Unlimited Fibre Extra Guarenteed 39.8Mb but only getting 5.2Mb
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on 09-09-2017 10:39 AM - last edited on 09-09-2017 12:57 PM by Mav
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Hi PN Community experts
Since moving to our home 4 months ago we've been experiencing really slow Unlimited Fibre speeds. We started off around 10/3 on speedtest.net but recently the results (at various times) never get above 5.2/1.
A few days I upgraded (?) from Unlimited Fibre to Unlimited Fibre Extra to try and boost it but it doesn't seem to have changed the speed at all. Would it usually improve speed by a good deal?
I've tried turning off the router for over 30 minutes but no change at all.
The Plusnet members page states this;
Unlimited Fibre Extra
Your Minimum Guaranteed Access Line Speed:39.8Mb
Here's the info from https://portal.plus.net/my.html?action=data_transfer_speed
Telephone number:
Phone exchange:ABERDEEN BIELDSIDE
Estimated line speed:1.5Mb (Download speed could vary depending on line conditions. Estimates are the maximum speeds that your phone line can support. These speeds are dependent on the package you choose.) - Checked on 2017-09-08 21:30:32Current line speed:6.3 Mb
Results from http://speedtest.btwholesale.com
1. Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
Download speedachieved during the test was - 5.08 Mbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speedsis 3.7 Mbps-5.29 Mbps .
Additional Information:
IP Profile for your line is - 5.29 Mbps
2. Upstream Test: -provides background information.
Upload speed achieved during the test was - 1.17Mbps
Additional Information:
Upstream Rate IP profile on your line is - 20 Mbps
We were unable to identify any performance problem with your service at this time.
It is possible that any problem you are currently, or had previously experienced may have been caused by traffic congestion on the Internet or by the server you were accessing responding slowly.
If you continue to encounter a problem with a specific server, please contact the administrator of that server in the first instance.
Here's the router stats from the Troubleshooting > Helpdesk page on the Hub One;
1. Product name: Plusnet Hub
2. Serial number:
3. Firmware version: Software version 4.7.5.1.83.8.237.2.2 Last updated 08/09/17
4. Board version: Plusnet Hub One
5. DSL uptime: 0 days, 14:09:19
6. Data rate: 1277 / 5469
7. Maximum data rate: 1277 / 5476
8. Noise margin: 5.8 / 6.1
9. Line attenuation: 17.3 / 35.9
10. Signal attenuation: 17.3 / 25.7
11. Data sent/received: 995.4 MB / 11.5 GB
12. Broadband username:
13. 2.4 GHz Wireless network/SSID:
14. 2.4 GHz Wireless connections: Enabled (802.11 b/g/n (up to 144 Mb/s))
15. 2.4 GHz Wireless security: WPA2
16. 2.4 GHz Wireless channel: Automatic (Smart Wireless)
17. 5 GHz Wireless network/SSID:
18. 5 GHz Wireless connections: Enabled (802.11 a/n/ac (up to 1300 Mb/s))
19. 5 GHz Wireless security: WPA2
20. 5 GHz Wireless channel: Automatic (Smart Wireless)
21. Firewall: Default 2
2. MAC Address:
23. Modulation: G.993.2 Annex B
24. Software variant: AA
25. Boot loader: 1.0.0
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Re: Unlimited Fibre Extra Guarenteed 39.8Mb but only getting 5.2Mb
09-09-2017 9:09 PM - edited 09-09-2017 9:10 PM
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Well it looks like your line profile is 5mbps. Your sync certainly is anyway. Infact it's saying the max your line can get is 5.5mbps!?
Hoping they can fix it. Might be best to call up rather than wait on here, if your needing it sooner than early next week that is.
Re: Unlimited Fibre Extra Guarenteed 39.8Mb but only getting 5.2Mb
09-09-2017 10:34 PM
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> I upgraded (?) from Unlimited Fibre to Unlimited Fibre Extra to try and boost it but it doesn't seem to have changed the
> speed at all. Would it usually improve speed by a good deal?
The standard fibre and fibre extra use the same technology, the difference being that the standard fibre artificially limits the download speed to 40mbps (and the upload speed to 2mbps). Therefore if your broadband line speed is already < 40mbps then there's absolutely no benefit in upgrading and Plus net shouldn't even allow you to upgrade.
I wonder if they've actually switched you over to fibre at all or if you're still on standard ADSL.
