Is data rate supposed to be my internet speed?

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I have been having speed issues all weekend and checked the connection info on my router and it has the following
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Item             Downstream      Upstream      Unit

SNR Margin        12                   6           dB

Line Attenuation  32                  31           dB

Data Rate         320                 384         kbps


the data rate seems really low if it is supposed to be my internet speed, any ideas why it would be so low?
 
No, your IP profile will be lower.

Have you been disconnecting a lot lately? That would explain the low sync rate despite your line stats.

Your downstream SNR margin looks a tad high as well...
 
Posty said:
I used an older router to see if the current was a problem so i intentionally disconnect a few times, im not sure if the router has disconnect by itself
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You shouldn't really have done that because BT\the ISP will have lowered your sync speed thinking your line can't handle it. I suggest you contact your ISP and ask them about it, because it shouldn't be that low...
 
Your SNR margin isn't that high, and your attenuation looks wrong - the upstream should be much lower than the downstream.
What did it connect at before? Are you connected to the master socket, with no extensions?
 
well i used to download from 200-300kB/s i recently moved the router from upstairs to downstairs im not sure which is master socket
 
sr4470 said:
You shouldn't really have done that because BT\the ISP will have lowered your sync speed thinking your line can't handle it. I suggest you contact your ISP and ask them about it, because it shouldn't be that low...
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I unplug my wireless router every night. Is this bad?
 
on the bt speedtester i get this

IP profile for your line is - 250 kbps
DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 6080 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 212 kbps


can anyone tell me what this means
 
It means you need to wait for it to increase past 250kbps, because that's the fastest you'll be able to download at.
It dropped to 250kbps because you were connected at ~300kbps. Now BTw think you're connected at 6080kbps.
 
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