This is what is happening to my 3000/512 connection which was perfect until a couple of months ago.

I have 2 friends in the same area who have the same problem.

::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 1445 Kbps about 1.4 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)
Download Speed is:: 176 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net (server1)
Test Time:: Sun Feb 12 2006 02:19:45 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
Bottom Line:: 26X faster than 56K 1MB download in 5.82 sec
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 88.22 % of your hosts average (tds.net)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-G5QBR8AIL


::::::::::.. Upload Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 387 Kbps about 0.4 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB)
Upload Speed is:: 47 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net (server1)
Test Time:: Sun Feb 12 2006 02:21:56 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
Bottom Line:: 7X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 21.79 sec
Diagnosis: Looks Great : 16.57 % faster than the average for host (tds.net)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-VWN0FH98Y