ADSL+ Speed? Up To 24MB?
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ADSL+ Speed? Up To 24MB?
19-10-2013 8:42 PM
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Are 'ADSL2+' and '21CN WBC' the same thing?
Also, are the above 'Up To 24mb' services?
It's just that I've now been with Plusnet around 8 years, (joining in 2005) and as the years have gone by, I cannot remember my line speed increasing by any great amount over that time despite the introduction of newer technology (ADSL Max, ADSL2+ etc).
Checking the SamKnows website, I get the following:
- ADSL is available in your area
- Your exchange is also enabled for ADSL Max services
- Your exchange is also enabled for ADSL2+ services
My local exchange shows the following:
ADSL: Since 18/02/2004.
ADSL Max: Since 31/03/2006.
21CN WBC: Enabled, providing speeds up to 24Mbps.
According to BT Wholesale, your phone line should be able to support:
- Up to 2Mbps via ADSL
- 4Mbps or greater ADSL connection via ADSL Max
- 5.5Mbps or greater via ADSL2+
Locality: 1.78km from the exchange (Note that this is the straight line distance - the actual cable length will be longer!)
My connection speed has been stuck at aroung 5Mbps for as long as I can remember and I'm now wondering if there is something that needs to be done to enable the faster speeds.
My current router is a 'Billion BiPAC 7800n' and has been updated with the latest firmware (v1.06h) and according to the Billion website:
"The BiPAC 7800(N) series is compliant with worldwide ADSL standards, and supports download rates of up to 12/24Mbps using ADSL2/2+, 8Mbps using ADSL and an upload rate of up to 1Mbps"
I read somewhere about the migration from PTSN to '21CN WBC', but is this something that needs to be requested by the customer and done manually?
Any advice on what I can do to speed things up would be much appreciated.
Cheers!
Re: ADSL+ Speed? Up To 24MB?
19-10-2013 8:48 PM
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ADSL typically gave speeds of up to 2Mbps
ADSL Max is up to 8Mbps
Usually, the upgrades from ADSL Max to ADSL2+ are done on batch, however, you can manually request this via support ticket, if you're not already on ADSL2+
Cheers,
Matt
Re: ADSL+ Speed? Up To 24MB?
19-10-2013 8:50 PM
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You need to post your router line stats - http://www.kitz.co.uk/adsl/frogstats.php should give you a starting point - paste the info in a reply and we can tell what you are on.
Re: ADSL+ Speed? Up To 24MB?
19-10-2013 8:56 PM
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If you can give us the line stats from your router it should show if you are on ADSL1 or ADSL2+. In any case, ADSL2+ provides little to no benefit to longer lines, it might be slightly faster, or slightly slower, or less stable, or more stable.
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19-10-2013 9:03 PM
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Quote from: Mattz0r ADSL Max is up to 8Mbps
So would it be safe to assume that the 5.5Mbps connection I currenty have (1.78km from the exchange ATCF) is likely from an ADSL Max (8Mbps) service?
Any easy way to discover if I'm already on ADSL2+?
Re: ADSL+ Speed? Up To 24MB?
19-10-2013 9:21 PM
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Plusnet website states:
Estimated line speed: 5Mb
Current line speed: 6.3 Mb
Took a while to find the 'ADSL Status' page on the router, but the details are as follows:
DSP Firmware Version: A2pB025f.d22k
DMT Status: No Defect
Operational Mode: ADSL2+
Upstream: 1045
Downstream: 7158
SNR Margin(Upstream): 5.5
SNR Margin(Downstream): 3.1
Line Attenuation(Upstream): 25.3
Line Attenuation(Downstream): 46.5
So can I expect a faster connection?
If so is it as Matt stated, just a case of manually requesting this via support ticket?
Re: ADSL+ Speed? Up To 24MB?
19-10-2013 9:30 PM
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19-10-2013 9:35 PM
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Have you looked at fibre and if it is available for your area?
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19-10-2013 11:17 PM
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Quote from: Ripperoo Operational Mode: ADSL2+
Upstream: 1045
Downstream: 7158
The Operational Mode and the upstream sync speed of 1045kbps show you are already on ADSL2+ with uncapped upstream.
The downstream sync speed is reasonable for the attenuation shown for your line. Also Current line speed in the Member Centre is correct for that sync speed.
Until fibre comes along I think the speeds you are getting are around the best achievable.
Re: ADSL+ Speed? Up To 24MB?
20-10-2013 1:21 AM
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Looks like I'll have to wait until fibre then (2014).
Can someone explaing the 'SNR Margiin' ?
Which is better?
Low numbers or high numbers?
What would be considered decent figures for the details below?
SNR Margin(Upstream): 5.5
SNR Margin(Downstream): 3.1
Line Attenuation(Upstream): 25.3
Line Attenuation(Downstream): 46.5
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20-10-2013 10:24 AM
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20-10-2013 11:58 AM
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1) Are you plugged into the master socket or an extension? You could try connecting to the test socket to see what your router stats are like.
2) Do you have the ring wire connected (http://www.kitz.co.uk/adsl/socket.htm)?
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