Hi, another newbie here

knock · Jan 24, 2007, 21:42:42

Hi all, recent defector from Nildram (One of many it seems...) I've been looking around trying to work out what's what and tried the BT speedtester to ascertain what I could get speedwise and got this....

QuoteTest1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
IP profile for your line is - 2000 kbps
DSL connection rate: 832 kbps(UP-STREAM) 6272 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 1885 kbps

Anyone able to explain why my connection rate is so much higher than my profile rate

TIA

Andy

AvengerUK · Jan 24, 2007, 22:06:17

Are you in your 10 day maxing period?

knock · Jan 24, 2007, 22:15:24

I am but I'm not regrading to max the only change is higher upload. Would that put me into another training period?

Line stats are below, they are pretty much the same as they were before (If memory serves)

QuoteStatus     No Defect

Downstream    Upstream

Data rate (Kbps)
6272    832

Noise margin (dB)
11.7    11.0

Output power (dBm)
19.8    12.5

Attenuation (dB)
27.0    13.0

To my limited knowledge 2000 Kbps seems low for those stats and unusual so see a base 10 number crop up....

AvengerUK · Jan 24, 2007, 22:18:49

Yes, 2000kbs is a bit low for those stats!

You might be in another training period - although i dont know myself, someone else will tell you ive no doubt

Otherwise it may be the case of the recent bad weather, which means you just have to leave your connection alone (so its stable) for 3 days or so.

knock · Jan 24, 2007, 22:34:56

If I'm in training it's not a problem but my concern is the profile speed might have been set by the previous ISP?

Something else I feel I should mention is that after making the change it's like a whole new internet with IDnet, quick responsive and streaming media doesn't constantly buffer

Be nice to know if there is more potential to unlock though

Lance · Jan 24, 2007, 23:01:08

Quote from: AvengerUK on Jan 24, 2007, 22:18:49
means you just have to leave your connection alone (so its stable) for 3 days or so.

just what i was going to suggest!

Inactive · Jan 24, 2007, 23:19:29

Hi Knock, and welcome aboard..

knock · Jan 24, 2007, 23:24:02

Only just joined and people are trying to get me to not post on here

I'm off to work for the weekend so not touching it for 3 days won't be a problem. Support are ringing me back tomorrow so I'll check it's nothing their end before I leave..

Thanks for the welcome

MoHux · Jan 24, 2007, 23:36:07

Knock when you come back!!

knock · Jan 25, 2007, 11:43:22

Spoke to support and they say I am in the training period so it's a waiting game. Resynced my router this morning and it's up at 6.8mbit so fingers crossed my connection has a bit more to give than the 2mbits it's on now

Inactive · Jan 25, 2007, 11:49:07

Fingers crossed for you knock..

Nerval · Jan 25, 2007, 11:59:46

Quote from: knock on Jan 24, 2007, 22:34:56
my concern is the profile speed might have been set by the previous ISP?

Don't worry, the rate adaptation with Max is ongoing, so provided you stay synched at 6.8 for three days, you'll get a Profile speed of 6Mb and your actual downloads will be somewhere between 5.5 and 5.9Mb.

You might like to have a look at this post by James. He explains how the thing works - but basically Max constantly monitors your sync rate and adjusts to falls in sync within a couple of hours, and adjusts to rises in sync after three days. Doesn't matter what you did with your previous ISP.

cavillas · Jan 25, 2007, 12:13:36

Knock. Knock.

Who's here?
Knock

sallyandjames · Jan 25, 2007, 12:15:36

Knock who?

Nerval · Jan 25, 2007, 12:16:05

Pardon?

cavillas · Jan 25, 2007, 12:24:11

Granted

Rik · Jan 25, 2007, 12:46:02

Hey guys, knock it off.

sallyandjames · Jan 25, 2007, 13:16:39

knock what off?

Nerval · Jan 25, 2007, 13:21:52

Do they still do Knock for Knock?

Rik · Jan 25, 2007, 13:29:41

Nowadays it's ring for ring! 8)

knock · Jan 25, 2007, 14:02:00

Quote from: sallyandjames on Jan 25, 2007, 12:15:36
Knock who?

Either I know you from a different forum or I know the guy who you are hotlinking you sig/av from

Just had a snap power cut and the router has resynced at 6.5 and according to the succession of links I followed I am under the threshold for the 6000 profile I now seemed to have acquired!

Any tips for a higher resync other than do it in the early morning?

Did a speedtest or 3 and this is the best....

QuoteDownload Speed: 5483 kbps (685.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 668 kbps (83.5 KB/sec transfer rate)

Not done any optimising on the connection so if it stays like this and maybe even gives a bit more with some tweaks obviously I'll be very happy

knock · Jan 25, 2007, 14:03:16

Quote from: Nerval on Jan 25, 2007, 11:59:46
Don't worry, the rate adaptation with Max is ongoing, so provided you stay synched at 6.8 for three days, you'll get a Profile speed of 6Mb and your actual downloads will be somewhere between 5.5 and 5.9Mb.

You might like to have a look at this post by James. He explains how the thing works - but basically Max constantly monitors your sync rate and adjusts to falls in sync within a couple of hours, and adjusts to rises in sync after three days. Doesn't matter what you did with your previous ISP.

Missed that in all the humour, thanks for the info

Nerval · Jan 25, 2007, 14:03:51

Quote from: knock on Jan 25, 2007, 14:02:00
Any tips for a higher resync other than do it in the early morning?

No, do it in the early morning

You from Plusnet then?

sallyandjames · Jan 25, 2007, 14:06:06

Nerv is an Ex Plusnet customer - I'm a current one.

Don't know the guy whose avatar and sig I used, and he doesn't give his name on his site so its hard to credit him.

His site is http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gtg818f if anybody cares....

knock · Jan 25, 2007, 14:25:43

Quote from: Nerval on Jan 25, 2007, 14:03:51
No, do it in the early morning

You from Plusnet then?

Pants won't be able to do that for a couple of days.

Ex F2S and Nildram so been a victim of Pipex's buyouts twice, hope I'm not on for a hatrick!

Quote from: sallyandjames on Jan 25, 2007, 14:06:06
Don't know the guy whose avatar and sig I used, and he doesn't give his name on his site so its hard to credit him.

I know he was never that bothered about it being used in the past. Only asked as I've not been on the same forum as him for a year or two though, didn't know if he had relocated to blighty!