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Originally posted by EdT82SC
I've had a cable modem for eight years now, and I have been tempted to go to DSL at times. My cable company, Cox, limits bandwidth bandwidth to 2.5 mbps, but every time I have measured I have gotten less then half of that. Upload is in the neighborhood of 100 kbps.
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Sounds to me that you are on their lowest tier of service. They don't even openly advertise the 2.5mbit plan, but if you inquire about it, they'll offer it to you. It's generally their cheapest plan at around $25 per month.
They also offer a 4mbit and a 5mbit plan. The 4mbit plan limits your upload speeds to 512kb, and the 5mbit plan limits it to 768kb's.
Looking at my d/l speeds from the speed tests, I see every bit of 4mbit to even above 5mbit at times. CNET's site has heavy traffic, which is likely why I only got 4mbit from them.
I also just thought about this. If your cable modem is old, it might not be capable of faster speeds. When I ordered my internet service, I told Cox I'd supply my own modem. They told me to make sure it was 5mbit capable.... Dunno if that was just smoke and mirrors to make me buy their modem or what, but it might be something to keep in mind.