[Bane]

Cable upload speeds are usually advertised to be around 128Kb/s. I have a cable connection and get similar numbers to Maj. Stoner. The highest mine ever tested at (for download) was 2.5MB/s. It's normally between 1.4 and 1.6 MB/s.

My upload speed is normally around 150Kb/s... but I get no where near that number when actually uploading something. I average about 15Kb/s upload.

Cable's not really a good enough connection to host a game. Normally anyone with a cable connection shares one main line with their neighborhood or apartment complex. If a lot of people sharing that main line jump on the net to play games or download who-knows-what it saps your bandwidth - resulting in higher pings.