Large discrepancy between ADSL sync speed and throughput - ideas?

Associate
Joined
15 Mar 2005
Posts
1,643
Hi everyone, I visit a friend today (after getting my Infinity installed) and was asked to look at his ADSL;

- PIPEX
- Rural exchange serving 30-40 houses
- Sync speed 8000kps

However, he claims that he never gets beyond 2000kps actual download, I did a speedtest (BT wholesale) and confirmed this. He also claims that regardless of time or day its always about 2000kps.

Any ideas would could be causing such a large and consistent discrepancy?
 
Hi everyone, I visit a friend today (after getting my Infinity installed) and was asked to look at his ADSL;

- PIPEX
- Rural exchange serving 30-40 houses
- Sync speed 8000kps

However, he claims that he never gets beyond 2000kps actual download, I did a speedtest (BT wholesale) and confirmed this. He also claims that regardless of time or day its always about 2000kps.

Any ideas would could be causing such a large and consistent discrepancy?
How do you find out how many subscribers are actually served by an exchange? Will BT release this information?

I take it that you got the 8000kps sync speed from the ADSL Modem / Router in Admin mode, is that correct?
 
Back
Top Bottom