FAST Cable Internet -- SLOW page loading, both Safari & Firefox

We switched from slow DSL (speed was about 2.5) to a fast Comcast cable service. Speed is now like 20 download with very low ping.
Using Safari 4.1.1 and Firefox 3.5.11 --- I keep having pages load very slow, even when daily frequenting the same pages, and especially when visiting a couple forums, same forums I frequent almost daily.... Both browsers will take 40-50 seconds to load those boards...
So, since both my browsers are acting the same, it might be something to adjust in both, or the issue is in one of my System Prefs. settings, and I'd like to find out which one and what can I check and change....
Thanks!

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