In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

.... But still no description of the set up at yours .....

Sorry, what would you like to know? The FritzBox! is connected to the OR box which was installed when I got fibre. They gave me a modem and router which I swapped out for the all-in-one FritzBox! I don't have any landlines connected to the line (the Fritz acts as a DECT basestation). There are a couple of Macs on the network using Ethernet. Phones and stuff by WiFi as normal. I do have permanent VPNs with another FritzBox! or two in other parts of the UK. All on Zen. FTTC 80/20.

In reply to a post by Woolwich:

Exchange POLLOK served by Cabinet 9

What should I know about G.INP

Ok so you're connected to an ECI cabinet so no G.INP for you yet.

Perhaps the chipset in the Fritzbox isn't very compatible with the ECI so does the Fritzbox give you the option to use a standalone modem? i.e. does it have an ethernet WAN socket?

If you still have the white OpenReach modem and it's a Huawei HG612 then it can easily be unlocked to obtain very detailed stats. Using it for a few days with a stats program like DslStats can help diagnose all sorts of possible issues.

So if it�s an original engineer install one would hope there�s no bridge tap internally.

I note you don�t use the voice side, but it may be worth plugging a hard wired phone and listening, you may have a good old fashioned noisy line ?

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

Perhaps the chipset in the Fritzbox isn't very compatible with the ECI so does the Fritzbox give you the option to use a standalone modem? i.e. does it have an ethernet WAN socket?

Yes, I could do that...

In reply to a post by j0hn83:

If you still have the white OpenReach modem and it's a Huawei HG612 then it can easily be unlocked to obtain very detailed stats. Using it for a few days with a stats program like DslStats can help diagnose all sorts of possible issues.

Again, yes but... I'm moving soon and my original question was an attempt to compare the potential speeds at my new location with what I have now then work out what my 'real' speed could end up at. The BT checker suggest in 76.4 to 55.8 down on a clean line. My thinking was that's lower than I have now so I'll end up with around 50 to 55 or so.

I think it would be interesting to stick the OR modem on and look at its stats but I don't think I'll have time to do this. It will also, no doubt, mess with my current setup and VPN connections which run overnight backups.

On the other hand could the position of my Mac mini (next to the FritzBox!) and a JBOD full of spinning hard drives be causing any interference? I guess I could move the Fritz a little way away and see. Would I have to reboot to get a new connection?

So are you moving to Pollok or from Pollok?

In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

So if it�s an original engineer install one would hope there�s no bridge tap internally.

I note you don�t use the voice side, but it may be worth plugging a hard wired phone and listening, you may have a good old fashioned noisy line ?

Hopefully...

Of course I forgot about the hardwired phone in the kitchen which somehow doesn't ring. [UPDATE: it doesn't ring cos I took it away, theres an extension but no handset.] The incoming OR line comes all the way through the house to the 'master' where the FritzBox! is connected. There's a cable returning from the master back through the house to the kitchen phone. I seem to remember after the OR engineer fitted the new fibre master box the phone in the kitchen didn't ring and there was fiddling to be done.

So there could be odd internal wiring...

And noise on the line. Years ago (back in ADSL days, when I used the landline) I could hear the occasional noise, a buzzing which would get a bit louder and then fade away. Not quite but almost like a doppler effect. BT/OR came and looked but, naturally as it was an intermittent 'fault' couldn't do a lot. I had two phone lines at the line so he just swapped them over. But I'm sure I could still hear it at times. I forgot about it as I never use the landline nowadays. May its still there.

I appreciate everyone's advice. Other than move the Fritz to see if the Mac and hard drives are causing interference I don't think I'll have the time to try the other suggestions. But when I move...

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

So are you moving to Pollok or from Pollok?

Away from Pollok exchange.

So if your new cabinet is Huawei you should get better sync speeds

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

So if your new cabinet is Huawei you should get better sync speeds

Looks like the Huawei 288 /384HD FTTC cabinet shown on this page http://www.kitz.co.uk/adsl/fttc-cabinets.htm