topic Re: Getting Slow Internet speed in Broadband

Getting Slow Internet speed

Walid — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 21:24:41 GMT

Hi,

Pass few days I've noticed a big drop in my internet speed. Today, I runned a speed test (https://speedtest.btwholesale.com/) and it showed download speed of 0.64Mbps and upload speed of 0.15Mbps, which are well below the minimum guarantee speed that I was promised.

Would you please look into this.

Thank you in advance.

Walid.

Re: Getting Slow Internet speed

anastazius — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 13:08:03 GMT

I have also had terrible speeds for the past 2 weeks. Max download speed of 495KB/s when normally its 2Mb/s. An enginner has been booked to come and look for me.

Re: Getting Slow Internet speed

EmilyD — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:26:07 GMT

Hi @Walid,

I'm sorry that your speed has dropped and for any inconvenience that this is causing you. I've tested the line and the test shows that the line is currently syncing at 11mbps, which is within your line's estimates of 10 - 17mbps. However, there are a number of underlying performance errors and this will be having a significant impact on the connection on your side - also, the upload speed is around 0.1mbps, which is lower than we would expect:

xDSL Status Check
Circuit ID:	CBUKXXXXXXX	Service ID:	BBEUXXXXXXX
Telephone NO.:	NA	Test Executed On:	30-01-2020 10:16:14

xDSL Status Test Summary
Sync Status:	Circuit In Sync
General Information
NTE Status:	NTE Power Status:	PowerOn	Bypass Status:


	Upstream DSL Link Information	Downstream DSL Link Information
Loop Loss:	11.6	23.0
SNR Margin:	23.5	14.6
Errored Seconds:	0	3
HEC Errors:	0
Cell Count:	1782761	21100784
Speed:	172	11071


Maximum Stable Rate (KBPS):	17024	Fault Threshold Rate (KBPS):	13619
Mean Time Between Retrains (Seconds):	86400	Mean Time Between Errors Upstream (Seconds):	86400
Indicative Line Quality:	G	Mean Time Between Errors Downstream (Seconds):	3927
Custom Thresholds
MTBR_RED:	MTBE_RED:
MTBR_GREEN:	MTBE_GREEN:

The test hasn't picked up the cause of this from here so we'll need to do some troubleshooting to start ruling things out. I'd recommend starting with basic checks here. If these checks don't resolve the problem, the next step would be to connect your router directly to the test socket, which is under the faceplate of your master socket and seeing if the connection stabilises. This rules out internal wiring, face plates and extension sockets as being the cause. Please see the following guide for instructions on how to connect to the test socket. https://community.plus.net/t5/Library/Testing-From-The-Master-Socket/ba-p/1322242

Re: Getting Slow Internet speed

EmilyD — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:27:21 GMT

Sorry to hear that you're also experiencing poor speeds @anastazius. Hopefully, the engineer will be able to fully resolve this for you but please get back in touch on here if you continue to have any problems after the engineer visit.

Re: Getting Slow Internet speed

anastazius — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:30:51 GMT

Thanks I will do.

Re: Getting Slow Internet speed

anastazius — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:46:17 GMT

I tried to start a new topic so my issue doesn't get mixed up with Walid's but the message got marked as spam and was removed. I will post any updates in this thread I suppose? Sorry if I broke the rules.

Re: Getting Slow Internet speed

Walid — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 22:45:14 GMT

Hi EmilyD,

Thank you for your help regarding this matter. I've followed the guide from the link you kindly provided and it's connected to the test socket.

Kind regards,

Walid.

Re: Very slow speeds and getting worse. SNR reset please?

RandallFlagg — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 14:30:09 GMT

Hi @anastazius

I can see that this has been done for you here.

Please let us know how you get on with the speed over the next few days.

Thanks

Dave

Re: Getting Slow Internet speed

Beyhive — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 18:19:43 GMT

Hi @anastazius,

I can see that my colleague has replied back to your thread. Please click here to view their response.

Moderator's note by Dick (Strat) Link fixed.

Re: Getting Slow Internet speed

anastazius — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 16:14:53 GMT

When I click on that link I get 'access denied'.

Perhaps because my original thread was marked a spam?

In any case, the Open Reach engineer came today, found faults on the line, fixed the drop line outside of the house and told me to call up and request a DLM reset.

My speed issue seems to be fixed now. Fingers crossed.

Re: Getting Slow Internet speed

Beyhive — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 17:57:35 GMT

Hi @Walid,

I have tested the line and it looks like it has improved the speeds since you plugged the router into the test socket as it is currently testing at 16.4Mbps which is within your estimates.

Please run the BT Speedtester service by clicking here using a wired connection and advise us if it has made a difference.

Re: Getting Slow Internet speed

Beyhive — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 18:01:13 GMT

Hi @anastazius,

I can see that you have since contacted our technical department who have reset your line.

Let us know if you have any further queries please.

Re: Getting Slow Internet speed

anastazius — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 18:03:42 GMT

Thanks will do.

Re: Getting Slow Internet speed

Walid — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 12:23:03 GMT

Hi Beyhive,

Thank you for your help. The broadband speeds are much better now and it feel as its getting back to how it was before. I will keep on monitoring it over the next few days.

I've pasted the results below and you can advise me if these are the expected speeds my line should be getting.

BT Wholesale Broadband Performance Test

Broadband Speed Test Results

                                                        Download Speed (Mbps): 13.17

                                                              Upload Speed (Mbps) : 1.13

                                                                          Ping Latency (ms): 0

kind regards,

Walid.

Re: Getting Slow Internet speed

RandallFlagg — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 10:41:04 GMT

Hi @Walid,

That's certainly more in line with what I'd expect in terms of your performance.

Your estimate is between 10-17mb/s so you're comfortably in the middle of that bracket.

Please let us know if there's anything else you need.

Best wishes

Dave