i live in the vallys of wales. a couple of months ago i signed up for sky broard band promising me up to 8 mbs of internet speed. every test i do on the internet tells me i should get atleast 4 mb/s but im still around the 150 kbps mark. is there anything i can do to get fastr speeds.

I suggest you go to a recognized speed tester:

Speedtest.net - The Global Broadband Speed Test

Keep a log of your upload & download speeds for a week or so & then have a real blast at your ISP provider. You must have real facts before you can complain.

Sadly you, like myself & many others, who live in the sticks will at this time never achieve anything like 8mb.

i just did the test i got 1400kbps download speeds and 300kbps upload speeds and it says my isp is easy net. my local college gets 6mb/s thats wha i dont understand

Well better than 150kbs! and certainly better than dial-up (48kbs)

Your local college will almost certainly have a dedicated "pipe" to the local exchange which has to take care of ALL the students & staff.

As I said, keep a daily log, & then complain. It may work...................

In the US-- we have
DSL · Cable · VOIP · Security · Satellite · Fiber · News · Tips · Reviews · Community · Tools - dslreports.com
europe has
ISPreview UK - Independent Internet Service Provider Information Source

services like this can help you have a "louder voice" --with independant tests to verify issues.

As long as your living in wales you will never get as much as your ISP tells you, it also depends on the time of the day that you are downloading, for example your speeds will be slower at 8PM because that is a popular time to use the internet, but if you were on at 5AM you would have much quicker download speeds.