does having better speeds on NETWORK cards mean the internet connection will be faster.
for example a card with speeds such as this -Full duplex speeds 20 Mbps, 200 Mbps, 2000 Mbps- will it PROVIDE quicker internet connection and download speeds that a card with speeds such as this- 10/100/1000.

thanks for your help.
No. Almost all network cards are faster than any common internet connection, therefore a faster card will not help that. A faster card will peform faster on the internal network (LAN).Network Cards are typically AVAILABLE in 10/100/1000 Mbit/s(Mbit/s). This means they can support a transfer rate of 10 or 100 or 1000 Megabits per second. If the card maximum speed is faster than your internet connection speed, you are OK, the card will be able to keep up.

My CABLE company here in Gt Britain has just started rolling out a 20 Mbit/sec cable service, £37 ($74 US) per month, and they have had to advise a large number of customers to discard their OLDER 10 Mbit/sec network cards, which many of them have had on lower speeds for 7 years or more.



okay thanks a lot guys.