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IS my DSL Speed good enough?

Hi, I am with Telmex in Mexico, and my package is supposed to allow up to 20Mbps speeds. Here's a speed test I did moments ago: http://www.speedtest.net/result/5702951726.png

Here's the DSL Status from my modem:
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And here's what Telmex says about my package.
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Am I doing all right? Should I call and ask them to make the service better? Thanks.
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Interesting, I always thought DSL was not shared, but did some more reading and see your point. Thanks.

Can you explain the discrepancy between what my modem shows as my current downstream rate(9599 Kbps) and the speed test that says 8.10 Mbps(or 8100 Kbps)?
It is most likely the precise point of measurement and you need to do several to make a valid comparison.
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my package is supposed to allow up to 20Mbps speeds

John is correct.  20 Mbps is a theoretical maximum and no real DSL line is going to deliver that.  But 9.6 Mbps is good for DSL.

If you're really paying $US 500 a month for that line, you might look into satellite internet instead if you don't require a lot of upstream bandwidth.
Thanks, everybody, great info. It's Mexican $550, so about $29 US dollars a month at this time. The peso is really taking a beating.

I'll close the question, handing points around, and I'll start running the speed test several times a day to see how it fares.

I appreciate all of you sharing your knowledge, thanks!
I hope the point sharing is good for everyone. Thanks again!
Thanks and I was happy to help.