am i at the end of the road(literally)?

[#1]

Estmiated 40mb - Actual 8.5mb
that is apparently because I am more than 1000 metres from the fibre box in my village....
BT Openreach engineer came and said that there is nothing more we can do to increase speed..
Is that it - the end of the road?

[#2]

Quote from: pb123

Is that it - the end of the road?

If you really are that far from the cabinet, then you're stuck. However it's a bit odd that your estimate was that far out. Do you have the new hub modem/router? I believe you can get your line stats from that. If so could you post them here? Also the results of a BT speed test and the results of the BT availability checker (remove your phone number from the text).

[#3]

It depends on how much more than 1,000 metres it is
I am 800 metres (wire length) and get the following

				Downstream	Upstream
Line attenuation (dB):  	21.2		0.0
Signal attenuation (dB):	Not available on VDSL2		
Connection speed (kbps):	45796		9028
SNR margin (dB):        	5.1		6.7

[#4]

What does http://www.dslchecker.bt.com/adsl/adslchecker.welcome predict for your speeds?

[#5]

Telephone Number 01923xxxyyy on Exchange KINGS LANGLEY is served by Cabinet 1
Featured Products
Downstream Line Rate(Mbps)
Upstream Line Rate(Mbps)
Downstream Range(Mbps)
Availability Date
High Low High Low
FTTC Range A (Clean) 40 30 7.2 5.4 -- Available
FTTC Range B (Impacted) 30 17.3 6.7 2.4 -- Available
WBC ADSL 2+ Up to 1 -- 1 to 3.5 Available
ADSL Max Up to 1 -- 0.75 to 2.5 Available
WBC Fixed Rate 0.5 -- -- Available
Fixed Rate 0.5 -- -- Available
Other Offerings
FTTP on Demand 330 30 -- Available
Fibre Multicast -- -- -- Available
Copper Multicast -- -- -- Available

[#6]

Could you run the BT diagnostic speed test and post the results please.

[#7]

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FAQ
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1. Best Effort Test:  -provides background information.
Download Speed
7.85 Mbps

0 Mbps 8.51 Mbps
Max Achievable Speed
Download speedachieved during the test was - 7.85 Mbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speedsis 5.95 Mbps-8.51 Mbps .
Additional Information:
IP Profile for your line is - 8.51 Mbps
2. Upstream Test:  -provides background information.
Upload Speed
0.77 Mbps

0 Mbps 20 Mbps
Max Achievable Speed
Upload speed achieved during the test was - 0.77Mbps
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.
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Please visit the FAQ if you are unable to understand the test results.

[#8]

Dear Philip, 

Thank you for your email.

We are unable to comment regarding available connection speeds as this can depend on the package supplied from your Provider in addition to the existing line connected to your property.

This is the fibre enquiry team and we find out if fibre is available prior to customers choosing a service provider and placing their order.

I can confirm that fibre is available to your cabinet and your property is within the required distance for the service to work.

I am sorry that we are unable to assist you further with this enquiry as the cabinet has been enabled and fibre service is currently available.

As we can see on our system its available to the public but it is not a guaranteed speed.


Yours sincerely,

Lenitha
Fibre Enquiries Team

[#9]

How much more than 1000 meters?
See here : http://www.thinkbroadband.com/guide/fibre-broadband.html  
"Not everyone will receive the maximum speed as it depends on the length of your phone line to the cabinet which is providing your broadband service, but BT Openreach will guarantee that the minimum sync speed will be 15Mbps or 30Mbps. "
I think reporting a speed fault would be in order. See here first    http://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,143836.0.html
EDIT Just one thing - you are using a wired connection and not wifi?