Actually the speed you are getting is very fast. Satellite is usually under 700K download, like DSL speed. You have nothing to worry about. You are actually in the same speed league as most Cable Internet Users.


You aren't up to speed with the big boys just yet, but you're making progress.  


::: Download Stats :::
Connection is: 4405 Kbps about 4.4 Mbps (tested with 1496 KB)
Download Speed is: 538 kB/sec
Auth Code: 2066076 (validate at http://www.testmy.net)
Bottom Line: 79 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 1.9 second(s)
Validation Link :: http://testmy.net/cgi-bin/auth_check.cgi?ta=&top=&align=&num=2066076&Kbps=4405&gen=gen&a=10.8571428571429&b=1.14285714285714&c=1145.14285714286

 

Thanks
I booted up this morning just before I headed out the door for work and did another test.
::: Download Stats :::
Connection is: 2249 Kbps about 2.2 Mbps (tested with 579 KB)
Download Speed is: 275 kB/sec
Auth Code: 2033736 (validate at http://www.testmy.net)
Bottom Line: 40 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 3.72 second(s)
Validation Link :: http://testmy.net/cgi-bin/auth_check.cgi?ta=&top=&align=&num=2033736&Kbps=2249&gen=gen&a=13.7142857142857&b=1.14285714285714&c=1145.14285714286

big difference from morning to night..lol
Thanks again

and this is what I get most of the time....

::: Download Stats :::
Connection is: 3301 Kbps about 3.3 Mbps (tested with 579 KB)
Download Speed is: 403 kB/sec
Auth Code: 2049516 (validate at http://www.testmy.net)
Bottom Line: 59 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 2.54 second(s)
Validation Link :: http://testmy.net/cgi-bin/auth_check.cgi?ta=&top=&align=&num=2049516&Kbps=3301&gen=gen&a=7.42857142857143&b=1.71428571428571&c=1145.14285714286

Is this pretty good? I have no tweaks...just Win XP, 256 RAM...2.4 GHz Pent 4....