Which router is best to use?

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I have Nod32 and Ad-Aware installed. I don't think its a firewall because earlier on today I was playing online with a low ping. I dont have a laptop to try the ping test im afraid :(.
 
My dad has his laptop connected and my sister has her computer connected. No one is downloading. I had a feeling my connection speed was low, how do I speed it up? I can take screenshots of other information if you think its relevant.
 
There are a couple of things you could try.Do you have any phone extensions?

For testing i would use the main phone socket in the house and disconnect everything from it (sky,phone extensions etc) Then connect your router via a new filter (have had a few go wrong on me) and reboot it.

This eliminates possible causes of interference on your line.

As stated you should have a higher sync speed than 2976.I have a longer line at 44.5 db and sync at 7800kbps.
 
What AV etc do you have on the other two systems? It could be them causing the issue. Any P2P software running for example?
 
I dont think I am connected to the master socket. Theres a phone socket in my bedroom which is behind a cabinet so its hard to get to. Theres a longer cable to go to where my computer is at and then theres another filter. I have the phone plugged in and then the cable into the router.

All the other phone sockets have filters on, Sky TV works fine and doesnt affect the internet. I have done the line tests and they say our phone line supports 2 mb. But our post code supports 4 mb. We are with AOL and are paying £15 a month my dad says. Having just looked at the AOL website I can see that we are on the Platinum 2 package where we get 8mb broadband and unlimited landline calls. If I only get 2 mb is something badly wrong?

My sisters computer is messy, and my dads computer has Nod 32 also. But they dont bother scanning and updating things as much as I do.
 
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Could you try this test and copy/paste the results.(delete ip info and phone number before posting on here)

Test can take a while.

http://www.speedtester.bt.com/

You should be getting more than 2meg but your setup isn't ideal for broadband.With phone extensions there is a good chance you're feeding in interference which will reduce performance.

lol 4th edit.Some things i found useful when i had bb issues http://www.broadband.co.uk/help/speed-up-your-broadband/ Points 3 & 4
 
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I did the test and everything seems normal compared to my line speed. AOL confirmed every thing is working ok. I have tested other games and my ping is seriously low, in the 20s. Left 4 Dead however gives me pings of 500+ sometimes. I guess its firewall causing it?
 
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