My explanation for this is that you must be really close to the server center (or whatever it is called): in such cases, for ADSL and Cable it possible to witness speeds above (a little above) the one you are paying for.

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iMac G4 OSX 10.3.9
RAM 256MB
LW 4.10.5 Basic
ADSL anything from 3 to 8Mbps/around 1024kbps

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