I don't know why i get such bad scores at the dslreports web site.

2005-01-23 04:59:16 EST: 2593 / 420
Your download speed : 2655571 bps, or 2593 Kbps.
A 324.1 kB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 431034 bps, or 420 Kbps.

and at testmy.net i get


::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 4740 Kbps about 4.7 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB)
Download Speed is:: 579 kB/s
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Bottom Line:: 85 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 1.77 second(s)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=WPHXB827F


::::::::::.. Upload Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 600 Kbps about 0.6 Mbps (tested with 1013 KB)
Upload Speed is:: 73 kB/s
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Bottom Line:: 11 times faster than 56K you can upload 1MB in 14.03 second(s)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=IN7AR1QCY

it might be routing issues

also testserver TCP settings will affect speed.

VanBuren