Speed problem - Gel

[#1]

My normal speed of 2,400 has dropped to 1,376 this afternoon; noticed I lost connection earlier.
Have tried a manual disconnect/reconnect but still same.
Was wondering if it's because of heavy www use today; I'm around 2 1/2 miles from Exchange.
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System Up Time 06:51:09
Port  Status  TxPkts  RxPkts  Collisions  Tx B/s  Rx B/s  Up Time  
WAN  PPPoA  2254  2385  0  178  624  00:52:11  
LAN  100M/Full  41457  36672  0  1280  762  06:50:52  
WLAN 54M 96552 78902 0 3987 689 06:51:09

ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 1376 kbps 448 kbps
Line Attenuation 61.0 db 31.5 db
Noise Margin 21.5 db 16 db

??????
[Moderator's note by Jim (Oldjim)  topic split off and title changed also excessive smilies removed ]

[#2]

If you are two miles from the exchange the line must go all round the town before it reaches you - have you tried the test socket - your attenuation is very high as is your noise margin

[#3]

Hmm

My Netgear DG834G V5 plugged into dedicated ADSL socket which in turn wired directly to BT
Socket ie doesn't share phone cabling within house.
Never had this happen before, so will keep monitoring.
Possibly something at Exchange I guess, but Exchange Checker shows all OK...apparently
Old Jim.

[#4]

Hi Gel,
I don't suppose you know what your noise margin is normally like?
Yours looks really high.

[#5]

Sorry James can't recall; if I do, I'll post back but fairly certain lower than 60!
Is there anything you can do to check my profile?

[#6]

Hi Gel - There's nothing obvious other than the high SNR.
I've just tried resetting this (as I'm not seeing any errors on your connection).
Let us know if you see any improvement in the next hour or so.

[#7]

Indeed you have the magic touch.
Shut router down for 10 minutes, opened up my other laptop, and now see best d/load speed ever,
despite that high SNR.
There is no noise on the phone line incidentally; is crystal clear.
New Stats:
 
System Up Time 00:02:50
Port  Status  TxPkts  RxPkts  Collisions  Tx B/s  Rx B/s  Up Time  
WAN  PPPoA  512  486  0  1395  1437  00:02:29  
LAN  100M/Full  0  0  0  0  0  00:02:33  
WLAN 54M 839 842 0 1948 1497 00:02:50

ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 3488 kbps 448 kbps
Line Attenuation 61.0 db 31.5 db
Noise Margin 6.0 db 16 db
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Thanks Santa  
Though speed checker still sees as:

Download  Speed
1504 Kbps
 
0 Kbps 2000 Kbps
Max Achievable Speed
Download speedachieved during the test was - 1504 Kbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 400-2000 Kbps.
Additional Information:
Your DSL Connection Rate :3488 Kbps(DOWN-STREAM), 448 Kbps(UP-STREAM)
IP Profile for your line is - 1750 Kbps



Hopefully I may now be in learning period, and will see my profile at exchange lifted up

[#8]

Hi Gel,
You just had to wait for the BT profile to lift. That has now, so you should see it up to 2500k now.
Jojo

[#9]

Thanks; Improvement today:-
Glad I had the problem.
Unfortunately on my IE8 image of speed test doesn't render properly; OK on Orca

[#10]

Great to hear, thanks Gel

[#11]

Jojo tonight it's dropped from 2500 to 2000
ie
Estimated line speed:
1.0Mb (Accurate to within +/- 1Mbit) - Checked on 2009-01-12 20:58:11
Current line speed:
2000
Will it be staying there.?
Would reducing my SNR have any effect seeing data below, and when do +Net implement;?
here's my Router data:
 
System Up Time 23:04:01
Port  Status  TxPkts  RxPkts  Collisions  Tx B/s  Rx B/s  Up Time 
WAN  PPPoA  3909  3971  0  400  966  00:43:36 
LAN  100M/Full  67953  74170  0  527  262  23:03:44 
WLAN 54M 51819 38852 0 416 92 23:04:01

ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 3040 kbps 448 kbps
Line Attenuation 62.0 db 31.5 db Noise Margin  8.0 db        17 db

[#12]

Your attenuation has gone up by 1 I notice.
I know you said it was a dedicated adsl port but have you actualy tried the test socket, I assume by 2.5 k/m from exchange you mean pysicaly as oppsed to your line length im supprised with an attenuation that high you can even get the speeds you have.
Aslo your WAN uptime is only 43 minutes, have you been reconnecting or turning your router off? this can cause your ip profile to drop as BT see this as a stability issue and try to compensate by lowering your profile speed (annoying eh?)

[#13]

Hi Gel,
Looks like you've had quite a few disconnections which have caused your profile to drop. Have a look here for hwo to troubleshoot a dropping connection.

Jojo
dick:green missing link inserted 

[#14]

Thanks Jojo; speed has improved now, and was having some drops in connection prior to speed falling to under 3kpbs.
(As your graph shows :(()
Current router stats are:
 
System Up Time 10:18:06
Port  Status  TxPkts  RxPkts  Collisions  Tx B/s  Rx B/s  Up Time 
WAN  PPPoA  1907  1955  0  670  1958  00:12:11 
LAN  100M/Full  15745  18286  0  259  148  10:17:49 
WLAN 54M 104316 87323 0 2291 570 10:18:06

ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 3136 kbps 448 kbps
Line Attenuation  62.0 db        31.5 db
Noise Margin                8.0 db          17 db  
As others have commented considering distance I am from exchange I'm surprised sometimes at speed
I enjoy.
Recall in dial up days BT did turn up the "gain" as I recall to enhance dial up speed, and that
may still be on line.
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Speed Test Results
Date 14/01/11 19:41:27 Speed Down 1886.71 Kbps ( 1.8 Mbps )
Speed Up 376.94 Kbps ( 0.4 Mbps )
Port 80
Server speedtest1.thinkbroadband.com

[#15]

Jo Jo my speed has dropped in past week from an average 3300 to around 2400;
a few disconnections too.
See my Plus Net profile has changed from 2.5 to 2.0; can we try & rest to
the previous figure of 2500 please?
New Profile:
Current line speed: 2 Mb