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Broadband slow speed
27-10-2007 11:40 AM
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Metronet Paygo option 2
Liphook exchange which www.top10-broadband.co.uk tells me supports line speeds up to 3Mb
My download speeds during evenings are always in the region of 800-1000kbps.
A check at 1030 this morning using the www.broadbandchoices.co.uk speed-test gave 1671kbps which is the highest I've seen.
My computer is connected via a Netgear DG834G v2 router.
My friend living about 300 metres away (closer to the exchange) also has an '8Mb' Metronet contract and manages to get 4.13mbps download and 0.37 upload speed on his connection.
I'm puzzled as to why my connection is so much slower. I would welcome helpful suggestions on what I should do to improve my connection speeds to a more acceptable level.
Re: Broadband slow speed
27-10-2007 1:13 PM
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Hope this helps,
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27-10-2007 2:09 PM
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I guess I will have to live with the slow speeds I get.
Re: Broadband slow speed
27-10-2007 2:17 PM
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I believe this one is rated quite highly, and shouldn't be too hard to replace... be careful though as the master socket is officially the property of BT.
Hope that offers an alternative,
Re: Broadband slow speed
28-10-2007 2:26 PM
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Kind regards
p.s. Like the buttonhole!
Re: Broadband slow speed
01-11-2007 11:10 PM
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Lots of references to raising a ticket to request DSLMAX to improve linespeed in advance to an exchange speed upgrade.
Is this something that could help me? and if so how do I do it?.
Re: Broadband slow speed
02-11-2007 9:04 AM
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It's a fixed rate 1Mbps product which would possibly explain the speedds, although I'm unsure how you would have got the rest in your first post.
If you would like, I would be more than happy to upgrade you to the faster speeds. Looking at your line conditions, you should see a considerable boost!
Re: Broadband slow speed
02-11-2007 5:10 PM
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With hope, Regards!
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02-11-2007 5:24 PM
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02-11-2007 5:26 PM
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Quote from: PJ I imagine if you weren't already on MaxDSL Matt would have mentioned this.
Thanks for your interest PJ. It looks like I may have been stuck with a 1Mb connection speed since I signed up with Metronet. I was so pleased initially with the increased speed in the move from a dialup service I have never checked until recently how fast my service was. I always assumed 'up to 8Mb' meant we got near to that sometimes! I must read more technical articles instead of enjoying my retirement! Regards JR.
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02-11-2007 5:28 PM
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Kind regards JR.
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02-11-2007 5:29 PM
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Might be worthwhile powering down your router on Sunday night and then turn it back on Monday morning. It can help ensure the profile doesn't get 'stuck' at the previous speed.
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02-11-2007 10:47 PM
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Re: Broadband slow speed
05-11-2007 11:57 AM
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The order has now siccessfully completed and you're currently syncing with your exchange at a speed of 3040Kbps.
That's led to BT profiling you at 2500Kbps, which I've just mapped across our systems, so hopefully you should see a bit of an improvement when your reboot your hardware.
Re: Broadband slow speed
05-11-2007 4:59 PM
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Download reading are in the range 1488 - 1798
Upload readings 296 - 379.
One site shows me 759 metres from the exchange.
Will monitor my readings for the next week or so and let you know what I get.
Many thanks for your efforts so far.
Regards JR
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