Line stats - any good?

CF93 · 24 May 2007 at 21:51

Are these stats any good? Exchange is supposedly ADSLMax enabled but the downstream seems poor:

Downstream Upstream

SNR Margin:
7.5 18.0 db

Line Attenuation:
54.5 31.5 db

Data Rate:
1888 448 kbps

CF93 · 25 May 2007 at 09:23

tolien said:
It's about all you're going to get. Expect to get about 1.5Mbps.

Yup that's pretty much what it's getting.

Sniper123 said:
What router are you using?

Dunno, it's my Dad's connection at his place. Was round there just now and noticed it wasn't downloading very quickly given the bb package he's got.

('Tis an ethernet based one at least though.)

Am I right in thinking that the SNR ratio on the downstream isn't that great - it looks like a noisy line. And can someone explain the attentuation (what it is, how it affects speed?) Cause I don't really get it.

Also I've heard about profiles being "stuck" - could that be the case? If so what do I need to do to sort it?

CF93 · 25 May 2007 at 10:19

Sniper123 said:
As for stuck profile...You should be on a 1.5Mb profile which = about 175KB/sec download speed - Might be a little more or a bit less.

Sniper123, how would I be able to tell what the profile is, and how would I go about getting it changed to improve the speed if it was possible to improve the line elsewhere? My Dad is on an "up to 8Meg" product.

I don't expect the speed to go up a huge amount given the distance from the exchange to his house, but I would have thought it would be a bit higher as I know next door can get a bit higher than that.

CF93 · 25 May 2007 at 10:32

Nice. Will give that a try next time I'm there.

The BT socket should be ok, as it's brand new - there was no BT line in the house before my parents moved in a couple of months ago. No ide about the internal wiring though.

Cheers for the help