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Can 16Mbps internet speed work on this line ?

User generated imagehere's my line settings , how much speed will i attain from the 16Mbps ?
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Assuming you've already got DSL on the line, go to http://www.speedtest.net/ and run the speed test on the line at its current speed.

Divide the actual throughput speed by the ISP's quoted current speed.  This is the fraction of the ISP's quoted current speed that you're actually getting out of the line.

Multiply 16 Mbps by the fraction computed above.  This is the best possible throughput that can ever be had from that line at 16 Mbps.

Now derate that speed by another 20 to 25 percent.  This is because the faster DSL goes, the better copper is required, the less reliable it is, and so anything above 3 Mbps is a crap-shoot.  This last number is about what can be expected.
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that's not what exactly i'm asking for, i want to know if my line will be able to handle the speed in first place
i know i won't be getting the whole speed, but can my line handle more speed than i currently have (2Mbps) ? and if so how much ?
for example, in this guy's router it gives him what the maximum speed his line can handle (attainable rate), my router doesn't give me this infoUser generated image
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