Internet speed is SLOW

Hi

I am with talktalk broadband and supposed to be getting 8mb connection speedtests show me i am getting 0.5mb I've phoned them up consistantly and apparently problem is from my end? was wondering if there I could get any help.

Thank You

that's the max you will get if everything is perfect.

have you got any extention leads between the phone socket and your PC?

is it always slow?

Likewise for me i kno for a fact my computer aint as fast on the internet as before. i have comcast high speed motorala modem wiht a trendnet broadband router TW100-s4w1ca.