why does my friends dsl go faster than mine?

Could be a couple things. He could have a better plan.

But. With DSL, you have to be within a certain distance from the switching center (phone company office). The closer you are, the better the speed, and it all depends on the quality of the cable going from there to your house. So, he could be living closer to the switching center then you.

Is his house newer or older then yours? If you live in a older neighborhood then him, the quality of the phone cable may not be as high as his. With DSL, There are two major factors. Closeness to the switching center and quality of the connection.

AT&T DSL has four speeds, each costing more then the other. Check with your friend to see if he's paying the same as you. If he is, then it's the phone line/distance/reception problem. Have the phone company check your line to see if it's up to grade. I'm getting 645.3kb/s speed on the DSL Lite, the slowest of the four. Paying $20 a month.

you must go to your internet provider and say that your internet connection is running slower but if you can you can upgrade to 512kpbs,718kbps or the fastest 1 mbps and 1.5 mbps.