Internet speeds. Help please

So my roomate and I have comcast internet. We have the upgraded "Blast" internet with speeds up to 30 mbs. Our download speed is close to 25 mbs which is good but our upload speed is about 3 mbs. Is that normal? When we play xbox live it tends to be slow and laggy. Is this because of our slow upload speed?

 

My download speed is about 10mbps and upload is like 1.5mbps. I believe they are all that way.

 

Did you set up Port Forwarding on your router?

 

i have no clue what that is. We have the ethernet cord hooked up to the rear of our router/modem and hooked into the the xbox.

 

What type of Router do you have?

Try reading this. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908874

 

The router was provided by comcast. I do have a linksys router but the modem/router they provided has wifi.

 

Okay, it should still have a model # and manufacturer. You can google it and find the default username/password. ISP's often don't change it. Or you can call Comcast and they can give you the login info. If you are super nice and lucky they might do it for you remotely.

 

Do you know what the upload speed is supposed to be? 3 Mbps might be the limit of your plan:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comcast#Speed

Upload speeds on residential accounts are usually much lower than the download speeds. It's probably not that essential to playing live.

Here's an explanation of port forwarding:
http://www.thehaloforum.com/xbox-console/244398-how-port-forward-your-xbox-360-a.html

 

Your speeds are about the same as mine. It's normal.