of your hosts average (netins.net)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-YUE1TH4O7

I've installed cablenut, ran spybot and Norton anti-virus and nothing is wrong.I've also read some of the other stuff on here, but nothing seems to help

I'm about to throw the whole thing out the window.

look like u have 256 up and down

http://www.netins.net/dsl/megabit.html