Whats a good internet speed?

[Pemalite]

miz1q2w3e said:

Pemalite said:
I'm on: 8Mbps down, 2.5Mbps up. (Annex M, ADSL 2+.)

I can switch it to 15Mbps down, 1Mbps Up, anytime I need faster downloads.

Or, if I am gaming with the Americans, throw it into Low-latency mode where it removes interlacing on the line where I achieve 5Mbps down, 1Mbps up, shaving off 30-50ms can make a big difference with overseas players and servers. :)

All in all I pay $140 a month with 1.2 Terabytes of data.

Still can't want for 100Mbps fiber to be rolled out in the next year or so where I am and finally be able to ditch the crap copper.

Is that like an ISP thing? Or can I, for example, do that too?

Technically, anyone can do it.
My ISP does provide me with tools to do it though.

Try playing with your DSL modulation and see which one drops the latency the most or at all. - Some providers might leave interlacing on the line regardless of speed, some it will only kick in at higher speeds.
Alternatively you could just ring your provider and ask them about it.