I've set up a BQM too, that illustrates huge variation on the ping times also.

Ping times have been something I've not been too impressed with since moving to FTTC, always 25ms+, usually 40+

Ignore the huge chunk of red, I had the router configured to drop pings from WAN

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/ping/share/062aaeef874...

In reply to a post by connormill:

Annoyingly, however, a couple of devices I have are still 2.4 only.

Same here- a couple of Airplay speakers and a Kindle. But 2.4GHz isn't too bad around here.

I tend to agree with the other posters- Plusnet is the most likely culprit.

Many Many Many Many... are having issues with Plusnet recently... wel last few months actually...

When you're running tests on wifi in different locations it might not be the wifi could just mean you're hitting the server at different load times if you understand my meaning....

Your BQM looks similar to mine and many others though my baseline ping (green) is a lot lover but then my line to the cabinet is pretty good and also having the compatible hardware for G.INP removes around 15ms

In reply to a post by mlmclaren:

Many Many Many Many... are having issues with Plusnet recently... wel last few months actually...

When you're running tests on wifi in different locations it might not be the wifi could just mean you're hitting the server at different load times if you understand my meaning....

Your BQM looks similar to mine and many others though my baseline ping (green) is a lot lover but then my line to the cabinet is pretty good and also having the compatible hardware for G.INP removes around 15ms

G.INP is something I've been looking up.

Do you think if I move from my current ECI modem to a HG612 with G.INP I'd see an improvement in ping times?

(tempted to do it regardless of G.INP just for the line stats)

Well if you're on FTTC for the long haul you could consider getting an all in one modem router that supports G.INP...

It currently looks the best option... specially as some [censored] out there are now wanting around £50 for the compatible modems on ebay due to the sudden demand... obvious reasons.

All in one is out of the question without some cabling changes.

At present the ECI modem is right next to the master socket. a Cat5 runs inside the wall from there about 15m to the Linksys router, which has sever devices and a NAS connected to it

I suppose I could do an all in one at the master socket and put a secondary switch in where the linksys is now, but I quite like having my WAN and LAN handled separate.

Fair enough, I thought this as soon as I posted the last comments...

Thats fair enough then... If you van get a HG612 modem on ebay for £25 or less then go for it but if higher it's not worth it and just hold up until Openreach rollout a fix which looks to be getting closer if not actually ready!

do a tbb speedtest, that shows a graph so we can then see if its flatlining (unlikely congestion) or wavy bursting higher than 2mbps but only average at 2mbps (possible congestion).

If the upload speed doesnt recover outside of peak hours then I think its some kind of config issue somewhere.

In reply to a post by connormill:

For the record, here is the BTW Speed Results: http://imgur.com/gallery/Nj72h93/new

(When will this board allow embedding images!?)

Much easier for you and us if you just copy and paste the contents of the two text boxes of results. We don't need the graphics.

I have used the 5GHz band of my ASUS router with two different laptops and my iPad Air. The first laptop needed the ASUS USB dongle, the current one has an ac card.

I found the 5GHz a mess in all three cases, both on speed tests and normal usage. YouTube for instance would buffer continuously.

I now use the 2.4GHz again and all is perfect.

Edited by RobertoS (Fri 22-May-15 00:56:27)