Switched from Zen to Plusnet - Speed has plummeted
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Switched from Zen to Plusnet - Speed has plummeted
05-04-2018 8:53 AM
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Hi. I switched from Zen to Plusnet last week. I have a Draytek Vigor 130 modem which is set-up as per the recommended manufacturer settings to mimic a BT Openreach modem, plus an ASUS RT-AC68U acting as router. The switchover was simple, just a change of ISP username and password on the ASUS. The issue I have is that my speed has dropped significantly upon switching. I was on 66-67Mb with Zen and have dropped to around 54Mb with Plusnet, despite being given an estimated speed of 64Mb-80Mb. My guaranteed minimum is 56.4Mb.
Re: Switched from Zen to Plusnet - Speed has plummeted
05-04-2018 10:29 AM
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Your sync speed has dropped from around 67Mbps to just under 54Mbps but it is nothing to do with PlusNet, they have no control of your sync speed. The probable reason is that when changing to a new provider the Openreach dynamic line management (DLM) is reset which sets the default SNRM value of 6dB and removes G.Inp (retransmission) which I believe the Draytek 130 modem can support. These changes can cause a significant drop in sync speed which as you have shown directly affect the BT IP Profile and the PlusNet line speed figures. You now have to wait for the DLM system to get its act together and improve the speeds, again plusnet can not influence this. My line restored G.Inp about 2 days after a DLM reset but that time can vary from days to weeks. The reduced SNRM depends on your line stability and error levels so that can take a considerable time for DLM to take action. It really is a waiting game and no one knows how long the wait will be.
Re: Switched from Zen to Plusnet - Speed has plummeted
on 05-04-2018 11:11 AM - last edited on 06-04-2018 1:05 PM by Mav
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Thanks for responding so quick. Taking all of the above into account, where do I stand based on the fact that Plusnet are not providing the minimum guaranteed speed of 56.4Mb after 8 days? Am I best to raise a ticket, rather than use the Plusnet forum?
Moderator's note by Mike (Mav): Full quote of preceding post removed as per Forum rules.
Re: Switched from Zen to Plusnet - Speed has plummeted
05-04-2018 11:22 AM - edited 05-04-2018 11:23 AM
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A staff member may see this thread and offer some advice but I suspect they will not be able to do anything. I don't think a fault ticket would help as the "fault" is the way the DLM system works. I think there is talk of changes to the way migrations are handled so that the previous DLM settings are continued with the new provider but it has not happened yet and changes to BT systems can be very slow to materialise.
Re: Switched from Zen to Plusnet - Speed has plummeted
05-04-2018 11:55 AM
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Hi there. Welcome to the community forums.
I'm sorry to hear your speeds have dropped since moving to us.
From testing your line I can see your circuit is still on a 3db profile:
Profile Name | 0.128M-80M Downstream 3dB, Retransmission Low - 0.128M-20M Upstream, Retransmission Low |
As your sync rate is clearly below your speed estimates of 64.4mbps, I'd recommend firstly ruling out any internal wiring issues here and if your speeds don't improve then raise a fault here so we can pass this to our suppliers to investigate.
Sync Status | In Sync |
Downstream Speed | 56.8 Mbps |
Upstream Speed | 20.0 Mbps |
I hope this helps.
Let us know how you get on.
Re: Switched from Zen to Plusnet - Speed has plummeted
05-04-2018 12:23 PM
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@Gandalf Were the profile figures you gave taken from a GEA test by any chance? If that was the case it is probably historic data from a couple of weeks ago before the OP came to PlusNet. From the modem stats in the first post the downstream SNRM is 5dB and I expect retransmission has been removed because DLM has been reset.
I have seen the same problem with out of date figures from the GEA test when I had a line fault and my sync speed was banded. This did not show on the GEA test so it is not much use to check the current line status.
Re: Switched from Zen to Plusnet - Speed has plummeted
05-04-2018 1:11 PM
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Were the profile figures you gave taken from a GEA test by any chance?
That's correct.
If that was the case it is probably historic data from a couple of weeks ago before the OP came to PlusNet.
Our test results show current data.
Either way as the sync rate is below estimates I'd recommend raising a fault once internal checks are all done.
Re: Switched from Zen to Plusnet - Speed has plummeted
05-04-2018 8:46 PM
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@Gandalf wrote:
Hi there. Welcome to the community forums.
I'm sorry to hear your speeds have dropped since moving to us.
From testing your line I can see your circuit is still on a 3db profile:
Profile Name 0.128M-80M Downstream 3dB, Retransmission Low - 0.128M-20M Upstream, Retransmission Low
As your sync rate is clearly below your speed estimates of 64.4mbps, I'd recommend firstly ruling out any internal wiring issues here and if your speeds don't improve then raise a fault here so we can pass this to our suppliers to investigate.
Sync Status In Sync Downstream Speed 56.8 Mbps Upstream Speed 20.0 Mbps
I hope this helps.
Let us know how you get on.
The wiring should okay as the house and BT line are only 5 years old. I will raise a ticket in the morning. Thanks for your help.
Re: Switched from Zen to Plusnet - Speed has plummeted
06-04-2018 12:41 PM
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No problems at all. Thanks for raising the fault.
I've worked the ticket now and you'll be able to view/reply to my update over here.
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