Thanks mate. I tried this and never got as high as 2Mbps. Mostly hovered between 1-1.5meg.
Same as the speed tests (apart from Avonline's)
I fully get your cynicism. The thing is, in the fine print in my contract, they 'guarantee' an average of 6meg download.
The problem I have, of course, is that despite all my tests being much lower than 6meg their test shows 18meg.