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Standard User wolvesmad
(knowledge is power) Tue 02-Jun-20 08:54:02
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Re: FTTC - what's the point???


[re: nemeth782] [link to this post] 		 
Surely it's about time they pushed people onto VDSL now?

It's old tech and in the majority of cases VDSL has better deals.

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Standard User witchunt
(experienced) Tue 02-Jun-20 09:05:32
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Re: FTTC - what's the point???


[re: filbert42] [link to this post] 		 
There are now 5 cabinets in Suckley, 3 were added for network rearrangement. It is not inconceivable that you have been rerouted into another cabinet.
Standard User filbert42
(learned) Tue 02-Jun-20 09:35:42
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Re: FTTC - what's the point???


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In reply to a post by dect:
In reply to a post by filbert42:
Line attenuation: Receive Direction 39 dB, Send Direction. 16dB
I found below from one of your posts from 2015, if anything your download/receive attenuation has gone up which is not what I would expect if aluminium cable has been replaced with copper.
In reply to a post by filbert42:
Attenuation (Down / Up) 35.6 dB / 17.3 dB

Thanks for that. I didn't think to look back at posts here.
Anyway, I've found some info in the weekly email reports from my Fritzbox (3490) - mid 2018 is the earliest I can find. See table below with some highlights. Results have been pretty consistent at 41/18. Unfortunately there's a gap between March and last week due to a change in ISP config where I forgot to update the email settings, so wasn't getting the emails. Unless I can find something between 2015 and 2018 on my old PC (currently offline pending a Windows update), I won't be able to check what happened in that period.

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23
45
67
89
10
date          Att:Rec   send    SNR:Rec Send
28/05/2018      41      17      6       1407/01/2019      41      18      8       16
07/10/2019      41      18      4       606/01/2020      41      18      6       6
27/01/2020      41      18      19      1003/02/2020      40      19      5       6
02/03/2020      41      18      5       616/03/2020      40      17      5       6
01/06/2020      39      16      5       6

The difference between 39 and 41 doesn't sound that much to me.


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Standard User filbert42
(learned) Tue 02-Jun-20 09:53:14
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Re: FTTC - what's the point???


[re: witchunt] [link to this post] 		 
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There are now 5 cabinets in Suckley, 3 were added for network rearrangement. It is not inconceivable that you have been rerouted into another cabinet.

Thanks, I didn't know that - I haven't noticed any more cabinets but I haven't been out much recently! Is there a site that tells me where they are?

My Fritzbox report says the line length is 1524m, which sounds about right for the local exchange where I thought the cabinet was.

The BT availability checker says I'm on cabinet 2. It also says my VDSL line rate is (high) 13.4, which (as far as I recall) hasn't changed for years. Certainly I'm doing better than that now.
Administrator MrSaffron
(staff) Tue 02-Jun-20 10:12:48
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Re: FTTC - what's the point???


[re: wolvesmad] [link to this post] 		 
BT Consumer is doing this, and even prices its ADSL and VDSL entry level service the same price.

Andrew Ferguson, [email protected]
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Standard User RobertoS
(elder) Tue 02-Jun-20 10:29:21
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Re: FTTC - what's the point???


[re: wolvesmad] [link to this post] 		 
In reply to a post by wolvesmad:
Surely it's about time they pushed people onto VDSL now?

It's old tech and in the majority of cases VDSL has better deals.
LOL
You replied to a 2015 post wink smile.

Edit: I think it is VDSL2 that is now old tech.

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Connection - Three B311 4G, tbb tests normally 35-45Mpbs down, 65Mbps off-peak, 9-24 up. 1+ 8 Pro max 80Mbps down, 24Mbps up.
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Edited by RobertoS (Tue 02-Jun-20 10:31:19)
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