Faster dsl line seems slower than slower cable line?

recently i switched from Comcasts 1.5mbps internet to ATTs 6mpbs DSL, when i run the speed test it shows as though im getting close to the 6mbps but when i load web pages ect, it seems much slower than my comcast 1.5mbps line (which ran on speed tests as 1.5mbps)... whats the deal-e-o?|||Most likely your computer. I do DSL tech support for another prominent ISP...and I hear it ALL the time where people are complaining of web pages running slow, but run a speed test and it comes back 100% of the speed given.





It's most likely that with your faster connection you've not only been able to download the stuff you WANT on your computer (music, movies, naked women :D) a whole lot faster, but the bad stuff you DON'T want (viruses, malware, grandpa pr0n D:) on your computer is able to get on much faster as well. I would suggest cleaning up your computer and you will enjoy your extra bandwidth much more!





Try malwarebyte's anti-malware. It's free and it rocks. Run a quick scan on your system and you'll be surprised all the crud on your machine. It finds and removes things most Anti-Virus software won't find.





Also make the switch to Firefox if you're an Internet Explorer user.





Download links in the sources below.|||judging from your description of the issue, it sounds like the DSL is slower than the cable modem. Since it was instantly after you switched to DSL then i would say it is not your computer.





Not sure how much i trust the speed test sites these days, plus it seems as though there may be some trickery happening by the ISP's. For example i often times will be experiencing slow connection speeds but when i go to start a speed test, my connection mysteriously speeds up! I have no facts to back this up but have considered that the ISP (comcast) may throttle my connection except when accessing the popular speed test sites. Could just be coincidence or my paranoia though.





Another thing to think about ae your DNS servers. Some dns servers are slower than others, try putting in the Comcast DNS servers and see if that makes a difference. Also do a traceroute to a site you are having issues with and see how many hops it is taking to get there. There could be a lot more between you and the sites you visit than there used to be with cable.





One more thing. did u install software from ATT? if so is there any antivirus or anti malware apps that may be "checking" data as it flows in thus slowing down that data flow?