Ok i have DSL that is rated to be about 512Kbps but seems much slower than what it normaly is(the average is like 300 something Kbps, and thats on IE's download popup)

I went to Speedtest.net and here's the results along with my Windows version and hardware info.
http://www.speedtest.net/result/374103313.png

Windows 2000

Dell OptiPlex GX150
Maxtor 20GB IDE HD
384MB DDR1 SDRAM PC133
8MB ATI Rage XL w/ 3D-Accel

I've already tried some internet optimizers(Acentive and a COUPLE others) but they require me to pay to optimize it, is there a free one(not the one that say "Free" but only mean free scan) And what confuses me is that Speed Test's download/upload speed is faster than what IE shows on the download popup.

Thanks in advance
,NickI'm not sure, if I understand your problem.
The speed test shows 4Mb/s, so what's the complain?
What's your ISP ADVERTISED speed?it says 512kbps. but i THINK its that the physicall LOCATION of the server will decrease the speed if its over long distances. Do you think that could be the case?I think, you're simply confused....

Your BROWSER reports speeds in KB/s (1 KB/s = 8.192 kbps), so if you see 500KB in your browser your speed is 4096kbps or 4.096Mbps.

The speed tests report speeds in kbps, so if you see 5000kbps, that's equivalent to 610.5KB/s in your browser.

http://www.dslreports.com/faq/1061Thanks Broni
that helped answer alot of questions
 You're welcome