ADSL Max - How have I got 800kbps upload?

Pho

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I used to be on ADSL Max Premium when I was with TalkTalk (they added it for free as I complained a lot) but when I went to BT it reverted back to 448kbps.

A couple of weeks ago my upload jumped back up to ~750kbps as it was with TalkTalk and now it's up to 800kbps.

Purely out of interest, does anyone have any idea why? I'm not paying for it. I don't want to ask BT in case they decide to take it off :p.
 
Do you achieve it during speed tests? Strange ADSL profile! Maybe because you look to be a stone's throw away from your exchange with an attenuation of 4 dB!
 
I'm about 200m away from the exchange :)



Yep I do seem to achieve it during tests. I'm certainly not complaining just curious why it's suddenly reappeared - until TalkTalk added it I was stuck on 448 upload for years!
 
~520 residential and ~25 non-residential so no :(.

The exchange 3 miles away has ADSL2, LLU and FTTC, shame they didn't route it via this one :p
 
So will u never get faster than 8meg, will they never upgrade that small exchange?
 
HAz said:
So will u never get faster than 8meg, will they never upgrade that small exchange?
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Plenty of Market 1 exchange areas are being covered with FTTC, so you end up in a situation like Sone, where there is no ADSL2+, but there is FTTC available.

If no FTTC, then currently the answer would be no by the looks of it :(
 
GefGz said:
I've been knocking the back door for 20 minutes let me in ffs :D

And in relation to the internet, 800kb is the theoretical max on ADSL max, so you're just getting what the quality/length of your line can support.
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Time to order an electric perimeter fence :p.

I get that ~800 is approaching the top end of ADSL max but I just don't get why (for curiosity's sake) BT have suddenly upped my upload to it without me paying or requesting it.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth I suppose :p.
 
Pho said:
Time to order an electric perimeter fence :p.

I get that ~800 is approaching the top end of ADSL max but I just don't get why (for curiosity's sake) BT have suddenly upped my upload to it without me paying or requesting it.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth I suppose :p.
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They (BT) have a habit of doing that mind - roll out or uncapping upgrades with little to no fanfare or change to contracts/price.
 
Your profile maybe reset, happens if the snmp/software managing it resets or glitches... if you don't mention it they likely won't notice.

Shaping stuff at KC sometimes does the same. When profile limits are set they can be set on lease and expire. Poof. Internet as fast as the line can handle.

Packages haven't altered across the board have they?
 
Cool, I'll keep an eye on it then and see what happens :).

Thanks for all the input.
 
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