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Multiple Disconnections and Slower Speeds
17-04-2018 6:07 PM
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Hi,
Over the past few weeks I have noticed that my connection has been slowing down. On investigation I saw that my routers logs showed multiple DSL disconnections across several days.
Currently my router shows Max rate for downstream of 18800, but the current rate is only 6652.
the current line speed on the PN Profile is 17.7Mb
and the BT wholesale diagnostic shows a much slower speed as well.
Nothing has changed with my setup internally, so I can only assume that it is an issue with the line, and the exchange is increasingly slowing the connection due to the instability. Please could someone investigate, as this is getting very annoying.
Thanks
Andrew
Re: Multiple Disconnections and Slower Speeds
17-04-2018 6:21 PM
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Have you tried a quiet line test - dial 17070 option 2 from a corded phone?
Re: Multiple Disconnections and Slower Speeds
17-04-2018 6:23 PM
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I have just performed the quiet line test, and cannot hear anything at all.
Re: Multiple Disconnections and Slower Speeds
17-04-2018 6:46 PM
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Hi @AndyFM
Thanks for the results included in your initial post.
Sorry to hear you are experiencing this issue, I agree that something doesn't seem right at all. I've performed a few test in an attempt to replicate the results you received. See my screengrabs below;
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: | 10.3 | 24.3 |
SNR Margin: | 7.0 | 23.3 |
Errored Seconds: | 0 | 0 |
HEC Errors: | 0 | |
Cell Count: | 8438713 | 126131467 |
Speed: | 1075 | 6653 |
You are only syncing at just over 6Mbps, which is below the level that you should be experiencing on this line.
ADSL Products |
Downstream Line Rate(Mbps) |
Upstream Line Rate(Mbps) |
Downstream Range(Mbps) |
Availability Date |
Left in Jumper |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WBC ADSL 2+ | Up to 13 | -- | 11 to 15 | Available | -- | -- | |||
WBC ADSL 2+ Annex M | Up to 13 | Up to 1 | 11 to 15 | Available | -- | -- | |||
ADSL Max | Up to 6 | -- | 5 to 8 | Available | -- | -- | |||
WBC Fixed Rate | 2 | -- | -- | Available | -- | -- | |||
Fixed Rate | 2 | -- | -- | Available | -- | -- |
The SNR margin on this test bothers me, whilst it is theoretically true that "thee higher the SNR the more stable the connection", as is shown by this next picture (a visual representation of your router logs) this does not seem to be the case for you at all!
You're getting an awful lot of drop outs, which, coupled with the high SNR could be causing your Sync speed to be lower than it should be.
I have performed a manual SNR rest on your line, this should complete in 4 hours time.I require you to power cycle your router after this period of time in order to complete the reset. This should hopefully bring your speed up top the at least the minimum estimate for your line and reduce these drop outs.
Once this have been done could you please plug your router into the test socket of your premise and re run your checks for me?
If you are unsure of how to do this please click here to view a handy guide.
Thanks
Alisdair
Re: Multiple Disconnections and Slower Speeds
17-04-2018 6:55 PM
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Thank you very much for you quick reply. I've just checked my router and the current downstream rate is already showing at 18124. However, as requested, I will still reset the router in 4 hours and re-run all the tests (the router is plugged into the only socket in my flat anyway).
Re: Multiple Disconnections and Slower Speeds
17-04-2018 11:11 PM
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Hi Alisdair,
I have power cycled my router, and the below is the data from my router, and the BTw test results, while connected to the test socket behind the faceplate of my connection.
hopefully the line will be more stable now.
Thank you for your help.
Andrew
Re: Multiple Disconnections and Slower Speeds
18-04-2018 11:19 AM
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18-04-2018 6:35 PM
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Hi @adamwalker,
Just got home form work, the downstream rate on my router has stayed at the levels from last night, and the BTw test returned similar results when run just now.
Checking the logs on my router, the DSL did appear to disconnect/reconnect sometime this morning (which I believe corresponds to the session close/start on your table on 18th), but that doesn't seem to have affected the speed this time.
Hopefully the issue is sorted now.
Re: Multiple Disconnections and Slower Speeds
19-04-2018 9:45 AM
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Good morning @AndyFM
Thanks for updating us, hopefully it was just the face plate of the telephone socket that was faulty. Keep an eye on it over the next few days and let us know if this changes.
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