Plusnet Discussion Thread

bulldog147 · 19 Feb 2013 at 01:59

Joop said:
I don't think installing Ethernet is possible, that's why i have got some TPlink 500Mbps on order.

I am sure the speed will go back to 78 Meg with 500Mbps homeplug cos I had the same 200Mbps homeplug with Virgin Media 100 Meg and I only getting 40Meg out of it.

bulldog147 · 20 Feb 2013 at 15:52

Fourstar said:
Just had mine connected and I'm a bit disappointed to be honest. The estimate was for 34/6.

Plusnet website says my current line speed is 37Mb so hopefully my speed will creep up during the training period.

Of course this is all relative. My connection is currently 4 times faster than it was this morning

why are u disappointed, the upload is more than bt estimated, as for download, that perfectly normally for 10 days training speed can go and down. wait until after 5 days check again.

bulldog147 · 5 Mar 2013 at 14:33

I don't blame ya Jamesbcd for leaving virgin media. FTTC is far better and I can see more peoples are leaving virgin media (because of too slow in evening, impossible to get HD in you tubes, expensive price, upload is very poor with virgin media)

I am waiting for mine to get FTTC unlimited with plusnet in spring 2014, still with plusnet ADSL2+ unlimited.

bulldog147 · 6 Mar 2013 at 00:54

ConnorJoshua u had to request plusnet support ticket to get your upload uncapped. It take approx 3-5 working days for your upload to change from capped to uncapped set by your local exchange. It free of charge. Sometimes BT Openreach do it overnight straight away.

bulldog147 · 11 Mar 2013 at 19:17

JamesU2005 said:
Still no sign of engineer.

Very much doubt anyone is coming! Great start.

That's very bad mate. Did you contact plusnet about BTO never turn up.

bulldog147 · 20 Mar 2013 at 22:11

bugeyewrx said:
Had mine activated at the weekend.

Pretty happy so far

That's pretty very good. You are much closer to the FTTC green box.

bulldog147 · 21 Mar 2013 at 01:32

DJMK4 said:
Leaning towards plusnet at the moment but not 100% sure.

I'm really worried about any potential caps, throttling etc, l need to be sure that's the plan they have in place, if there are changes does this reserve my rights to cancel or give notice?

Do they offer profile changes and tweaking of connection ? They are not anal like sky about giving out RADIUS creds so we can configure routers

Plusnet forum is very good of dealing with ip profile to match BT Wholesale ip profile with a manual request but it normally updated itself automatically. U can tweak SNR but it more risky as DLM might think it a faulty on your line if you kept changing SNR more often. It happen to me as I learn my mistake! There are no caps, throttling. I doubt that Plusnet will be changing their Unlimited to capping in near future. And I had no problem with Plusnet lately.

bulldog147 · 21 Mar 2013 at 14:01

KIA said:
VDSL2 SNR isn't tweakable at the moment.

Didn't know this, but it can do on ADSL2+ as I think it pointless for SNR tweakable on FTTC.

bulldog147 · 24 Mar 2013 at 02:46

Yes I agree as I cancel my sky tv as it ripped off. They even asked me to stay on with 12 months half price skyworld and 12 months half price HD. But, I told them I only take it if you willing to give me 12 months skyworld and HD for free of charge! They just hung up. LOL

bulldog147 · 26 Mar 2013 at 00:18

Vimes, that's the quickest installation date u got there! Your area must be very quiet not busy for bt engineer!

bulldog147 · 26 Mar 2013 at 12:22

I think the easier to activated phone line and fibre to the cabinet away from virgin media cable because BT Openreach only re-connected telephone line then connected fibre broadband. Because virgin media phone line and cable broadband had got nothing to do with BT engineer's work. (It belong to virgin media only).

My mate is leaving virgin media to join plusnet, wish him all the best of luck.

bulldog147 · 26 Mar 2013 at 13:11

caff said:
Will do - do plus net techs hang around there?

Yes always is and very quick on the forum (monday to friday only) from 9am to 5:30pm

Forum is lots quicker than ticket or customer service on the phone.

bulldog147 · 26 Mar 2013 at 14:34

76 Meg if u live closer to fibre cabinet. You ought to check for BT FTTC speed estimated here: https://www.btwholesale.com/includes/adsl/main.html

bulldog147 · 26 Mar 2013 at 14:45

FTTC is always calculator 94.2% from the sync rate to get the ip profile rate.

Eg: Sync 79999K -> 75.3 Mb IP Profile (so it was up to 76 Meg)
Sync 39999K -> 37.6 Mb IP Profile (so it was up to 38 Meg)

The same goes for ADSL2/2+ with a calculator 88.2% from the sync rate to get the ip profile rate.

bulldog147 · 26 Mar 2013 at 15:21

I used to have mini USB wifi N150 and it cannot cope with Virgin Media 100 Meg (only getting 45 -55 Meg) and I changed a new mini USB wifi N300 and it now getting 95-100 Meg)

So, I think either wifi with N300 or dual-band wifi, it will be fine under FTTC

bulldog147 · 26 Mar 2013 at 16:32

Camalot said:
Just got my install date of the 11th April

Bye bye sky.

Nice one! I quit sky too. Rip off greedy company.

bulldog147 · 26 Mar 2013 at 17:38

I already own a Humax Freesat HD box and it really good. Better than Sky.

bulldog147 · 26 Mar 2013 at 18:32

This is the box I own: http://www.humaxdigital.com/uk/products/product_stb_satellite_foxsathdr.aspx as I brought it in late 2010!

But I do like the new one (latest box) Humax HDR-1010S/1TB (a new wifi including)

bulldog147 · 26 Mar 2013 at 18:49

Yep technology do change quickly. Humax told me to hold on with my current box there might be a new software/firmware to bring in free time, so I don't have to purchase a new box again.

bulldog147 · 26 Mar 2013 at 19:52

U better off with Foxsat-HDR same as mine as it very reliable since 2010.