A lot of routers calculate the Max Rate using the real specification of ADSL. That says 12Mbps. For whatever reason BT Wholesale cap it at 8128Mbps, which isn't even 8Mbps.

Ive no doubt you're right. I wasnt aware a non adsl2+ router would work with adsl2+. I asssumed it wouldnt even connect, hence the problems

Cheers.

You've been reading wiki's again.

ADSL was always 8Meg limit, ADSL2 is 12Meg, just that it has been around long enough in its pre-standard format that its deployment in some countries meant it was just called ADSL.

I wasnt aware a non adsl2+ router would work with adsl2+ [[i]sic]

You won't get ADSL2+ speeds so in one sense it doesn't work but you can manually try and make it sync on G.DMT (ADSL1 on a CN exchange) if it doesn't occur automatically because of the firmware within the router.

Mac

The exchange DSLAM/MSAN will train down to what it sees at the other end.

lines are backwards compatible. Exchange will ask for adsl2+, then adsl2, then ADSL until something connects. The end user does not need to change their router, but even so most have been adsl2+ compatible for years, so I would expect yours to be.

Edited by iand (Sat 28-Jan-12 16:59:53)

It wouldn't cause problems

Whilst the ADSL 2 + incompatible router was in use, it wouldn't use this

As soon as a compatible router was plugged in it would presumably switch to it.

It will recognise the router doesn't support it and switch to whatever accordingly.

Ian and ukhardy

I think bobble accepted what I said, effectively the same as the two of you have now said to him.

It's the later Anon poster who still got it wrong, when he apparently contradicted me.

Sorry to repeat you buddy! Had a quick scan through

Everyone beats me to the posts