My DSl is slowing down why?

over the past 2 weeks I have noticed the computer running slower and slower on the net. I powered it down including the modem and rebooted it.
I pay for the 1.2-1.7 Mbps plan
I tried 2 different tester my speed sites and got the same results
Upload .5 Mbps
download .36 Mbps
What is the deal with that I'm almost 1/4 the speed of what I pay for? I tested it at night and I know it's slower but even during the day in the the middle of the week it seems like my connection is running with the parking brake stuck on. Any easy fix?

OK.
With the router disconnected from the modem and with the PC connected directly to it, are you able to visit the modem's web interface at http://192.168.1.1/ or another address, if you changed the modem's IP or do you currently have your modem set up as a bridge so the router can take care of the connection entirely? A good way to tell if your modem is bridged or not is to check the Internet light. If that light is out yet your Internet works it's bridged.
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              NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
    System Software:
              OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 1 day 4:11:20
    Disk Information:
              TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                        Iceberg HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (252.87 GB free)
                        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
              MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-868 
    USB Information:
              Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
              Mitsumi Electric Hub in Apple Extended USB Keyboard
                        Mitsumi Electric Apple Extended USB Keyboard
              hp psc 1310 series 
              Apple Computer, Inc. Apple Cinema Display
              Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
              Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
              Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
              Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
                        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    FireWire Information:
    Thunderbolt Information:
    Startup Items:
              CiscoVPN: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/CiscoVPN
              AdobeVersionCue: Path: /Library/StartupItems/AdobeVersionCue
              KeyAccess: Path: /Library/StartupItems/KeyAccess
    Launch Daemons:
              [System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.adobe.versioncueCS3.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [invalid] com.bjango.istatlocaldaemon.plist
              [System] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.sassafras.KeyAccess.plist 3rd-Party support link
    Launch Agents:
              [System] com.bjango.istatlocal.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist 3rd-Party support link
    User Launch Agents:
              [not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
              [not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
              [not loaded] com.akamai.single-user-client.plist 3rd-Party support link
    User Login Items:
              Microsoft Database Daemon
              Google Drive
              Dropbox
              KeyAccess
              Director Docker
              HP Product Research
              HP Scheduler
    Internet Plug-ins:
              Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.1 3rd-Party support link
              Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
              Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.2.4 3rd-Party support link
              OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 3rd-Party support link
              RhapsodyPlayerEngine: Version: 1.0.2 3rd-Party support link
              AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.03 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
              QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
              AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.03 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              CANONiMAGEGATEWAYDL: Version: 3.1.0.2 3rd-Party support link
              GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.0.4.0 Release - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.5.7r609 3rd-Party support link
    Audio Plug-ins:
              BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
              AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
              AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
              iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
    iTunes Plug-ins:
              Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
    User Internet Plug-ins:
              Picasa: Version: 1.0 3rd-Party support link
              RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) 3rd-Party support link
    3rd Party Preference Panes:
              Adobe Version Cue CS3  3rd-Party support link
              Akamai NetSession Preferences  3rd-Party support link
              RCDefaultApp
              Flash Player  3rd-Party support link
              Flip4Mac WMV  3rd-Party support link
              iStat Menus  3rd-Party support link
              KeyAccess  3rd-Party support link
    Old Applications:
              Epson Printer Utility 4:          Version: 9.19 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        /Library/Printers/EPSON/InkjetPrinter2/Utility/UT4/Epson Printer Utility 4.app
              Microsoft AutoUpdate:          Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                        /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
              /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
                        Microsoft Error Reporting:          Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Ship Asserts:          Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
              SLLauncher:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
              Garmin Map Update:          Version: 4.5.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        /Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Garmin/Garmin Map Update/tmp/Garmin Map Update.app
    Time Machine:
              Mobile backups: ON
              Auto backup: YES
              Volumes being backed up:
                        Iceberg HD: Disk size: 464.96 GB Disk used: 229.45 GB
              Destinations:
                        Bruce TC [Network] (Last used)
                        Total size: 463.76 GB
                        Total number of backups: 53
                        Oldest backup: 2013-10-14 00:53:22 +0000
                        Last backup: 2014-03-29 21:23:57 +0000
                        Size of backup disk: Too small
                                  Backup size 463.76 GB < (Disk used 229.45 GB X 3)
              Time Machine details may not be accurate.
              All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
    Top Processes by CPU:
                   4%          WindowServer
                   1%          EtreCheck
                   1%          iStatLocalDaemon
                   0%          Google Drive
                   0%          PluginProcess
    Top Processes by Memory:
              188 MB          Safari
              155 MB          com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
              48 MB          WindowServer
              33 MB          EtreCheck
              20 MB          Finder
    Virtual Memory Information:
              39 MB          Free RAM
              873 MB          Active RAM
              844 MB          Inactive RAM
              628 MB          Wired RAM
              3.93 GB          Page-ins
              347 MB          Page-outs

    Bruce L. wrote:
    Startup Items:
              CiscoVPN: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/CiscoVPN
              AdobeVersionCue: Path: /Library/StartupItems/AdobeVersionCue
              KeyAccess: Path: /Library/StartupItems/KeyAccess
    Anything in Startup Items could be a problem. Apple declared Startup Items to be obsolete in 2006 so this is software that hasn't been updated since before then or they are following the doing the don't-update-until-it-breaks plan.
    I suggest uninstalling these problems to see if that fixes things. Always use the vendor-provided uninstaller or uninstallation instructions. Never try to do it manually. That could only make things worse. You may need to download a new installer that may come with an uninstaller. Unfortunately, installers, and especially uninstallers, are a weak point of OS X compared to Windows.
    Launch Daemons:
              [System] com.adobe.versioncueCS3.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [invalid] com.bjango.istatlocaldaemon.plist
              [System] com.sassafras.KeyAccess.plist 3rd-Party support link
    Remove these too. iStat seems to have an invalid plist file. KeyAccess has a support link that may eventually lead you to an uninstaller.
    Launch Agents:
              [System] com.bjango.istatlocal.plist 3rd-Party support link
    Notice a trend? This is why I say to use vendor-provided uninstallers.
    User Login Items:
              Microsoft Database Daemon
              Google Drive
              Dropbox
              KeyAccess
              Director Docker
              HP Product Research
              HP Scheduler
    Some of the same software is here. At least with Login Items, you can remove items very easily and put them back later if they prove innocent.

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