Another Boring Speed Problem ;o)

[#1]

I eventually bought a new Netgear modem after endless problems with my DLink one. What a difference - never loses sync now. It syncs at a solid 3776 and I have a broadband download speed of 3000 in my Force9 Connection Settings. So far so good.
My download speed is a pretty solid 2365 any time of the day or night. This is the same as when my Force9 download speed was set to 2500. It's not an exchange contention issue because it never varies unless I hit a particularly slow site. Any ideas? Is there something strange going on with the PlusNet speed control system?

[#2]

Replying to my own question.
So after waiting for more than a week my download speed has jumped up to the 3Mb which has been listed on the PluNet site since I first mentioned it.
Better late than never of course  but why the long delay for an automatic thingy to kick in?

[#3]

May I also please ask a ‘speed issue’ question?
As I’ve said previously, I’ve recently upgraded my equipment from an old pc with an internal modem to a Vista pc with a Netgear router/modem. The router/modem gives the download speed as 3400 but the Namesco broadband speed check gives 2362 almost every time; any ideas? 
Many thanks
Rob

[#4]

That's pretty normal.

[#5]

Hi randpwar,
Your router is reporting the synchronisation speed, on other words the speed of the signal at which it is connected to the exchange.  Your throughput will *always* be lower than this.
The levels that you are reporting sound perfectly normal.
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[#6]

Thank you James, your advice is appreciated