8128 kbps sync, only 2Mbps download speed tests?

ogster · Sep 26, 2009, 03:11:03

Just moved house. 1/2 mile down road from exchange. Speeds look good. How do the other indicators look?

ADSL Link    Downstream    Upstream
Connection Speed    8128 kbps    832 kbps
Line Attenuation    15.5 db    8.5 db
Noise Margin    9.5 db    11 db

BUT I'm only seeing 2Mbps download on various speed testers? Any ideas?

Danni · Sep 26, 2009, 06:34:20

Your profile may be stuck at 2Mbps. You wouldn't be the first for this to happen to. If it stays that way, let IDNet know and they can give it a nudge.

Glenn · Sep 26, 2009, 08:51:34

It may be that you have started a 10 day training period with the new line, I believe BT start at 2mb, or as Danni has said, it's a stuck profile.

Rik · Sep 26, 2009, 10:05:29

I think it's the standard 'starter profile' and will lift within 24 hours or so. If not, IDNet will get it nudged for you on Monday.

ogster · Sep 26, 2009, 21:38:45

Rik was right, earlier on this evening speeds have increased. Now getting 6859 kbps down and 693 kbps up. Can't say fairer than that for a very rural location.

Colin Burns · Sep 26, 2009, 22:17:39

though with a 15.5db attenuation you live darn close to the exchange

Sebby · Sep 27, 2009, 14:34:33

I wish I lived that close to the exchange!

Rik · Sep 27, 2009, 14:37:03

Quote from: Colin Burns on Sep 26, 2009, 22:17:39
though with a 15.5db attenuation you live darn close to the exchange

I think that might be a Netgear router, in which case the true attenuation will be 31db.

ogster · Sep 27, 2009, 23:33:48

It's a netgear. The exchange is about 1/2 mile down the road, telegraph poles all the way.

Rik · Sep 28, 2009, 10:08:33

The attenuation suggests about 3km of cable, unless Netgear have sorted the bug, in which case it's about 1.5km. I'm guessing you may have aluminium cables.