Pros & Cons of MaxDSL

While I'm not going to hold my breath until it actually happens....

What are the pros and cons of accepting a MaxDSL service that Metronet/ Plusnet are offering.
I'm currently on 2Mbps line getting ~1.7 (rarely 2!)

Will I sacrifice stability (albeit at lower speed) for occasional better speed?

I am probably at the limits for current 2MBPS line in terms of distance from the exchange, will that mean my MaxDSL speeds will be worse or just not significantly better??

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What does the BT Checker say for you?

http://www.btwholesale.com/get_broadband/index.html

And what is your downstream attenuation and current downstream SNR ?

Who knows if your service will be better or not? It depends on a lot of things, like line length, quality of your line, your router/modem.

If you are already on a 2Mbit line then you should get a bit more speed, but it may not be reliable. So far I am not that impressed with ADSL Max as my connection is not stable.

Can't see which link gives line stats from the page you mentioned...



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Type your phone number into the box in the "Can I get Broadband ?" section.

Hmmmmm.

Tried that but it just takes me back to the same page.

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Are you blocking cookies?

nonymouse -

The BT line checker results should appear in a pop-up window. Maybe you've got a pop-up blocker running preventing you seeing them.

If you continue to have trouble, you can get the same information from the line checker at http://www.zenbroadband.com

Ian