Upped to ADSL2+ and still on the dark age

[Rik]

Got a link?

[troesma]

Here

http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14258068&CFID=77752414&CFTOKEN=95909759

Not technology related, but it gives an idea of why things are going pear-shaped...

[Rik]

Great read, thanks.

[troesma]

Hi folks

After some time being away, decided to check what's going on.

BT Speedtest NOW shows...

Download speedachieved during the test was - 4111 Kbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speedsis 600-7150 Kbps.
Additional Information:
Your DSL Connection Rate :6191 Kbps(DOWN-STREAM), 776 Kbps(UP-STREAM)
IP Profile for your line is - 4520 Kbps
The throughput of Best Efforts (BE) classes achieved during the test is - 19.46:20.14:60.4 (SBE:NBE:PBE)
These figures represent the ratio while sententiously passing Sub BE, Normal BE and Priority BE marked traffic.

The results of this test will vary depending on the way your ISP has decided to use these traffic classes.

So, it has improved quite a lot  but still do not understand why the IP profile is so below the connection rate. Views..?

Ed

[Sebby]

The IP profile is wrong for the sync. I believe it should be 5000k. If it doesn't shift, let IDNet know and they can get it reset manually.

[Rik]

What Sebby said, Ed.

[Technical Ben]

£11,000  I would never pay to have fibre laid, the internet is not worth that much to me, you could do a lot with £11,000 that would be more fun

Um... Er... Was I the only one thinking "well, that's cheap!" In perspective though. Not that I would personally pay that much, the internet is not that important.
I could see a company that needs it paying for it though.

[Rik]

I might pay it if I knew I was going to stay in a place for long enough.

[troesma]

Update..! Guess how it's going  

--- DSL Information ---
DSL Driver Version:  AnnexA version - A2pB022g.d20e
DSL VPI/VCI:         0/38
DSL Status:          ShowtimeRetrain Reason:   8000
DSL Mode:            ADSL2
DSL Channel:         FAST
DSL Upstream Rate:   784 Kbps
DSL Downstream Rate: 2720 Kbps

                     Down         up    
DSL Noise Margin:     6.0 dB       8.7 dB
DSL Attenuation:     42.5 dB      24.6 dB
DSL Transmit Power:   0.0 dBm     12.9 dBm

This is just so unstable... my neighbour downstairs has BT broadband and gets 7 Mbps solid. BT..!

Oh well...

[troesma]

Arghhh...

--- DSL Information ---
DSL Driver Version:  AnnexA version - A2pB022g.d20e
DSL VPI/VCI:         0/38
DSL Status:          ShowtimeRetrain Reason:   8000
DSL Mode:            ADSL2+
DSL Channel:         FAST
DSL Upstream Rate:   872 Kbps
DSL Downstream Rate: 4498 Kbps

                      Down         up   
DSL Noise Margin:    10.3 dB       7.9 dB
DSL Attenuation:     44.0 dB      23.3 dB
DSL Transmit Power:   0.0 dBm     12.9 dBm

So this connection behaves like a yo-yo 

[Rik]

It must be noisy if it's resyncing that frequently.

[troesma]

There is nothing that leads me to believe that, but then I don't have constantly my ear on the phone 

Went today through all the wiring, connections... nothing shows up, maybe the filters packing-up..?

Frustrating to say the least, esp. when my neighbour downstairs gets 7 Mbps out of... BT..!

[Rik]

Only two things trigger resyncs, noise or error count. To a great extent the two can be considered the same. It doesn't matter that you can't hear it, the noise that matters is in the MW RF band (unless there's a fault on the line). To put it in perspective, my line has a 3db target noise margin (new with WBC) and is stable at that, with a 2db 'swing' across the day. It might be worth trying a different router, or forcing a resync at night, when noise is at its highest.

[troesma]

Good tip, will try tonite and see where it all ends...

[Rik]

Thanks. Syncing at night should give you the maximum stability, albeit at a lower speed.