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Hi guys,
My internet is beginning to annoy me. It never syncs at more than 1200kbps, and about twice a day it loses sync with the exchange and has to reconnect. Sure, this takes 20 seconds, but if you are in the middle of a game it's more than frustrating.
Often I have trouble with iplayer saying I don't have enough bandwidth. Other times it works fine.
I've had my router for a few years now. It's a Thompson Speedtouch 580i and was chosen on the recommendation on this forum as apparently its good with crap phone lines. I am nearly 6km from my telephone exchange.
Are my problems:
a) Because my router sucks
b) Because my ISP sucks
c) Because my line sucks
d) Something else?
Should I get a new router?
This might come in handy:
DSL Flavour = ADSL over POTS
Reserved Bandwidth (kbit/s) up/down = 448 / 1184
Properties
Output Power (dBm) up/down = 11.5 / 16.0
Attenuation (dB) up/down = 31.5 / 63.0
Noise Margin (dB) up/down = 15.0 / 9.5
I already have every phone extension in the house disconnected and the router plugged directly into the master socket with the faceplate removed.
Annoyingly, despite there being a BT phone exchange only 3km from my house, I am connected to one the other side of the city.
My internet is beginning to annoy me. It never syncs at more than 1200kbps, and about twice a day it loses sync with the exchange and has to reconnect. Sure, this takes 20 seconds, but if you are in the middle of a game it's more than frustrating.
Often I have trouble with iplayer saying I don't have enough bandwidth. Other times it works fine.
I've had my router for a few years now. It's a Thompson Speedtouch 580i and was chosen on the recommendation on this forum as apparently its good with crap phone lines. I am nearly 6km from my telephone exchange.
Are my problems:
a) Because my router sucks
b) Because my ISP sucks
c) Because my line sucks
d) Something else?
Should I get a new router?
This might come in handy:
DSL Flavour = ADSL over POTS
Reserved Bandwidth (kbit/s) up/down = 448 / 1184
Properties
Output Power (dBm) up/down = 11.5 / 16.0
Attenuation (dB) up/down = 31.5 / 63.0
Noise Margin (dB) up/down = 15.0 / 9.5
I already have every phone extension in the house disconnected and the router plugged directly into the master socket with the faceplate removed.
Annoyingly, despite there being a BT phone exchange only 3km from my house, I am connected to one the other side of the city.