Re: Unlimited Fibre Extra Guarenteed 39.8Mb but only getting 5.2Mb
09-09-2017 11:05 PM
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What are the estimated speeds from http://dslchecker.bt.com/ ?
Re: Unlimited Fibre Extra Guarenteed 39.8Mb but only getting 5.2Mb
10-09-2017 8:37 AM
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@Jon wrote:
I wonder if they've actually switched you over to fibre at all or if you're still on standard ADSL.
From the OP
2. MAC Address:
23. Modulation: G.993.2 Annex B
24. Software variant: AA
Superusers are not staff, but they do have a direct line of communication into the business in order to raise issues, concerns and feedback from the community.
Re: Unlimited Fibre Extra Guarenteed 39.8Mb but only getting 5.2Mb
10-09-2017 2:02 PM - edited 10-09-2017 2:04 PM
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Heres the results from that page. Not sure where the Fibre is indicated though, it has a 1 against WBC fixed rate?
It seems to say the max is 4Mb (on ADSL I presume?) but we definitely used to get consistent speedtest.net results around 10Mb until the last week or so.
I have raised a fault ticket with PN, they've passed it to "BOT - FTTC Logged Faults - Speed", so guess thats the department that will look into it further.
I thought I'd post my issues on here and update the post right through to the conclusion.
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Re: Unlimited Fibre Extra Guarenteed 39.8Mb but only getting 5.2Mb
10-09-2017 2:17 PM
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According to that checker page no FTTC service is available, which is strange considering you appear to be on a fibre connection.
Re: Unlimited Fibre Extra Guarenteed 39.8Mb but only getting 5.2Mb
10-09-2017 2:26 PM - edited 10-09-2017 2:28 PM
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I was just about to say this but you beat me to it lol
Maybe it disappears on the line checker for the 10 days? The exchange does have FTTC but it's possible no NGA for cab 15 ?
But if so how is the FTTC Modem talking to anything?
Re: Unlimited Fibre Extra Guarenteed 39.8Mb but only getting 5.2Mb
10-09-2017 2:41 PM
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Re: Unlimited Fibre Extra Guarenteed 39.8Mb but only getting 5.2Mb
10-09-2017 2:54 PM - edited 10-09-2017 3:02 PM
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Apart from stating the obvious that there's something wrong with the checker I can't find the Exchange on the CodeLook website though SamKnows does show it.
Brian
Edit : OP might want to try his own phone number in CodeLook
Re: Unlimited Fibre Extra Guarenteed 39.8Mb but only getting 5.2Mb
10-09-2017 4:31 PM - edited 10-09-2017 4:33 PM
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Codelook results
The BP cabinet at the end of the road that leads to our house has a big white 15 on the front of it, so assume that's cabinet 15 that was previously referred to. It's about 0.5 mile away, assuming the wires are buried along the roadside all the way to our house. There's no poles until further up the road due to pylons.
Re: Unlimited Fibre Extra Guarenteed 39.8Mb but only getting 5.2Mb
10-09-2017 6:14 PM - edited 10-09-2017 6:39 PM
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OK, that explains why I couldn't find Bieldside - the Exchange is called Cults. Just to confirm you're in AB12 5**
If you do a "Lookup Locality" for Cults, click on the Exchange, then "All 19 Cabinets" and finally "Cabinet P15" you get a bit more details. Line distances are between 1.5 and 4km
Cab15 has a status of "FTTC Available from 15th April 2017"
Brian
Edit : The locality is Cults, the Exchange is named as Aberdeen Bieldside
Re: Unlimited Fibre Extra Guarenteed 39.8Mb but only getting 5.2Mb
10-09-2017 8:05 PM
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Now THAT is weird, as this is a copy/paste from the email I received when they arranged an Openreach engineer to install a new faceplate and activate the line;
We can confirm that the date for activation of services at the new premises is 10/04/17 AM please ensure someone is at the premises to allow access for the engineer.
It's possible we've never had FTTC despite paying for it all that time.. would explain the ADSL like speeds.. I'm confused
Re: Unlimited Fibre Extra Guarenteed 39.8Mb but only getting 5.2Mb
10-09-2017 8:13 PM
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Re: Unlimited Fibre Extra Guarenteed 39.8Mb but only getting 5.2Mb
10-09-2017 9:21 PM
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There's a support ticket active, so I'll post back the results when I have them.
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