setting up adsl (noob)

Accoutre Sunk

Accoutre Sunk

Accoutre Sunk

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Hey guys

just moved over to adsl after many years on cable

signed up on a sky16meg package and installed router/modem today


initially was setup on an extension socket and was speed testing approx 3500k/sec

moved to the master socket and jumped up to 6500k/s


tbh i'm dissapoinsted after years of top package cable package its a big drop.

anyone suggest some tips for upping this speed?


i'm approx 1 miles from the exchange (maybe 3/4 of a mile as the crow flies)
so far i've moved the router to the master socked and am connected using cat 5 and onboard network port(Gigabyte DS3R)


seen this on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BT-I-Plate-In...14&_trkparms=72:1300|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318


any good? and would i see any real world speed gains?


any thoughts appreciated

Cheers

Accy
 
Welcome to OcUK.

First you need to post your stats. If you're not sure how to, have a look here.

If you're thinking of getting an interstitial plate, you might be better off with an XTE-2005 master faceplate. Has the bell wire been removed? For instructions, look here.
 
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Router StatisticsSystem Up Time: 01:06:21

Port Status TxPkts RxPkts Collisions Tx B/s Rx B/s Up Time
WAN PPPoA 866 597 0 4912 2343 00:01:05
LAN 100M/Full 428479 318551 0 122888 39381 01:06:16
WLAN 11M/54M 917 0 0 22 0 01:06:03
ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 7552 kbps 768 kbps
Line Attenuation 40 db 21 db
Noise Margin 5 db 11 db



any use?
 
If just moved to ADSL service, it may still be going through 10 day training phase for bRAS profile? So service should improve as optimal line determined.
 
Assuming everything between your modem and the exchange is copper, you're actually ~2.5-4km from the exchange.

Bane said:
If just moved to ADSL service, it may still be going through 10 day training phase for bRAS profile? So service should improve as optimal line determined.
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Not on Sky LLU, not that it would affect the sync rate anyway.
 
what sort of run is the extension from the master socket ?

take it the speed on the extension when on cable was fine ?
 
So are you people saying that if you run your ADSL from an extension socket coming off the main one your connection will be a lot slower!? :O i didnt know that
 
Jamesdavid3 said:
So are you people saying that if you run your ADSL from an extension socket coming off the main one your connection will be a lot slower!? :O i didnt know that
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nope, just saying to test via the master socket to make sure the extension is running as fast as it can.

if its running a fair bit slower like the OP, theres a fair chance that something on his setup might be causing him issues.
 
It depends how good the extension wiring is. If the extension wiring is decent the difference will be negligible - the distance between your master socket and the exchange is a hell of a lot longer than your extension...
 
May also be worth popping the master socket open and seeing if the orange pair is connected to anything. this is the ring wire on a standard phone line and it carries more juice than the line to move mechanical ringing mechanisms in older phones. New phones dont need it as they either have mains power/batterys or use a capacitor in the BT socket. Because it carries a voltage alongside the signal pair it acts like an active antennae for and random EMI. Disconnecting it often dropps noise considerably resulting in better SNR and boosts sync rates and throughput. My sync went up from 3.5mbit to 7.2 by doing that. Well Worth a pop.

Edit: often referred to on the internet as "the orange wire hack"
 
ok i'm confused

connection was running perfect at syncing???? at 7600k and was downloading perfect maxing this out now today its dropped to 5600k and no amounts of router resets will get it to go back up


any thoughts on this guys?

popped the face plate off and the orange wire isnt connected to anything
 
doh



Router StatisticsSystem Up Time: 10:17:59

Port Status TxPkts RxPkts Collisions Tx B/s Rx B/s Up Time
WAN PPPoA 1160137 1503748 0 38993 124636 03:33:15
LAN 100M/Full 1908019 1649967 0 46614 24704 10:17:54
WLAN 11M/54M 5351 0 0 10 0 10:17:42
ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 5021 kbps 792 kbps
Line Attenuation 42 db 21 db
Noise Margin 12 db 12 db
 
The 6dB that would take you back to the default target SNR margin would probably get you back nearer to 7600kbps.
 
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