Modem, slow internet. what to do?

[mortonman1]

i have an old modem and i use it for my xbox an laptop and i was wondering why i only get 11mbps on the laptop. i plug in an ethernet cable to the back of the modem for the xbox. i have at&t and the internet isnt supposed to be that fast, though i was wondering if i can make it faster. should i get a modem that goes to 54mbps or would it not make a difference. this is the modem i was thinking about getting: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124012

 

[Quentin_T]

Your 11Mbit connection to the laptop is probably 3 times the speed of your internet. Nothing you do on your end will speed up your internet connection.

 

[hstylez]

The bottle neck would be your internet connection itself(the service that is). Get a higher speed. A good broadband connection is so cheap these days.

 

[teamhex]

i have an old modem and i use it for my xbox an laptop and i was wondering why i only get 11mbps on the laptop. i plug in an ethernet cable to the back of the modem for the xbox. i have at&t and the internet isnt supposed to be that fast, though i was wondering if i can make it faster. should i get a modem that goes to 54mbps or would it not make a difference. this is the modem i was thinking about getting: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124012

Transfer files from one device to another instead of just on the net. You should get alot faster speeds. Mines around 9 megs a second between devices when I share out folders n such.