Any modem that the DSL company offers is going to be overpriced and offer underwhelming speeds - certainly nothing like the speeds they tout in their commercials. An easy (and cheap) way to boost speeds is to take matters into your own hands and buy DSL modems yourself, cutting the middle man out of the equation. Shopping online for DSL modems gets you the best deals on the fastest modems. Buying a third party modem through another vendor, instead of the DSL company, saves money, and customers note vastly increased speeds as soon as they get their new modems up and running.