If you're on maxdsl the following table will be relevant to you.
Whatever speed you are synced at will determine what IP profile you will be on.. so for example if you're synced at 3904 Kbps then your IP profile will be 3000 which would mean your download speed would be about 370KB/sec.
You cannot increase your sync rate as this is how fast your line can handle, however sometimes rebooting your router can increase the sync ever so slightly.
You can also find out your IP profile and do a speedtest via here but you will need your ADSL login.
What is an IP profile? well it's basically a speed set at the exchange according to your sync. If you live closer to the exchange then obviously you're going to get better speeds (have a higher IP profile).
| Sync speed (from and to) |
IP profile |
Max Throughput speed |
| 288 kbps |
544 kbps |
250 |
Up to 0.25 Mbps |
| 576 kbps |
1120 kbps |
500 |
Up to 0.5 Mbps |
| 1152 kbps |
1696 kbps |
1000 |
Up to 1 Mbps |
| 1728 kbps |
2240 kbps |
1500 |
Up to 1.5 Mbps |
| 2272 kbps |
2816 kbps |
2000 |
Up to 2 Mbps |
| 2848 kbps |
3392 kbps |
2500 |
Up to 2.5 Mbps |
| 3424 kbps |
3968 kbps |
3000 |
Up to 3 Mbps |
| 4000 kbps |
4512 kbps |
3500 |
Up to 3.5 Mbps |
| 4544 kbps |
5088 kbps |
4000 |
Up to 4 Mbps |
| 5120 kbps |
5664 kbps |
4500 |
Up to 4.5 Mbps |
| 5696 kbps |
6208 kbps |
5000 |
Up to 5 Mbps |
| 6240 kbps |
6784 kbps |
5500 |
Up to 5.5 Mbps |
| 6816 kbps |
7360 kbps |
6000 |
Up to 6 Mbps |
| 7392 kbps |
7936 kbps |
6500 |
Up to 6.5 Mbps |
| 7968 kbps |
8096 kbps |
7000 |
Up to 7 Mbps |
| 8128 kbps |
|
7150 |
Up to 7.15 Mbps |
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