Yep, still limited by Plusnet,

Once they remove their limits it should be twice the speed you currently get!


This really annoys me with PlusNet - how many people have been assigned the lower speed profile when really they could have the high speed profile.

They really need to re-think their policy on this..

Apparently, they've just done it https://community.plus.net/forum/index.php?topic=125...

I'll have a look as soon as I get home.

Is it PlusNet that limits it, rather than BT Openreach? I had the same thing when I signed up for their ADSL: my upload speed was limited to about 0.2Mbps. No idea why. It made uploading impossible for the first 9 months, until I came on here and found out why.

One question: I'm getting 16Mbps upload � are download speeds generally proportional to upload? (i.e. upload x4 = download)?

In reply to a post by urban4691:

One question: I'm getting 16Mbps upload � are download speeds generally proportional to upload? (i.e. upload x4 = download)?

Not something I've ever noticed, but on your particular line seem to be the case. You should get over 65Mbps on a speed test - so long as you run it wired.

At these speeds even "n" wireless can lose a lot.

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

You may be blessed with thicker copper and low levels of cross talk

Maybe. The cabinet has been live over a year now but this is VM area so it may be that takeup hasn't been high.

So PlusNet say they've sorted it out. Here are my new results:

1. Best Effort Test: -provides background information.

Download Speed
59.64 Mbps

0 Mbps 69.51 Mbps
Max Achievable Speed

Download speedachieved during the test was - 59.64 Mbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speedsis 55.61 Mbps-69.51 Mbps .
Additional Information:
IP Profile for your line is - 69.51 Mbps

2. Upstream Test: -provides background information.

Upload Speed
15.83 Mbps

0 Mbps 20 Mbps
Max Achievable Speed

Upload speed achieved during the test was - 15.83Mbps
Additional Information:
Upstream Rate IP profile on your line is - 20 Mbps

and

Estimated line speed:
35Mb (Download speed could vary depending on line conditions. Estimates are the maximum speeds that your phone line can support. These speeds are dependent on the package you choose.) - Checked on 2014-03-17 15:39:37
Current line speed:
78 Mb

I'm getting a max of 62.5Mbps on the speedtest, which is so much better than yesterday's 34!

But why is the IP profile (69.51) quite a bit lower than the line speed (78)?

At setup time on 80/20 the line speed is defaulted to 78Mbps. You'll probably find it drops to 69.4Mbps by the morning.

Amazing! Better than I expected. Thanks so much for your help.

http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3400220117

And that was on wireless!

It may have helped that I just changed the channel from auto to fixed.

Is there any benefit to be gained by taking off the faceplate of the master socket and going straight into the test socket?

Edited by deleted (Thu 27-Mar-14 19:46:59)

Is there any benefit to be gained by taking off the faceplate of the master socket and going straight into the test socket?

No. Unless things go wrong, as the filter in the VDSL plate can fail, just like any electronic kit.

The test socket is behind that anyway. Removing the faceplate and leaving that that in place doesn't give you the test socket. It gives you a phone-only socket, though the VDSL2 one at the top still works.