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23-03-2009 10:12 PM
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Should I be getting better download speeds with the following.
Synch connection speed @ 4544 kbps.
Connection time with exchange 1013 hrs.
Download speed approx 2742 kbps.
Anyone advise please.
Baz
Re: Download speed
23-03-2009 10:14 PM
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Re: Download speed
23-03-2009 10:26 PM
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Quote from: Oldjim What does this give for current line speed https://portal.plus.net/my.html?action=data_transfer_speed
Hi Jim.
From the link you gave its shows.
Estimated line speed:
2.5 Mbps - Checked on 2008-12-13 09:38:06
Current line speed:
3000
Don't know where the 3000 comes from ,always a constant 2700 ish kbps down.
Baz
Re: Download speed
23-03-2009 10:32 PM
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the 3000kbps line rate is a profile set so the maxium throuput is 3000kbps but you will see around 2800 max thoughput on that profile.
from the looks of your sync rate thoe you could get a stable 3500kbps profile if you make sure your lines stable and dosent resync and if you reboot router your self make sure you do around midday and not at night.
speedtest on my 3000kbps profile line
theres a handy table on here that tells you what sync speed you need to keep above to obatain which ip profile the table says throuput but should say ip profile in my view
http://www.plus.net/support/broadband/products/faqs_and_guides/dslmax_guide.shtml
Re: Download speed
23-03-2009 10:33 PM
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The 3000kbps is the figure from the BT system and is equivalent to the IP profile set by the exchange.
Basically it is a speed restriction set automatically from your sync speed (approx 500kbps below it) and if you have a low speed sync it drops immediately but then takes approx 3 days of constant higher sync speeds to go back up.
For that profile speed your speed test is about right.
For a final check can you run the BT Speedtest http://speedtester.bt.com/ and report the results. This tells you how to do it http://www.plus.net/support/broadband/troubleshooting/bt_speed_tester.shtml
Re: Download speed
23-03-2009 10:40 PM
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Quote from: Oldjim That answers the question.
The 3000kbps is the figure from the BT system and is equivalent to the IP profile set by the exchange.
Basically it is a speed restriction set automatically from your sync speed (approx 500kbps below it) and if you have a low speed sync it drops immediately but then takes approx 3 days of constant higher sync speeds to go back up.
For that profile speed your speed test is about right.
For a final check can you run the BT Speedtest http://speedtester.bt.com/ and report the results. This tells you how to do it http://www.plus.net/support/broadband/troubleshooting/bt_speed_tester.shtml
Cheers Jim,so what does all this mean,from plusnet site.
This table shows the maximum possible throughput speeds for the different sync speeds you might see.
Sync speed Throughput speed
from 288kbps up to 0.25Mbps
from 576kbps up to 0.5Mbps
from 1152kbps up to 1Mbps
from 1728kbps up to 1.5Mbps
from 2272kbps up to 2Mbps
from 2848kbps up to 2.5Mbps
from 3424kbps up to 3Mbps
from 4000kbps up to 3.5Mbps
********************from 4544kbps up to 4Mbps**********************
from 5120kbps up to 4.5Mbps
from 5696kbps up to 5Mbps
from 6240kbps up to 5.5Mbps
from 6816kbps up to 6Mbps
7392kbps up to 6.5Mbps
7968kbps up to 7Mbps
8128kbps up to 7.15Mbps
Re: Download speed
23-03-2009 10:45 PM
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So for a 3000kbps current line speed you must have had a sync of between 3424 and 3999kbps in the last 3 days and to get 3500kbps you would need to hold sync between 4000 to 4544kbps
My stable sync speed is about 3,700kbps which gives an IP Profile of 3000kbps
Re: Download speed
23-03-2009 10:46 PM
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from 3424kbps up to 3Mbps
from 4000kbps up to 3.5Mbps
i will bow out now as oldjims wizard's powers can type faster than me
Re: Download speed
23-03-2009 10:50 PM
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Re: Download speed
23-03-2009 10:53 PM
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i think we answered that question fully and in duplicate so iam off to but to poke fun at ps3 guys again in gamers section
Re: Download speed
23-03-2009 10:58 PM
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Quote from: Oldjim Those are the IP Profile rates against sync speed which are about 500kbps down
So for a 3000kbps current line speed you must have had a sync of between 3424 and 3999kbps in the last 3 days and to get 3500kbps you would need to hold sync between 4000 to 4544kbps
My stable sync speed is about 3,700kbps which gives an IP Profile of 3000kbps
When Jim I'm confused,my synch speed has been for several hundred hours approx 3880kbps,a week or so it went up to 4544 kbps so don't under stand
why down speed has not gone up in all that time of well over a 1000 hrs of constant connection @exchange.
Baz
Re: Download speed
23-03-2009 11:08 PM
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iam sure when PN staff pick this up they will give it a poke to unstick it if they see on there data that your line has bein sync'ed higher enough for it to be a stuck profile. stuck profiles do happen a fair bit
how long has your router bein sync'ed at 4544 for?
it takes around 3 days for ip profile to catch up with your new sync and like said before it needs to stay above 4000kbps for the whole 3 days to up to 3500kbps profile
Re: Download speed
23-03-2009 11:22 PM
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I check synch speed daily ,as mentioned been synched at 3880 kbps for approx 750 hours and synched @ 4544 for 270 hrs approx.
so plenty of time for speed to upgrade surely.
Thanks for reply .
Baz
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Re: Download speed
23-03-2009 11:38 PM
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iam sure jameseh will be the first to get to this thread tomoro. place your bets now
Re: Download speed
24-03-2009 8:19 AM
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I wouldn't recommend speedtest.net by the way, it has proven to be unreliable. If you want throughput testers http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/ or the one at http://www.thinkbroadband.com/
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