That's the difference between cable and DSL...
Cables have WAAAY faster download speeds than DSl's that can go up to 1MB ps depending on the subscriper and how much the user is paying.....However the average cable modem's upload speed is about 30-50kbps...which isn't bad..but not great..When DSl's since they are a "direct subscibers line" get the same upload as they do download in alot of cases, because the ISP has torn away this given amount of their total bandwidth for you to use no matter what the task