Does anybody actually get the maximum FTTC download

I've just moved house, and I'm very close to the FTTC cabinet, syncing at close to 78 Mb/s
However, real speedtests etc, and even attempting ftp transfers as tests never get above 60 Mb/s. Upstream I'm syncing at 22 Mb/s, and I get 18-19 Mb/s real world values (As I'd expect)

I was in a pub the other day, not in the same area as me, but its FTTC cabinet is outside.
Doing casual speedtests on my phone sat next to the router, it's the same experience as at home, 58 to 60 max

Are me and pub unlucky, or is this par for the course (because the cabinets only have a single (GB ?) connection ?

I am 181m from my cabinet, get full 80/20 sync (you can�t have 22 up ?) and hard wired to decent device, I get 76 throughput.

So yes, it looks like it�s you or your provider.

Are you using a wired connection or wireless for the speedtests? If wireless then it could be the bottleneck.

Yes, we see people getting full speed

Using Wi-Fi does add extra potential for that to reduce the speeds e.g. picking the 2.4GHz band rather than faster 5 GHz band

http://tbb.st/1566829894158373255 74.4 Mbps down, and on a phone too.

The Gigabit split between users is plenty of capacity.

In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

I am 181m from my cabinet, get full 80/20 sync (you can�t have 22 up ?) and hard wired to decent device, I get 76 throughput.

So yes, it looks like it�s you or your provider.

I'm measuring using a wired LAN connection, and on more than one device, never more than 60.

Oh well, (60 is more than enough for my needs, and some folk are lucky to get a fraction of that, so I'll get me coat......)

Ah 20/75 sync, Max Obtainable is 22/77

Current Rate (Kbps) 20000 75708
Max Rate (Kbps) 22638 77768
SNR Margin (dB) 7 3.3
Line Attenuation (dB) 14 6.5
Errors (Pkts) 0 0

Edited by broadbandjockey (Tue 27-Aug-19 14:54:09)

In reply to a post by broadbandjockey:

I've just moved house, and I'm very close to the FTTC cabinet, syncing at close to 78 Mb/s
However, real speedtests etc, and even attempting ftp transfers as tests never get above 60 Mb/s. Upstream I'm syncing at 22 Mb/s, and I get 18-19 Mb/s real world values (As I'd expect)

I sync at 72 Mbps and regularly get the speeds below (wired) i have found different speed tests give different results and many vary a lot, my preference is the test files as i think they are the most accurate way to test.
(i am just a tyre kicker so could be wrong)

My test result (close enough for me) - https://i.postimg.cc/bJHQDx1Y/ffffffff.jpg

The speed test i used above is here - http://speedtest2.aa.net.uk/

I also use TBB test files which gives similar results - https://www.thinkbroadband.com/download

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Edited by deleted (Tue 27-Aug-19 16:49:00)

Are you running anything else on anything, like a smart TV, at the same time? And presumably in the pub your phone is on wireless.

Is your ISP BT Wholesale based? That introduces an IP profile that knocks a bit (or a few ) out.

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

Are you running anything else on anything, like a smart TV, at the same time? And presumably in the pub your phone is on wireless.

Is your ISP BT Wholesale based? That introduces an IP profile that knocks a bit (or a few ) out.

Yes, Plusnet connection. Tests have been conducted with nothing else connected (WiFi or LAN) to my router and using a wired LAN connection,

The pub was via WiFi, and sat next to the router, naturally no idea of any other conditions other than it is a BT hub, so presumably BT service

In reply to a post by Chippy_Tea_:

In reply to a post by broadbandjockey:

I've just moved house, and I'm very close to the FTTC cabinet, syncing at close to 78 Mb/s
However, real speedtests etc, and even attempting ftp transfers as tests never get above 60 Mb/s. Upstream I'm syncing at 22 Mb/s, and I get 18-19 Mb/s real world values (As I'd expect)

I sync at 72 Mbps and regularly get the speeds below (wired) i have found different speed tests give different results and many vary a lot, my preference is the test files as i think they are the most accurate way to test.
(i am just a tyre kicker so could be wrong)

My test result (close enough for me) - https://i.postimg.cc/bJHQDx1Y/ffffffff.jpg

The speed test i used above is here - http://speedtest2.aa.net.uk/

I also use TBB test files which gives similar results - https://www.thinkbroadband.com/download

.

I've just run the AA test, 59.5, 18.5, ping of 11ms

It kind of feels like somewhere upstream I have a hard cap of 60!

Do Plusnet still use their "Current line speed" setting? I think it is still available using this link, but may not be.

That used to get stuck at times in the past, but if you've done a few re-sync's that's unlikely to be the problem.