A one-off? ............ I hope so.

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results/id/1...

Normally a 13Meg download speed after 1am in the morning - this result is down by 90%! Must be work @ our local exchange.

Post router stats. Speedtests useless without.

In reply to a post by shrimper1:

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results/id/1...

Normally a 13Meg download speed after 1am in the morning - this result is down by 90%! Must be work @ our local exchange.

Things have worsened today, with some disconnection ............... and this reading just now, with download speed being below upload : http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results/id/1...

Stats:-
ModulationType ADSL_2plus

ATMEncapsulation VCMUX

ModemFirmwareVersion bcm96358_ADSL_PHY_A2pBT009c1.d17d

Status Up

LinkStatus Up

LinkType PPPoA

DataPath Fast

UpstreamAttenuation 121

DownstreamAttenuation 240

UpstreamNoiseMargin 106

DownstreamNoiseMargin 62

UpstreamMaxRate 503223

DownstreamMaxRate 16344

UpstreamCurrRate 828

DownstreamCurrRate 15323

UpstreamPower 126

DownstreamPower 233

UpTime 564511


Stats.Total. Values


LinkRetrain 1

FECErrors 161332

ATUCFECErrors 4194761

HECErrors 205

ATUCHECErrors 301077

CRCErrors 212

ATUCCRCErrors 374478

just tried the BT speed test @ ...............
http://www.speedtester.bt.com/

result:-
"The Performance Tester is currently unable to run a speed test for your broadband connection. Please try again shortly, however if this problem persists, raise the issue with your service provider."

Your Sync speed and other router stats are fine. So your line is good but the slow throughput must be due to congestion in your exchange and beyond.

Haven't we been here before? Does it usually happen only at peak times?

When was the discon? The Uptime says 6.5 days (unless its units are tenths like others ). Could be showing a lot of errors, but I can't tell their proportions.

The BT Speedtester sometimes gives up the ghost when all else is OK.

There's no work scheduled @ our Rayleigh exchange, according to below link:

http://clueless.aaisp.net.uk/pew.cgi

I'm also sure this is nothing to do with anything within my 4 walls or across my property. My bet it's Orange/BT, as this current situation of 0.2Meg download, with 0.5Meg upload has happened once before.

I could power off the router, and power up again, but got a feeling it won't correct the problem.

As I've been getting around 13 Meg download & 0.7 Meg upload, for a reasonable period of time, I'll hold my horses for a couple of days before ringing one of the UK based Orange managers. I certainly had some action last time, with a "free BT Engineer's visit" and a new Livebox router, which produced considerably improved upload & download speeds, and a more stable connection ............... up to 24 hours ago

Here is a BT speed test just taken: shows things are improving slowly .......... but at least I could conduct a BT speed test, which was not possible late last night!

"Test1 comprises of two tests

1. Best Effort Test: -provides background information.

Download Speed
2062 Kbps

0 Kbps 21000 Kbps
Max Achievable Speed

Download speedachieved during the test was - 2062 Kbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 4000-21000 Kbps.
Additional Information:
Your DSL Connection Rate :15320 Kbps(DOWN-STREAM), 828 Kbps(UP-STREAM)
IP Profile for your line is - 13000 Kbps

2. Upstream Test: -provides background information.

Upload Speed
616 Kbps

0 Kbps 828 Kbps
Max Achievable Speed

>Upload speed achieved during the test was - 616 Kbps
Additional Information:
Upstream Rate IP profile on your line is - 828 Kbps


This test was not conclusive and further testing is required.This might be useful for your ISP to investigate the fault."

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results/id/1...

Glad I did not throw my toys out of my pram over the weekend's poor broadband sevice, as back up to 13Meg Download & 0.7Meg upload this morning!
Proof of local BT exchange and/or Orange maintenance work schedules, or what?

Router Stats:-

ADSL Values


Description Thomson Livebox 2 Mini uk v7.1-h323

Manufacturer Thomson

SerialNumber 1129VZ0E6FC72CP

HardwareVersion T-E.1.0

SoftwareVersion 6.3.9.6

DestinationAddress PVC: 0/38

ModulationType ADSL_2plus

ATMEncapsulation VCMUX

ModemFirmwareVersion bcm96358_ADSL_PHY_A2pBT009c1.d17d

Status Up

LinkStatus Up

LinkType PPPoA

DataPath Fast

UpstreamAttenuation 120

DownstreamAttenuation 240

UpstreamNoiseMargin 106

DownstreamNoiseMargin 61

UpstreamMaxRate 416927

DownstreamMaxRate 16646

UpstreamCurrRate 828

DownstreamCurrRate 16632

UpstreamPower 126

DownstreamPower 233

UpTime 695893


Stats.Total. Values


LinkRetrain 2

FECErrors 10147

ATUCFECErrors 4198920

HECErrors 140

ATUCHECErrors 301083

CRCErrors 143

ATUCCRCErrors 374486

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results/id/1...

After this reading @ 01:27 a.m. on a Saturday morning, I think the gremlins have returned!

It was not a one-off, there have been too many bottom dredging download speed results like tonight's:-

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results/id/1...

above recorded @ 23.01 tonight for a 20 Meg download service ............... let's hope BT can beat this