ADSL speeds
Though your broadband connection may state 8mb, 10mb, etc.. your will find your upload data speed is only a fraction of this. This is normal, and is how ADSL is actually designed.
Most home users find their upload speed to be around 300kb. Most of the time your computer will only need to send small amounts of data out, like a request for a web page, and the internet responds with a large amount of data coming back to your computer.
ADSL 2.0 speeds
ADSL is a new version of ADSL which will allow higher upload and downloads speeds. This is starting to be available now, but most people are still using the standard ADSL.
Home servers
Higher upload speeds is really only necessary for internet servers which sends data to lots of users. If your planning to setup a server from home, first you will need to check with your internet provider, as most internet providers dont like you doing this.
But there are now some new internet providers using the ADSL 2.0 service which are happy for you to have servers running on the connection from home.
Upload problems
If you download speed is looking ok, but having problems with your upload speed, then effect is often caused by viruses actively running on your computer. Once a viruses is up and running on a computer, it will often spend its time secretly sending out messages to the internet. It can be sending so many messages that your will notice your computer running quite slow.
So first, check for viruses. Make sure you have a good reputable anti-virus software running on your machine (we recommend AVG).
If, after this you are still experiencing problems with your upload speed then you will need talk with your ISP (internet service provider). Ask them, what is upload speed should you be getting, and complain if this is not the speed your experiencing!
