connect your modem directly to your computer with a ethernet cord and check both download and upload, powercycle your modem..im using...motorola SB5100

P.S. im also using opt online, ima check my speeds in a seconds

Your connection is: 854 Kbps      (about 0.9 Mbps)
You uploaded at: 104 kB/s
Your TRuSPEED: ^info^ 914 Kbps :: 111 kB/s (7% overhead factored)
Bottom Line: You are running: 15 times faster than 56K and can upload 1 megabyte in 9.85 second(s) 
Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 62.98 % faster than the average for host (optonline.net) 


also below avarage today, i usually get 930-950kB/s

 Your connection is:      933  Kbps      (about 0.9 Mbps)
You uploaded at:    114 kB/s
Your TRuSPEED: ^info^    998 Kbps :: 122 kB/s (7% overhead factored)
Bottom Line:    You are running: 17 times faster than 56K and can upload 1 megabyte in 8.98 second(s)
Diagnosis:    Awesome! 20% + : 78.05 % faster than the average for host (optonline.net)

there we go, back to normal lol

my download sucks today, cant even get 8000Kbps

I tried Cablenut.
::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 7433 Kbps about 7.4 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB)
Download Speed is:: 907 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server2)
Test Time:: Fri Aug 26 2005 14:17:23 GMT-0400 (Eastern Standard Time)
Bottom Line:: 133X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.13 sec
Diagnosis: Looks Great : 20 % faster than the average for host (optonline.net)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-FLNK15HA2
Download Speed is good
::::::::::.. Upload Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 130 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 97 kB)
Upload Speed is:: 16 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server1)
Test Time:: Fri Aug 26 2005 14:18:09 GMT-0400 (Eastern Standard Time)
Bottom Line:: 2X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 64 sec
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 24.86 % of your hosts average (optonline.net)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-GL5CVPZ7E
Upload speed got wrost.
Using VanBurens Cablenut Settings Version 7.Picked  "WinXP_2K_CABLE_DSL\\WinXP_2K_CABLE_DSL\MSS1460\Cable & DSL 512 128.ccs"

I tried OOl 1000 1000 and my results are
::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 8064 Kbps about 8.1 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB)
Download Speed is:: 984 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server2)
Test Time:: Fri Aug 26 2005 20:00:29 GMT-0400 (Eastern Standard Time)
Bottom Line:: 144X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.04 sec
Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 30.25 % faster than the average for host (optonline.net)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-DLQ4YP7I9 

::::::::::.. Upload Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 143 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 97 kB)
Upload Speed is:: 17 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server1)
Test Time:: Fri Aug 26 2005 20:00:54 GMT-0400 (Eastern Standard Time)
Bottom Line:: 3X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 60.24 sec
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 27.45 % of your hosts average (optonline.net)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-G0ISD1UHK
It like there a caps on my upload speed

Edit:I tried it with a higher packet and i got the same results.
::::::::::.. Upload Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 140 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 579 kB)
Upload Speed is:: 17 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server2)
Test Time:: Fri Aug 26 2005 20:13:47 GMT-0400 (Eastern Standard Time)
Bottom Line:: 2X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 60.24 sec
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 26.87 % of your hosts average (optonline.net)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-30YOCQUML.

did you upload alot of stuff lately? maybe they capped you