Ah, looks like there's some differences with the naming conventions used at this side/on the portal.

The shaping rate for the 40Mbps profile (as it's displayed at this side) is actually set to around the 37Mbps mark.

I doubt relaxing it would have a huge impact on your actual throughput TBH (it may even make it worse), but give things a go now that I've upped things to 100Mbps...

In reply to a post by bpullen:

Ah, looks like there's some differences with the naming conventions used at this side/on the portal.

The shaping rate for the 40Mbps profile (as it's displayed at this side) is actually set to around the 37Mbps mark.

I doubt relaxing it would have a huge impact on your actual throughput TBH (it may even make it worse), but give things a go now that I've upped things to 100Mbps...

Thanks Bob, getting anything from 35-38Mb depending on which tester I use, I suspect any more would be greedy!

The highest possible IP Profile is 38717Kbps.

Plusnet settings above that are meaningless.

The BT speed tester usually takes 1-2 days to start to work on FTTC converted lines. It then shows the IP Profile and speed test results, but not the sync speeds.

Edited by RobertoS (Thu 05-May-11 13:35:33)

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The highest possible IP Profile is 38717Mbps.

Plusnet settings above that are meaningless.

The BT speed tester usually takes 1-2 days to start to work on FTTC converted lines. It then shows the IP Profile and speed test results, but not the sync speeds.

Thanks Bob - BT speed tester is now working and shows a profile of 38717K (not 38717M!)

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Thanks Bob - BT speed tester is now working and shows a profile of 38717K (not 38717M!)

Pah!!

Now edited. How many years before M I wonder?

It's a good feeling seeing you have the maximum . Mine was estimated at 26.9Mbps so I was dead chuffed - engineer sync was 39992kbps.

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In reply to a post by kasg:

Thanks Bob - BT speed tester is now working and shows a profile of 38717K (not 38717M!)

Pah!!

Now edited. How many years before M I wonder?

It's a good feeling seeing you have the maximum . Mine was estimated at 26.9Mbps so I was dead chuffed - engineer sync was 39992kbps.

Sorry, didn't mean to call you Bob, despite your name, got mixed up with Mr Pullen! I must pace out the distance to the cabinet some time.

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Thanks for the info, Kevin. It is tremendous news to learn that 40Mb can be achieved on a long line !!
This must give hope to all those who live in the countryside and suffer from the problems caused by very low broadband speeds.

Wagstaff

Sorry, this is *not* a long line. I'm about 2.5 miles from the cabinet (and 4.5 miles from the exchange) which I suspect is not at all uncommon in rural areas.

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In reply to a post by Wagstaff:

Thanks for the info, Kevin. It is tremendous news to learn that 40Mb can be achieved on a long line !!
This must give hope to all those who live in the countryside and suffer from the problems caused by very low broadband speeds.

Wagstaff

Sorry, this is *not* a long line. I'm about 2.5 miles from the cabinet (and 4.5 miles from the exchange) which I suspect is not at all uncommon in rural areas.

You're right, it's not that long, I'm about 3 miles from the exchange and I've just checked the distance to the cabinet and it is, as I guessed, almost exactly 1/4 mile. The BT speed estimates are pessimistic - mine says 31.2Mb but I'm getting the maximum possible profile.

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You're right, it's not that long, I'm about 3 miles from the exchange and I've just checked the distance to the cabinet and it is, as I guessed, almost exactly 1/4 mile. The BT speed estimates are pessimistic - mine says 31.2Mb but I'm getting the maximum possible profile.

I must've misunderstood, Kevin, but I'm sure you said that you had a long line in a previous thread - with an attenuation of over 60db !!

Wagstaff

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In reply to a post by kasg:

You're right, it's not that long, I'm about 3 miles from the exchange and I've just checked the distance to the cabinet and it is, as I guessed, almost exactly 1/4 mile. The BT speed estimates are pessimistic - mine says 31.2Mb but I'm getting the maximum possible profile.

I must've misunderstood, Kevin, but I'm sure you said that you had a long line in a previous thread - with an attenuation of over 60db !!

Wagstaff

On ADSL Max the attenuation was just over 54dB, when I was moved onto ADSL 2+ recently it was just over 61dB, so it depends which figure you use. Obviously I don't know how long my actual line to the exchange is as I don't know the route it takes.