Disappointing Fibre Speed vs Estimate
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Disappointing Fibre Speed vs Estimate
19-07-2014 7:31 AM
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I've had Plusnet fibre for about 3 weeks, and my DL speed is significantly behind target. I had a solid sync at around 55Mb pretty much since day 1. My line estimate speeds vary from 69-80 depending on where you look (Plusnet today estimates a fibre product speed of 72, and was 69 when I ordered).
Plusnet wrote to me last week in an automated email to let me know how my speed compared to their estimate, but that email claimed my original estimate was just 12Mb. I wrote back pointing out the error and asking for help, but didn't get a response (and it's a bit worrying from an Ofcom CoC compliance measure if there's an incorrect recording of speed estimates!).
I have never been able to get hold of my IP profile, even after the first 2 week period following go-live.
I don't know my line length, but I can see my cabinet from my house - it's just a few metres away.
Line Stats:
Sync Speed: 55918 kbps
Down SNRM: 6.3 db
Up SNRM: 6.1 db
Plusnet Current Connection Speed Record: 54.6 Mb
Plusnet Curent Estimated Line Speed: 72 Mb
Any thoughts? Having plugged in a phone to diagnose a DSL drop earlier today (that resolved itself) there is a worrying crackle now and again...
Re: Disappointing Fibre Speed vs Estimate
22-07-2014 12:55 PM
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Re: Disappointing Fibre Speed vs Estimate
22-07-2014 1:12 PM
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Firstly welcome to our Community forums.
Quote from: N Plusnet wrote to me last week in an automated email to let me know how my speed compared to their estimate, but that email claimed my original estimate was just 12Mb. I wrote back pointing out the error and asking for help, but didn't get a response (and it's a bit worrying from an Ofcom CoC compliance measure if there's an incorrect recording of speed estimates!).
You have been provided with your ADSL estimate in this notification and not your fibre estimate, I'll flag this up.
I have run some checks on your line and we've detected a fault with your phone line. I've raised this with our suppliers and we've been given a fix date of the 24th July.
I've also created a ticket on your account for this and it may well have a bearing on your current speeds.
Re: Disappointing Fibre Speed vs Estimate
22-07-2014 2:09 PM
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Re: Disappointing Fibre Speed vs Estimate
24-07-2014 8:51 PM
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Is it possible for you to check if your system still finds a fault on the line, and see if a faster profile would now work?
Thanks!
Re: Disappointing Fibre Speed vs Estimate
25-07-2014 11:19 AM
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I've passed Ticket: 88929594 over to our Broadband Faults Team as I don't think we're going to get better results from this. If you could update the ticket with your availability for an engineers visit, this will enable us to get something arranged for you.
Re: Disappointing Fibre Speed vs Estimate
25-07-2014 12:30 PM
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Will update the ticket, appreciate the quick updates here as ever. Your support is a big differentiator for Plusnet, and the main reason I'm not just cancelling and going to Relish.
Have a good weekend.
Re: Disappointing Fibre Speed vs Estimate
29-07-2014 9:59 AM
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Quote from: Chris I've passed Ticket: 88929594 over to our Broadband Faults Team as I don't think we're going to get better results from this. If you could update the ticket with your availability for an engineers visit, this will enable us to get something arranged for you.
Hi Chris - I see that you added the necessary info to the ticket on Friday, and I updated the ticket on Friday to say I was available all this week for an engineer visit other than Tues or Wed.
Unfortunately, nothing appears to have happened since Friday - as far as I can see, there's been no attempt to schedule a visit at all.
I'm worried that it soon won't be possible to get a visit this week, which will cause a number of knock-on issues as I can't be around for the engineer for the following couple of weeks and I want to make sure this is resolved before any cooling-off period from my install expires.
Can you find out if this inaction is being caused by Plusnet or Openreach?
Re: Disappointing Fibre Speed vs Estimate
29-07-2014 3:31 PM
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Re: Disappointing Fibre Speed vs Estimate
01-08-2014 3:52 PM
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He ran a full suite of tests, and the line passed with flying colours - according to his test machine, my line is the sort he'd like his daughter to marry or would want to see on the front of a fashion magazine.
It connected at 42meg, and had no issues. He then placed an automated call to lift any line restrictions and the test machine connected at 72meg. He ran an error test at the full speed, and said a fail rate would be 20 errors in the test period - and we only got 2. He suggested that any issue for the low speed was with my profile / ISP rather than the connection itself.
After he put my modem back in, it connected at 72 meg - but the maximum download speed I got was about 4.8 mb/sec. Today, my modem reports a connection speed of 63 meg, with a max line speed of 76 meg.
Down Up
SNR (dB): 6.3 7.1
Attn(dB): 13.1 0.0
Pwr(dBm): 12.7 2.9
Plusnet report my line speed at 61Mb. Actual download speed is <50.
Any thoughts?
Re: Disappointing Fibre Speed vs Estimate
01-08-2014 4:27 PM
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This issue could well clear itself over the course of the next few days however if this is still apparent next week I think we may need to get some more diagnostics carried out to see if this is a stuck profile.
If you can keep an eye on the speeds and let us know, we should be able to pick it up for you.
Re: Disappointing Fibre Speed vs Estimate
01-01-2015 2:29 PM
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Not sure if I'm just going to have to give up and switch to the 40Mb product, but I've been on a 52meg profile for a while now which is rather sad when the BT checker still says 72-80 should be the speed for my line.
Is it possible to have the profile changed to something faster and/or have the line training equivalent start again?
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02-01-2015 12:10 PM
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