Forum Index | Search | Register (New User) | Login (Existing User) | Who's Online | FAQ | Main Site

User comments on ISPs
  >> BT Broadband Previous thread View all threads Next thread


Register (or login) on our website and you will not see this ad.


Pages in this thread: 1 | [2] | (show all)   Print Thread
Standard User MHC
(sensei) Fri 07-Dec-12 20:34:16
Print Post

Re: swapping the router


[re: jchamier] [link to this post] 		 
In reply to a post by jchamier:
In reply to a post by MHC:
How I wish your first statement could be 100% true. I have four 2wire 2701 routers all with the same firmware build and I have even checked the releases of the component modules. There are two hardware builds - 008 and 009. -008 gives a great stable throughput but the -009s are all over the place! and caused the line profile to be reduced.


I suspect the OP was talking about FTTC and not ADSL, but his post wasn't clear smile



I believe he was and so am I.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

M H C


taurus excreta cerebrum vincit
Standard User jchamier
(knowledge is power) Fri 07-Dec-12 20:35:16
Print Post

Re: swapping the router


[re: MHC] [link to this post] 		 
In reply to a post by MHC:
I believe he was and so am I.

Your mention of the 2Wire 2701 made me think of ADSL.

James BT Infinity 2 19/09/2012 - Estimate 44.6/6.5 - Install 52/12 - Actual 46 / 8 Mbps
13 years of broadband - 1999 ntl:(512k/1M)/BTbusiness(2M)/Metronet(2M)/Bulldog(8M/16M)/BE(19M/16M)/BT FTTC(46M)
Standard User MHC
(sensei) Fri 07-Dec-12 20:52:33
Print Post

Re: swapping the router


[re: jchamier] [link to this post] 		 
It is one of the two routers BT supply - either the 2701 initially and now the Home Business Hub 3.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

M H C


taurus excreta cerebrum vincit


Register (or login) on our website and you will not see this ad.

Standard User MHC
(sensei) Fri 07-Dec-12 20:53:37
Print Post

Re: swapping the router


[re: Chrysalis] [link to this post] 		 
I am going to see how the 2701 performs once my regrade is completed - around 65Mbps


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

M H C


taurus excreta cerebrum vincit
Standard User jchamier
(knowledge is power) Fri 07-Dec-12 21:50:01
Print Post

Re: swapping the router


[re: MHC] [link to this post] 		 
In reply to a post by MHC:
It is one of the two routers BT supply - either the 2701 initially and now the Home Business Hub 3.


Ah-ha! I hadn't seen that 2Wire boxes were supplied for the FTTC.

James BT Infinity 2 19/09/2012 - Estimate 44.6/6.5 - Install 52/12 - Actual 46 / 8 Mbps
13 years of broadband - 1999 ntl:(512k/1M)/BTbusiness(2M)/Metronet(2M)/Bulldog(8M/16M)/BE(19M/16M)/BT FTTC(46M)
Standard User deleted
(deleted) Fri 07-Dec-12 21:56:54
Print Post

Re: swapping the router


[re: Chrysalis] [link to this post] 		 
In reply to a post by Chrysalis:
any ideas on routers with enough grunt? smile

tried my £150 billion 7402nx and it doesnt have the grunt to get past about 50mbit/sec.


My Billion 7800N is perfectly happy at 74 or 75 mbit/sec down and 15 or 16 mbit/sec up.

p
Standard User Chrysalis
(eat-sleep-adslguide) Sat 08-Dec-12 12:43:30
Print Post

Re: swapping the router


[re: deleted] [link to this post] 		 
got a asus rt-n16 running now since i own so many routers I had to look for something reasonably priced also and is running tomato firmware, was problematic getting if flashed and seems to need almost 5 minutes to work after a boot up so am not quite happy with this yet.

This router now can handle full speed tho at least.
Standard User RobertoS
(sensei) Sat 08-Dec-12 13:33:13
Print Post

Re: swapping the router


[re: Chrysalis] [link to this post] 		 
It often takes several minutes for routers to establish the PPP session.

My broadband basic info/help site - www.robertos.me.uk | Domains,website and mail hosting - Tsohost.
Connection - Plusnet Extra Fibre (FTTC). Sync ~ 53.7/14.9Mbps @ 600m. - BQM

"Where talent is a dwarf, self-esteem is a giant." - Jean-Antoine Petit-Senn.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Allergy information: This post was manufactured in an environment where nuts are present. It may include traces of understatement, litotes and humour.
Standard User Chrysalis
(eat-sleep-adslguide) Sun 09-Dec-12 09:03:43
Print Post

Re: swapping the router


[re: RobertoS] [link to this post] 		 
where you read that?

my router takes 1-2 secs maybe to connect to ppp, very fast. smile if its taking yours several minutes I think you have a problem somewhere.

The boot up process was nothing to do with the internet, it was the router itself taking 5 minutes to become responsive, to anything, lan etc. I have resolved it now, was a buggy firmware.

Or if you mean several minutes after powering on, I think now with the fixed firmware its approx 10-15 seconds.

Edited by Chrysalis (Sun 09-Dec-12 09:04:43)
Pages in this thread: 1 | [2] | (show all)   Print Thread

Previous thread View all threads Next thread
Jump to