So my ADSL has gone nuts after years
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So my ADSL has gone nuts after years
14-02-2015 11:12 AM
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I used to get 14mbit and be able to actually use about 10mbit. Now it's 5.5mbit.
My IP Profile now says, 0.99Mb and PlusNet estimate my maximum speed to be 1.0Mb.
BT Speed test gives me 5.1Mbit / 0.99Mbit, says there is no problem, my line range is 2Mb to 7Mb!
So what changed and how do I get it changed back?
BTW, I notice my SNR on the modem is down to 6-7db. Shouldn't that be much higher?
Paul
Re: So my ADSL has gone nuts after years
14-02-2015 11:20 AM
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Also if you have a test socket would it be possible to post them from there as well
We need noise margin, speed and attenuation
However I suspect that you are misreading the profile
It is almost certain to be 9.9Mbps and 10Mbps not 0.99 and 1.0 as you have posted
Re: So my ADSL has gone nuts after years
14-02-2015 12:15 PM
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Well, I tried a different router, my Wifi access point has DSL (Linksys WAG320N). While it has bugs which involve it crashing and rebooting if you click more than a few links on the admin pages, if left alone it usually works.
While it wouldn't authenticate, for whatever reason (LCP: timeout sending config-requests) and then the router crashed and reboot, it did sync at 12Mbit!
When I put my original NetGear DG830 back on the line it also synced at 12Mbit.
Also when I checked back to BT wholesale tester it shows:
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 4 Mbps-21 Mbps.
IP Profile for your line is - 10.94 Mbps
ROUTER CURRENTLY:
System Up Time 00:09:43
Port Status TxPkts RxPkts Collisions Tx B/s Rx B/s Up Time
WAN PPPoA 7862 9544 0 3409 21077 00:08:41
LAN 10M/100M 10490 9298 0 20136 3936 00:09:37
ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 12406 kbps 1188 kbps
Line Attenuation 37.0 db 18.2 db
Noise Margin 6.1 db 6.3 db
So as long as it stays that way I'm happy. I'm figuring the different router trigger a reassessment of my connection somewhere
Paul
Re: So my ADSL has gone nuts after years
14-02-2015 12:23 PM
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There is no way you could get the speeds you did with an IP profile of 0.9Mbps
Re: So my ADSL has gone nuts after years
14-02-2015 12:39 PM
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Estimated line speed:
1.0Mb (Download speed could vary depending on line conditions. Estimates are the maximum speeds that your phone line can support. These speeds are dependent on the package you choose.) - Checked on 2014-11-18 11:03:03
Current line speed:
5.4 Mb
Re: So my ADSL has gone nuts after years
14-02-2015 12:40 PM
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Current Line Speed is the Plusnet copy of the IP profile
Estimated line speed - God knows where that comes from but it doesn't affect anything
Having said that - and given that the Plusnet profile takes a few hours to catch up to the BT profile - your line must have been connected at about 6.2Mbps before you rebooted the router hence the low speed test result
Re: So my ADSL has gone nuts after years
14-02-2015 12:41 PM
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Quote from: Oldjim That is different
Current Line Speed is the Plusnet copy of the IP profile
Estimated line speed - God knows where that comes from but it doesn't affect anything
I think it was the other way around. Especially as the IP Profile read 0.9Mbit this morning.
Re: So my ADSL has gone nuts after years
14-02-2015 12:42 PM
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14-02-2015 12:43 PM
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14-02-2015 3:55 PM
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16-02-2015 4:32 PM
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Seems to be fine.
I'll keep an eye on it, but hopefully it will be grand for another few years again Though I may for FTTC(Fibre) at some point.
Thanks for your help.
Paul
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