o2 internet and fastpath

FrenchTart · 16 Jul 2008 at 10:27

I've just been informed by an o2 CS agent that o2 don't do fastpath. Is this person just misinformed - I was told be "Si MPS" on here that o2 have recently updated their systems to allow them to offer fastpath.

FrenchTart · 17 Jul 2008 at 09:57

You'd have to be pushing your line pretty far to get serious packet loss. But I guess the temptation is always there...and some people don't really keep an eye on their error count.

A lot of people prefer to have fastpath on even if it means a lower connection rate - improvements in pings and the 'feel' of the connection (completely subjective and possibly imagined, but I definitely *think* I notice it) make it worth it.

FrenchTart · 17 Jul 2008 at 16:34

What are your attenuation/snr figures at then?

You might run into troubles as the CS agents aren't fully aware that fastpath is now available...so it may involve nagging them a bit/ringing back a few times until you get someone that knows what they're talking about.

To be fair to them, the ability to activate fastpath has only just been given to the CS agents.

FrenchTart · 17 Jul 2008 at 16:53

Your noise margin is a little low on the downstream but yeah..that's a very nice attenuation

Kind of odd that it's only 4 on the upstream and 14 on the downstream though.. Strange.

As you've already guessed, you should be able to get ~20mbit.