Still have sync problems

[#1]

A couple of weeks ago, my phone line went down, that was fixed, but my fibre was still not working, anyway after a couple of weeks i was told it was fixed, but I am not so sure.

I have an ECI Bt open reach modem, which for some reason will not sync, so I borrowed my next door neighbours Huawei  BT open reach modem and that does sync, but it takes a while. so I thought maybe the line fault did something to my modem. so I have now got an Plusnet hub one and that will also not sync. so there must be a problem somewhere still. I know the cabinet is I am connected to is  Huawei equip, so  maybe that is why the Huawei modem will connect, but sometimes that modem still take ages to connect, in fact when I reconnected it after trying out the Plusnet Hub one router, I had to turn the modem on and off a few times to get it to sync. 

[#2]

matching chipset to Cab usually gives better performance but even if you don't it shouldn't stop sync altogether, something wrong going on there.  

[#3]

Yeah that is what I understand, what is strange that when the Huawei  connects, I get the best speed i ever had, but the problem is that is just on loan, I can not keep it forever and even if I could, why won't the router that plusnet supplied not sync?

I could go and buy a second hand Huawei, but it is not 100% certain if that would work.

[#4]

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@ad47uk wrote:

I could go and buy a second hand Huawei, but it is not 100% certain if that would work.

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It's not certain but they're cheap on Ebay and are easy to unlock. You can then run DSLstats and get far better visibility of speed, SNR, errors etc.

[#5]

i know they are cheap on ebay, but I really should not have to buy another one after getting a new one from plusnet.  I may take the router to my mates place and see if it syncs there, if it does then it must be something to do with my line.  Seems strange that out of three bits of equipment only one works. 

Saying that I do prefer the separate router/modem idea and I may get a modem anyway from ebay even for a spare.

[#6]

If you have tested it with the Plusnet supplied router plugged direct in to the test socket (using the filter supplied with the router and nothing else connected) and it doesn't work don't mess about any more - just log a fault.

[#7]

I tried my old modem and the router at my mates place and they work there, so the equipment is fine, but  I am online using the Huawie modem, so surly Plusnet will just say there is no fault?

Someone said something about G.inp, which can cause problems, but surly that would not stop a a sync.

[#8]

Hi,

Which router do you have connected at present? I'm asking as I've tested the line and I'm seeing a modem/router in sync.

If it isn't already I'd forget the other hardware and plus the hub one into the test socket.

[#9]

From what I have read here and on another forum. the OP has said that the Openreach HG612 syncs but takes a long time, then gives good speeds, the Hub one doesn't sync at all, I think the balls in PlusNet's court. @adamwalker Any suggestions?

[#10]

The huawie or how ever it is spelt, the one I borrowed from my neighbours is connected at the moment as that is the only one that works

I took the hub one to my mates place just to see if that was the problem, as well the other modem, which is an ECI and they both work fine at my mates place. very confusing.

I have just done a check using the test socket and the filter Plusnet supplied, same results,, Huawae will sync, the ECI and hub one will not. very strange. i even made a video of of them, which is really boring and with my phone, so quality is naff  

I connected the hub one via the wan last night to the modem that was connected, just to see if it would update, which it did, but it made made no difference.  I have ordered a huawie modem of the net, to keep me connected as at some point I have to give my neighbours theirs back, but is very confusing. 

[#11]

The hub and other modem is fine as I took them both to my mates place and they connected with no problem.

Just a late add on, BTOR is here, they have confirmed there is a problem and he have gone to the cabinet, he is as confused as I am why one will connect and the others will not, I even tried the Huawie modem I got from Ebay and that connects like my neighbours do. Anyway, we will see what he says when he come back from the cabinet.

[#12]

Keep us posted on this, it'd be interesting to know the outcome of the engineer investigation.

[#13]

I've discussed this with our products team. As it looks like there may be a compatibility issue between the Hub One and the cabinet you're connected to, we're sending you a different type of fibre router. It'll be a ZyXEL.

Can you let us know how it goes when you receive it?

[#14]

Well worth a go, thanks. According to the BTOR engineer, it is still doing the same thing at the cabinet as it is doing here with his equipment, in that his equipment will not sync. He have phoned their I presume support desk and they said it should be working, so he said to keep it as i have got it as it is working and they will look into it. 

I am so happy to confuse a lot of people certainly ones that knows about this stuff

I will let you know when I get the other router.

[#15]

I am so happy to confuse a lot of people certainly ones that knows about this stuff

I will let you know when I get the other router.

Keep us posted