It says underneath the router, e.g V3

Just switched to O2. My Netgear v3 gives 56db attenuation vs the O2 box which says it's 58.5db! But, the O2 box hangs onto my line with a target NM now of 3db.

I also find the V3 NM is much more variable, +/- 3 or 4 db on the line whereas the O2 box is +/- 0.5db.

When I was on a BT provided service (BT was not my ISP), my NM varied from -4db to +24db ... disconnects all the time, 160k syncs and 135k IP Profile. Most of the time I was stuck with throughputs around 75k-127k (yes "K").

Now with the O2 LLU and O2 box and a target NM of 3db, I now sync sometimes OVER 5 megs and get throughputs between 4 and 4.5 megs!

Nothing else has changed bar the connection to the O2 boxes in the exchange.

Well done O2, and shame on you BT as you lost another ISP a valuable customer.

So, to sum up, my V3 Netgear is NOT as good as the O2 box.

Rob

when do i know when my line is on o2 do they txt you when its ready cus its spose to be ready today

Are you moving to O2 LLU or O2 Access?

The text always takes a few hours to come after the switch. If to O2 Access you may find both ISPs work for a short period, so plugging the O2 Box in and seeing if it auto-connects to O2 may work.

If to LLU (Standard/Premium/Pro) then once your existing one stops working you will probably find O2 works as soon as you swap the routers.

not recieved text from o2 yet cant access internet at all i am on premium package so do i need to plug in o2 router or use my netgear router or just wait for txt.My activation date was yesterday 11/12/2009

Edited by deleted (Sat 12-Dec-09 08:21:04)

Connect the O2 supplied router and watch the BROADBAND & INTERNET LEDs.
As soon as they light up, you're good to go!

I never received a text after migrating from Be to o2. I was never given a date either and raised on online query asking for a date. They didnt reply to that but next day I got an email to say the service had been switched over. When I got home from work the Be setup was no longer working so switched over to the O2 box and up and running.
Speed is the same as with Be so thats good, and the order updates were ok up until the end.
I also transfered my mobile number over to O2 PAYG, and that went as planned.

looks like my o2 is up and running but wont know till i get home wahoooooooooo

In reply to a post by leedspete:

looks like my o2 is up and running but wont know till i get home wahoooooooooo

Was it a FlashForward ?

nah had a txt m8 from them lol my speeds at mo are these

10.15 mb/s download
1.01 mb/s upload

http://www.speedtest.net/result/651283002.png

Edited by deleted (Sun 13-Dec-09 13:33:29)