How do I improve my broadband speed?

I've noticed recently that my Broadband plan provides me with a DL speed of at least 7mb/s but I can only get out a max of 2.5mb/s on my speed tests. Is there a trick to get the most out of your Internet and download at the max?

Please help.

http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Network_and_Internet/Internet_Client_Suites/Bonzi_Buddy_Download.html

this oughta turn up the juice

>>1
You need to find out where the bottleneck is. It might be your PC, your ISP sucking, your modem or not at your side at all.
I suggest connecting a laptop or something and then checking your speed again. Just make sure you're actually downloading from a good server, try to leech something off your ISP's server.

I once had an oldass modem that could only get around 4.5mbit/sec. In Linux I'd somehow get 5mbit, but the real problem was the modem. ISP replaced it and everything was ok. I was glad I could trash the piece of shit and AIDS that is Linux again and enjoy superior OS' from Microsoft.
j/k you fucking nerds.

OP here.
Right now I'm using a Dynalink RTA770 ADSL router and using both a PC and a Mac at the same time.

I've downloaded from all kinds of places and yet they never go past 250kb/s, for good torrents its the same.

try speedtest.net I was never able to get anywhere near my advertised speed on tests until I went there. They have a lot more  servers available for testing than most sites

post your concerns at dslreports.com