Thanks for your info.
This machine (Win 7) has no AV or pop up blockers other than the Windows own stuff from WIN Update.
It is very odd that I used to be able to get speedtest sites to show my speeds properly and not now. I also agree its strange that I can get good throughput from dl's too which does lead me to believe it could be something ultimately on this machine.
I'm gonna hook up a Win XP machine shortly and do the same speedtests and see how that might go. Will post back if things look up
Cheers
Java normally gets updated whenever I see the message 'Java update available' on screen.
At this moment in time I am using the Superhub as a modem and from there directly to my pc. With or without my gaming router attached so far has made zero difference.