mcdhu,
If the extra info you provided is to be taken at face value, and the other speed tests are correct, then
DownStream Connection Speed - the connection speed of the ADSL connection from the phone company to your Router
indicates that the connection from AOL to the rest of the internet is threfore a massive bottleneck, throttling the connection upstream by 1/2 - 2/3!!! This would, presumably be the same for ALL AOL users - which isn't supported by Jim's experience.
jim, mcdhu's problem doesn't seem to be related to exchange distance, as the reported download speed from the ISP to the router is so high.
Which is why I repeat "You need to be certain about what these statistics are measuring, when they are measuring it, and over what time period".
SD