Lantiq VRX268 like the ECI modems.

In reply to a post by ryant704:

Your noise margin is high but it is nothing to worry about.

You're on 80/20Mbps product, you are current'y synced at 80/20Mbps. See

6. Data rate: 19999 / 79995

The noise margin is set to target of 6. If your noise margin is above 6 this means your line has the room to improve on speed. Your line is in a connection where it is being capped by your CP (Communication Provider, ISP) due to the product/service you purchased off them.

You can see what the estimate is for those margins here with number 7.

7. Maximum data rate: 32440 / 94831 This is known as your attainable rates, though if you start seeing these decrease it will be due to Crosstalk due to the increase of FTTC subscribers.

Many thanks for the info. For the record I am around 25 metres from the cabinet. I am on the Infinity 2 package, giving me a max 76/19.

As a guestimate, with information from maps showing neighbours speed test results and some local knowledge, I'd say that FTTC is only just enabled from the cab and there are still a good few properties to be switched on as such, in the local corner of Edinburgh. So I will keep an eye on the attainable and update.

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In reply to a post by MHC:

Current and power ratings, whilst linked are used for different things.

The 1.5A will refer to the maximum current required or the PSU rating. The power consumption will be that of a typical unit running continuously.. In normal operation there will be time when the consumption increases, such as start-up and the PSU will need to cope with that.

Ah, now the school physics comes flowing back. I did have a good look around t'internet and couldn't find any real figures.

Thanks.

In reply to a post by omnius:

A mate at work was given a hh5 by one of the bt repair men when they came to sort out why his infinity keep dropping out when it rained (turned out the wire went thro a tree!! anyways they replaced the drop wire after moving him to the next pole along) he was also given a new white modem to use which is smaller and thinner then the hg612, i havnt seen it but he also say's it only has 2 led's on the front. are bt using a third type of modem now for infinity?
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I just have the HH5, I wasn't given or offered the white modem. Only thing that changed was the faceplate.

Was he real Openreach, or a contractor? You did say earlier he was about to install the modem.

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

Was he real Openreach, or a contractor? You did say earlier he was about to install the modem.

He was Openreach, The engineer went into his bags and took out his computer and was going for what I assume is the white modem. I mentioned I had HH5 and he did look a tad confused. He had a quick read through the paperwork that arrived with the HH5 before installation.

Here's the latest stats.

6. Data rate: 20000 / 79995
7. Maximum data rate: 28139 / 91219
8. Noise margin: 9.9 / 9.0
9. Line attenuation: 0.0 / 11.9
10. Signal attenuation: 0.0 / 11.9

Regarding wireless, I don't have any ac compatible devices so cannot comment on that. Other than that the wireless is perfect so far - on both frequencies.

In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

But the new Hub 5 doesn't have a WAN port for the ethernet feed between it and the VDSL modem AFAIK. There is one, but this is for FTTP only, well according to the briefest of training I underwent.

it works for FTTC, as thats how I beta tested my hh5.

Doesn't that rule out those who (like me) want to use alternative routers??

I use a Netgear R6300, but if the Open Reach modem is no longer fitted separately then that would be out of the window for new users wouldn't it ??