My ISP provides cable broadband up to 4Mb.
However, I only have a very low spec computer - Pentium II, 350MHz with only 196MB RAM and 512 cache memory.
I have recently done some free tests from sites on the internet and recorded my download speeds at only 1375 Kb/s and upload at around 270 Kb/s but bandwidth speed of around 3.12Mbps.

I was advised that maybe as I connected via USB an upgrade to USB 2.0 may clear blockages as although I have a low spec pc, 4Mb broadband shouldn't use too many resources. I duly bought & installed a USB 2.0 pci card and watched my download speeds plummet to 528kb/s and upload to 91kb/s when my broadband was connected to it.

My questions are....should I just accept that am I wasting money on this broadband speed with my current set up or can something else be done .....and if I downgraded to their cheaper 2Mb package would I notice it slowing or suffer no difference in performance at all?

Many thanks.