My upload has always been kinda . . . crappy. Any ideas/input?

[MasterZymo]

Ok, i got Comcast in TUCSON AZ (i think this affects it) of 6000/384. I dug the trench to put it in myself, so i am on my own line. It is a new cable (like 3 months old), so its not the cable quality. Also the signal in my house is 13.8 dB (is dB the right unit?)

Oh and more reason that it is something in the tucson area, is that 4 other friends who have the same comcast package (they live a good distance away from me too, one person is like 10 miles away) ALL get like the same upload. Mine is actually slightly better, and so is my dl speed. I have tested many differtent time, many different days, on many servers, even on speakesay servers and they are all nearly identical.

I would like all the information why this is, if there is anything i can do about it, or if there is a way to get comcast to upgrade (sonds ridiculous but i am asking anyway). i dont think verizon is in tucson, but i know quest and cox are. and and tucson is a city of close to 800,000 population. Almost everyone i know in tucson has somesort of broadband, and maybe that affects it.

Sorry for my long rant, all the information you guys can give me, or any suggestions or anything, tell me. thanks

:::.. Download Stats ..:::

Connection is:: 6446 Kbps about 6.4 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB)

Download Speed is:: 787 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2)

Test Time:: Fri Dec 09 2005 19:39:46 GMT-0700 (US Mountain Standard Time)

Bottom Line:: 115X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.3 sec

Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 113.02 % faster than the average for host (32.229)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-RIW4NMFAK

:::.. Upload Stats ..:::

Connection is:: 244 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 97 kB)

Upload Speed is:: 30 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server1)

Test Time:: Fri Dec 09 2005 19:51:59 GMT-0700 (US Mountain Standard Time)

Bottom Line:: 4X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 34.13 sec

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 35.36 % of your hosts average (32.229)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-AXR76N4HI