Opening tickets

[#1]

Can any one please explain why we cannot open a ticket any longer. The present methods of contacting PN are extremely inefficient, the online chat is often not available and the phone system is a sad joke.

[#2]

It has been highlighted numerous times how wrong Plusnet were to remove the ticket system 😕
But They show no intentions of reinstatement, but prefer twits or bookface as contact options 😞

[#3]

Well, that's just marvellous. Probably fed up with the constant stream getting added, I would think.
Lynda~

[#4]

I'm sorry that you're unable to raise a support ticket yourself.

Is there anything we can help you with over here? -Anoush

[#5]

Thanks, Anoush. I started my own angry thread further down this page. Please don't take it personally as I'm aware it is not your fault. I'm just a very fed up customer.
Lynda~

[#6]

I've just picked up your thread Lynda.

[#7]

Hello Anoush,

Thanks for keeping an eye on the threads.

Could I ask you  to check out my upload broad band speed. Until recently I had a download speed of 36.5Mb/s and Up of 1.85Mb/s.  When the upload change occurred it  (upload )went to 3.8 Mb/s at best, the down stayed at 36.5.  Since I am achieving a good download speed on my line ,I was expecting a more significant upload increase than I seem to be getting. I would have thought  only a "loss" of about 10/20% would occur from the nominal 10 Mb/s up speed, giving me say, 8 or 9 Mb/s  actual up speed.

Is there some other factor working against the upload speed other than the "quality" of the line connection ?

Would appreciate any advice you can give.

Pity we don't seem to be able to get answers via the ticket system any longer. Everyone can work at there own rate and timing in that system !!

[#8]

Hi there, sorry to hear you're having speed issues.

I've had a look into your account and connection to see the following speeds getting to the router our side:

Sync Status	In Sync
Downstream Speed	40.0 Mbps
Upstream Speed	4.0 Mbps

And given the estimates for your line are as follows:

Featured Products	Downstream Line Rate(Mbps)		Upstream Line Rate(Mbps)
	High	Low	High	Low
VDSL Range A (Clean)	48.2	35	8	5.5

So it tells us the upload isn't reaching within the estimate speeds although nothing our side is hinting at what's causing this as there aren't any errored seconds or drops within the last 16 days.

Can I ask then, are you currently connected into an extension phone socket with the router at all?
One thing I'd recommend we try either way is plugging into the test socket and seeing how the speeds look.
If you could set up the connection via this method and then run a wired speed test to see if there's any improvements this should tell us where to go from there.

How to locate the test socket and set your connection into it can be found here:
https://community.plus.net/t5/Library/Testing-From-The-Master-Socket/ba-p/1322242
Let us know how it goes.

Kind regards,

[#9]

Thanks Ben for the reply.

I am connected to the main socket not an extension , it is a fairly modern type . I am  wired to the router also so no losses via wi-fi.  The download never seems to budge from the 3.8 Mb/s figure. The download is always a very constant 36.5 Mb/s so the "line link" seems pretty decent to me. I am about 600metres from the green cabinet so am pleased to get a decent download.

I would be grateful if you can throw any further light on the upload deficiencies.

[#10]

Have you tried plugging your router into the test socket?

I'd also try a different modem if you can too. If you don't have a spare or you're wanting a new one from us I'd call our Customer Options Team on 0800 013 2632 to discuss a replacement.

Failing the above, I'd head on over to http://faults.plus.net to report a fault to us.

[#11]

Thanks for the reply.

Today I plugged the modem into the test socket and it made no difference to the upload speed ( nor to the download either).

One thing that did occur after replacing the faceplate back and plugging into main socket and restarting router I got an upload speed of 4.7 Mb/s.

I tried again with direct test socket, reset router, 3.85 again.  Replaced faceplate , router into main socket, reset router ,3.85 again.

This seems to suggest that the upload speed is partly dependent onto which server the router latches on reset.

I do not have a spare suitable router to try out ,I'll take up one of your suggestions.

[#12]

No problems.
Let us know how it goes.