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Internet Speed Dropped Recently

drainbamaged
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Internet Speed Dropped Recently

Hi all, my download speed has dropped and been consistently low for over 2 weeks now. My router still syncs at 80mb and im getting a maximum of around 37mb down Sad
I've tried using both my plusnet router and my third party router. The third party router tends to be faster.

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MatthewWheeler
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Re: Internet Speed Dropped Recently

Our tests aren't showing any cause for this.

Is this over a wired or wireless connection?

If wired can you run a speedtest here and let us know the results

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drainbamaged
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Re: Internet Speed Dropped Recently

Wired, connection used to be fine; results of BTW test:
Download speed 35.23
Upload: 15.98
ping: 40.5

Stats from router:

Upstream Downstream
Current Rate(kbps) 20000 79987
Max Rate(kbps) 32756 92959
SNR Margin(dB) 13.4 9.5
Line Attenuation(dB) 9.1 4.7
Errors(pkts) 5 28
Gandalf
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Re: Internet Speed Dropped Recently

My tests aren't identifying any issues.

Can you run a BT speedtest for me please at http://www.speedtest.btwholesale.com using a wired connection.

Please ensure that no other devices are connected to the router (wired or wireless), and there are no open background tasks on the PC you're using.

Once you have the result, please complete the further diagnostics. This will store the result on the supplier system.

 

Cheers,

 

Anoush

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Anoush Mortazavi
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drainbamaged
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Re: Internet Speed Dropped Recently

I already tried that yesterday and got this:

   
FAQ

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The Performance Tester is currently unable to run a speed test for your broadband connection. Please try again shortly, however if this problem persists, raise the issue with your service provider.

Tried again today and had the same result.

Gandalf
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Re: Internet Speed Dropped Recently

That seems to be a known issue for some circuits, I've made our suppliers aware it's affecting yours.

Do you experience the same speed issues across multiple devices [ideally all ethernet]?

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Anoush Mortazavi
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Re: Internet Speed Dropped Recently

I only have 1 PC connected by ethernet. The speed was at one point as low as 20mb but increased from there slowly until around 36mb where it has now been for about a week.

Gandalf
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Re: Internet Speed Dropped Recently

Ideally we need you to try a different device [just to rule out the issue lies with your PC]

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Anoush Mortazavi
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Re: Internet Speed Dropped Recently

I would love to but only have my pc to test with.
I managed to get through the further diagnostics section on the bt speed tester:
https://www.plus.net/wizard/attachment.html?contact_id=216675872

So the results weren't actually displayed.

 

MatthewWheeler
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Re: Internet Speed Dropped Recently

The results went through to our suppliers and our Faults team will investigate that further.

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 Matthew Wheeler
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