IP Profile... worst thing ever?

GregI

GregI

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Last Monday - Disconnect router to go to bed. Get set on 250 kbps profile.

9 days later - Profile back upto 5500k

Today (2 days after 5500k) - Switch router off last night to go to bed and get set on a 350 kbps profile when I wake up.

So basically BT are forcing me to keep my router on 24/7 just to browse the net at a decent speed?

Download speedachieved during the test was - 297 Kbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 100-500 Kbps.
Additional Information:
Your DSL Connection Rate :7040 Kbps(DOWN-STREAM), 448 Kbps(UP-STREAM)
IP Profile for your line is - 350 Kbps
 
GregI said:
So basically BT are forcing me to keep my router on 24/7 just to browse the net at a decent speed?
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No. You're free to turn it off, but your IP profile will be governed by whatever speed your modem connects at when you switch it back on.
 
tony, why waste electricity overnight? I know it'll only be afew quid on the bill but i'd rather not have something on 24/7.
tolien, it usually syncs at around 6,900........ so why a 350k profile?
 
A couple of quid a year on the bill likely. And that'll get eclipsed by the the reduced lifetime you'll likely get out of it if you're turning it on and off every day...just saying, it's not an economy to switch it off every night...
 
Oh. I thought that was reversed. Like if I left it on 24/7 it would burn it out quicker than switching it off at night. Been using the o2 router which was free anyway. I'll be sure to leave my Netgear on when i switch ISP. Hopefully IP profile won't bug me as much then.
 
If the router fails within the lifetime of ADSL (or at least ADSL compatible with that router) then it would most probably have failed regardless of if you turned it off every night or left it running 24/7.
 
Electronics don't generally like having power removed and reconnected, old devices of all descriptions generally don't just stop working one day, instead they just don't switch on one day. The act of applying power to the components is generally far more stressful than actual operation so that's when they usually fail.

Even if you switch it on and off every night, chances are it'll last two years or so fine, but if you plug it in and leave it running for two years, it's almost certain it'll still be working at the end.

So although you're doing it no good by switching it on and off all the time, it'll likely survive the typical time people tend of keep devices like that. Money wise it'll probably cost maybe £15-20 a year to run it 24/7, if you switch it off overnight you'll be saving maybe £5 a year.
 
bigredshark said:
Electronics don't generally like having power removed and reconnected, old devices of all descriptions generally don't just stop working one day, instead they just don't switch on one day. The act of applying power to the components is generally far more stressful than actual operation so that's when they usually fail.

Even if you switch it on and off every night, chances are it'll last two years or so fine, but if you plug it in and leave it running for two years, it's almost certain it'll still be working at the end.

So although you're doing it no good by switching it on and off all the time, it'll likely survive the typical time people tend of keep devices like that. Money wise it'll probably cost maybe £15-20 a year to run it 24/7, if you switch it off overnight you'll be saving maybe £5 a year.
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How does leaking capacitor relate to continual use? I thought if on continually then you will experience bulging capacitors quicker (if there are any dodgy capacitors fitted in the device)
 
Rollercoaster here.

Download speedachieved during the test was - 1095 Kbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 1200-7150 Kbps.
Additional Information:
Your DSL Connection Rate :7072 Kbps(DOWN-STREAM), 448 Kbps(UP-STREAM)
IP Profile for your line is - 6000 Kbps

I'll start asking questions when i move to Enta on the 16th.
 
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