http://speedtester.bt.com/

The router stats tell us an awful lot about your line's capabilities. See here.

Hi

ran it and got this on test one


This Test comprises of two tests

1. Best Effort Test: -provides background information.

Download Speed
6253 Kbps

0 Kbps 7150 Kbps
Max Achievable Speed

Download speedachieved during the test was - 6253 Kbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 600-7150 Kbps.
Additional Information:
Your DSL Connection Rate :8128 Kbps(DOWN-STREAM), 448 Kbps(UP-STREAM)
IP Profile for your line is - 7150 Kbps

2. Assured Rate Test: -provides background information.

Download Speed
529 Kbps

0 Kbps 600 Kbps
Max Achievable Speed

Download speedachieved during the test was - 529 Kbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 576-600 Kbps.
Additional Information:
Assured Rate IP profile on your line is - 600 Kbps

You look to be getting a solid 6 meg. This means that I doubt there'll be any changes made - if your line couldn't muster 2mbit then you might have been in with a chance.

Which exchange is it please?

necox


well thats what sam knows says

If you could try to find your router stats then we could give you a good idea what speed you would get on ADSL2+. Almost certainly much better than you have now.

You can get (subject to them not being sold out there) ADSL2+ from Be, (good); O2, (OK for browsing, email, shopping etc but not good for P2P), TalkTalk, (not good for P2P), and some TalkTalk Business resellers who may be better to deal with than TT direct and at least one can do SMPF and get away from TT P2P throttling - at a price.

You may or may not have noticed quite a few people have said that on high ADSL2+ speeds they wouldn't yet move to FTTC. You may be fast enough to be in the same category.

So although you can't get FTTC, you could have a lot faster than at the moment.

I am also on the necox exchange and hope to be connected via FTTC next Monday.

As you have a neighbour connected to the cabinet and it is only 300m away, why not ask for a second line connected to the cabinet. (mine is at least 400m away).

Once the second line is up and working then you can hand in notice for the ditching of the original.

Hi do you live in the same village??? coxhoe.... is it costing you anything to get it fitted??? were you the same as me connected direct to exchange??

Cheers

If your line goes direct to an exchange (i.e. not via a street cabinet) unfortunately you can't get FTTC (BT Openreach are only installing the fibre equipment in street cabinets)