ADSL2+ disappointment...

[Lance]

Certainly makes it an easy choice once BT have enabled the exchange!

[Niall]

Strange that they seem to think security is less important if you have the cheaper package.

[Rik]

You're forgetting this is BT, Niall.

[joe]

Are the benefits of BTInfinity fibre optics going to be available to all or only BT customers. I see that my area is scheduled for Sep-10 (if that can be believed).

[Steve]

My thinking is LLU should be able to pick it up at the exchange,otherwise with a widespread FTTC roll out they would be non competitive on ADSL2+ only.TalkTalk have been involved in FTTC trials

http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/talktalk-joins-fttc-trials-794.html

[Hatari]

Whether other than BT customers can get infinity will depend on whether the other ISPs contract to buy it from BT at your exchange

[Steve]

We have to my knowledge one forum member involved with FTTC trial with IDNet

[john365]

I get  Line Attenuation   Down =58.5 dB    up=29.0 dB and a  bit rate of 4683   Kbps down and    995   Kbps up, according to BT I should be getting 6meg.
cest la vie!

Although is does sometimes shoot up to  about 5 meg, well that was before migration yesterday, I am guessing Ill have to wait for the 10 days for the line rate to stabilise on the adsl2+ service as I was on a max product before.

Tonight its all seems very sluggish.

I have tried testing this before with a different router and on the test socket, is doesn't seem to make a difference. I think im stuck with it, as Cable has never reached this street its highly unlikely we will get fibre any-time soon Join the slow broadband club.

[Tacitus]

I get  Line Attenuation   Down =58.5 dB    up=29.0 dB and a  bit rate of 4683   Kbps down and    995   Kbps up, according to BT I should be getting 6meg.

You should be so lucky.  I have an attn of 55dB and I'm struggling to get a reliable 2Meg connection.

[john365]

Back in the bad old days I would be lucky to to get 300 baud from my Epson modem.. hang on, isnt this part of the thread a sketch by the Monty Python team ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo

[Hatari]

Back in the bad old days I would be lucky to to get 300 baud from my Epson modem.. hang on, isnt this part of the thread a sketch by the Monty Python team ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo

Lovely they were the days lol

[peterbeaumont]

One final post...before I give up and be grateful for what I have.

I just did a BT speedtest...

Download speed 5793

DSL connection rate 5578

IP Profile for your line is 4000

Is this unusual? Or a peculiarity of ADSL2+?

On ADSL Max, I never saw an actual speed higher than the line profile.

[Hatari]

I would guess those figures are from the BT tester.

What is the actual connection rate on the router?

[peterbeaumont]

Yes,those figures are from the BT Speedtester - isn't that what I originally said???

And my router is operating at the figure shown there too.

[Steve]

The only time I've seen a download speed greater than router sync speed is with concomitant use of AV software, Kaspersky Internet Security Suite being a classical culprit. It does say in the FAQs "Please close all other applications/ browsers that are running on your PC."

[Hatari]

Yes,those figures are from the BT Speedtester - isn't that what I originally said???

And my router is operating at the figure shown there too.

Thank you Peter  Always need to be sure before jumping onto the keyboard.

I would normally expect the speed to be between 80 and 85% of sync.

Agree with Steve this could be cause by AV software, although that is normally a much greater difference.

Try  booting the PC (assuming windows OS) in Safe mode with Networking and redoing the speed test.