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khaled35
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Quick question (Ping)

So, I have always averaged a ping rate (tested using BTW, Speedtest and TB) of 16-20ms.  Last week saw some outages and since then I'm seeing ping between 29-35ms.  My speed average has also dropped from about 73mb to 68mb but obviously this is still within the acceptable range so I'm not really looking for an answer there.

 

I would however like to know why the ping has doubled and what I can do to fix it.  I have tried turning off modem and router, and keeping them turned off for about 20 minutes in that something would reset but have had no joy.

 

Any suggestions people?

 

Thanks.

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khaled35
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Re: Quick question (Ping)

Me and my big mouth!

 

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khaled35
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Re: Quick question (Ping)

Just off phone with support.  Apparently a fault at the exchange and estimated resolution time is 27th September.

 

 

khaled35
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Re: Quick question (Ping)

@adamwalker @Chris @Gandalf @bobpullen 

 

Got a call from a BT engineer about a half hour ago while he was at the exchange.  He said he was there to fix a "no dial tone" issue according to his orders and that he did not see this issue on my line.  He was right! I didn't report a no dial tone issue on my line.  I advised him that I had an issue with intermittent fibre speeds and that Plusnet had detected a "noisy line".  He said another engineer would need to be arranged to sort that.

From the initial ticket Plusnet raised on my account:

**INTERNAL**

Fault Type: noisy line
Test Results: fail FU (Fault located at exchange (Openreach side of MDF))
Fault Ref: TR0000008027211

 

Not sure where the wires got crossed but hoping one of you can take ownership of this, please.

khaled35
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Re: Quick question (Ping)

Is this the gradual decline?

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Re: Quick question (Ping)

Hi there, 

 

I've just been taking a look into this and can see there's been a line fault which has since been resolved and that we're now looking into this specifically as a broadband problem. 

 

We've got the fault logged with BT Wholesale and should be able to update you within the next few days. 

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khaled35
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@adamwalker A second BT engineer called me an hour ago and came to my home a few minutes later.  He actually just left without detecting any issues.  You'll probably see a report from him shortly.

 

 

khaled35
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Re: Quick question (Ping)

@adamwalker

 

My IP profile on BTW has always been at or around 71-74Mb

Now, it's down to 62.47Mb and I'm getting a throughput of about 60Mb.

 

Paints a pretty picture seeing that I'm getting close to the "new max".  But why has it dropped 10+Mb and what can you guys do to get this sorted?

 

 

Most of us work and maybe I'm speaking for myself here, but I don't have the time to keep chasing Plusnet on issues that they should be actively trying to resolve for their customers.  

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Re: Quick question (Ping)

My profile is 80/20 i normally get 74/17 .  one time they say a fault next time no fault found

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Cheers for getting back to us, I'll make sure this gets picked up shortly so please look out for a reply for your fault ticket soon.

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Re: Quick question (Ping)

@rongtw Sorry to hear you're still having issues.

I can see there's a engineer booked for tomorrow which prevents us from fully testing your line.

Can you let us know if you're still having issues after?

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khaled35
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Re: Quick question (Ping)

Well, no one got to my ticket and this is where I'm at now. Line profile has dropped from 74Mb to 62Mb and I can't even get 62 consistently.

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Re: Quick question (Ping)


Most of us work and maybe I'm speaking for myself here, but I don't have the time to keep chasing Plusnet on issues that they should be actively trying to resolve for their customers.  

It's not just you, I've spent a fair bit of time chasing a fault and had a variety of answers (no solutions) from both PN and BTW.

I do think it's BTW at fault in my case though and PN have been actively discussing it with them.

Hope you get the issues sorted out soon.

 

 

 

 

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@khaled35  i have a engineer today Thumbs_Up  lets see what he says the problem is

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khaled35
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Re: Quick question (Ping)

@rongtw I hope you have better luck with your engineer visit than I did.  Drop a line on here, when you get a chance, with the outcome please.