Suspect broadband is banded
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Suspect broadband is banded
03-02-2017 10:17 PM
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Ive had a proper nightmare after a house move. When i arranged the move three weeks ago, i was promised up to 41mbps through ADSL. A week ago i got an email saying that my local exchange 'didnt have enough sockets until the 31 Mar 2017" and as such i would recieve a lower speed broadband.
Well.
After another week i finally got connected. Router is reporting 1.1mbps, BT broadband checker is reporting less.
Phone line is new, im in the test socket and connected directly by Ethernet cable with nobody else connected via WIFI. Can anyone at plusnet check my connection status on the system? This speed is slower than my phone on one bar of 3G and nowhere near what i was promised. Shoddy at best.
Username is the same as my forum one.
Re: Suspect broadband is banded
03-02-2017 10:23 PM - edited 03-02-2017 10:26 PM
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ADSL has a maximum speed of around 20Mbs down.
Fibre (VDSL) has higher speeds depending on which product you selected.
To argue with someone who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead - Thomas Paine
Re: Suspect broadband is banded
03-02-2017 10:32 PM - edited 03-02-2017 10:46 PM
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Oops, wrote 41 instead of 21.
Banding:
WBC 576k - 1M | 576kbps to 1152kbps |
Coincidentally im getting:
Downstream: | 1.125 Mbps |
Upstream: | 288 Kbps |
To quote Plusnet on their welcome email:
4Mbps to 8Mbps
Re: Suspect broadband is banded
04-02-2017 7:22 PM
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Well, guess what?
Finally got through to a guy at plusnet today and he confirmed.. i was banded at 1mbps.
So he removes the band and reckons within 2 hours itll be normal.
guess what?
no change 8 hours later.
sigh
Re: Suspect broadband is banded
04-02-2017 8:17 PM
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It's not a straightforward case of banding imposed by the DLM. You've been incorrectly provisioned on a fixed rate 1Mb service. The clue is the 288k upstream.
Just keep contacting Plusnet until you get through to someone who knows what they're doing.
Re: Suspect broadband is banded
04-02-2017 9:07 PM
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Re: Suspect broadband is banded
04-02-2017 11:53 PM
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I think ejs is correct.
I'm 99% certain you have been provisioned on the fixed speed 1Mbps product. It needs someone to place an order on the BT systems to re-provision you on the correct product - this will be at least an overnight order I think. There is no point in waiting to see if it improves - it won't until the order is placed.
jelv (a.k.a Spoon Whittler) Why I have left Plusnet (warning: long post!) Broadband: Andrews & Arnold Home::1 (FTTC 80/20) Line rental: Pulse 8 Home Line Rental (£14.40/month) Mobile: iD mobile (£4/month) |
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