hmmm... interesting results when I use the three speed-checkers recommended.

http://www.zdnet.co.uk/misc/band-test/
Resulted in 850.5 Kbps

http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/
Resulted in 1.8 Mbps

http://www.dslreports.com/
Resulted in 2909 Kbps

Whay such a discrepancy? Distance between the testing server and me?