In todays fast broadband speeds - what is the lowest I should accept.
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In todays fast broadband speeds - what is the lowest I should accept.
25-10-2015 11:04 AM
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25-10-2015 11:29 AM
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is the router plugged into the test socket if you have one and what type of master socket face plate do you have.
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25-10-2015 4:36 PM
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25-10-2015 5:11 PM
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Your line will have gone through a tuning process, during that time the slowest speed maintained in the 10 day period is recorded under the bizarre name of "Maximum Stable Rate" (MSR), and from that figure they derive a "Fault Threshold Rate" which is some fraction of of the MSR. For example our line normally runs just over 4meg, but according to BT/Plusnet our "Maximum" is 2272, and our Fault Threshold is 1817. So our speed would have to drop to less than half the normal speed before that could be accepted as a fault on it's own merit. On the other hand every time we get noise or other issues on the phone line, BT comes out and fixes the voice issue, with corresponding improvement in ADSL performance.
Tony
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25-10-2015 6:07 PM
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ttweak it. I dont know but maybe, whilst the initial FTTC job made no difference, if you have neighbours on the same line from the cabinet who have changed over to fibre, perhaps that may reduce the speed ? (that is a question for members
who may have experienced this) I dont know why it should ( crosstalk?) but just a thought.
Can you post the stats from your router, the BT speed test reslt and your PN line speed - see link below.
Also do you have any extension sockets, in use or not?
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25-10-2015 8:19 PM
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25-10-2015 8:26 PM
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http://www.thinkbroadband.com/hardware/reviews/78-asus-dsl-n55u.html
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26-10-2015 10:07 AM
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26-10-2015 10:36 AM
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Regarding £9 extra that isn't a good deal
If you seriously intend to go to fibre you need to contact Customer Options - number in my sig - and select the "I am thinking of leaving option"
HOWEVER
There are several things you need to do first
What speeds are shown here for fibre http://www.dslchecker.bt.com/adsl/ADSLChecker.TelephoneNumberOutput
Decide whether you want the 80/20 service or the 40/2 service (do you need the higher upstream speed) as there is a £5 per month difference in base cost
Find out why your speeds are rotten because if the problem is between you and your cab or then it will carry over onto fibre
Please post the stats I requested earlier
Noise Margin, Speed and Attenuation are the main ones
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27-10-2015 7:04 PM
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