In reply to a post by MinnieMinno:

From everything that has been written, it seems that the main problem we have here is the length and poor quality of the line. The suggestions for modem routers that can best cope with this have been:

Netgear DG834v3
2Wire 2700HG-B
Thomson Speedtouch 585v6
or something from the Billion range.

Do you think it is worth ordering one of these or should we wait and see what happens when the NM is lowered to 6dB?

Personally I would wait until if and when the downstream SNRM is lowered to 6dB and see how the N150 performs before considering investing in an alternative router.

Post deleted by Apprentice

Edited by Apprentice (Sun 16-Sep-12 17:24:34)

Wait and see .

should we wait and see what happens when the NM is lowered to 6dB?

Yes, definitely worth waiting.

Don't rush to get another router it is better to wait for the reset and monitor what happens after that.


Harry

if the SNR margin stays high during a 24 h cycle then you would probably benefit from getting the target reduced to a lower level like 9 or preferably 6. I lost track of which ISP and others may be able to help with suggestions of how to achieve that.

http://forums.thinkbroadband.com/dslrouter/t/4156731...

Our ISP is Virgin.

Hmm. How to get margin reset.............

Do virgin use C&W? I'm pretty sure the lowest they go is either 9db or 12db.

That's on their own equipment, but this is probably BT dslams. I think they may need to talk to BT Wholesale, but the ISP should be able to request a reset over an automated interface.