Slightly lost aha. So are you saying for my line i can't expect a better download speed?

After taking out the ring wire yesterday i've noticed my download speed on speedtest.net has increased from 302 kb/s to 650 kb/s. But surely if my line can reach 3.5mb then shouldn't i be achieving a lot more than this?

When i go on to uswitch and do a speed test it says my eclipse internet download speed is 4.7 Mb.

Can anyone explain what that is meant to mean?

However like you said XraySpeX it may take a few days to catch up?
I'm noticing it's slowly increasing. Earlier speedtest.net gave me 600 kb/s

When checking ADSL MAX downstream throughput speed it's probably always best to use the BT speed tester for a reliable and consistent reading.

Achieving the best possible sync speed and eliminating any noise sources from interfering with the broadband signal your side of the master socket should ultimately result in satisfactory downstream throughput, unless there is a problem exchange side of the master socket.

Okay it's rising again at 720 kb/s.

So if my throughput is at 4.46 mbps now based on the bt test. Why is it that my download speed on speedtest is only 720 kb/s. Will it ever reach anywhere near the speed of 4.46?

Once i understand this i think it'll click together in my mind aha.

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Power the router off over night, that *should* remind DLM in the morning, when you power back up, that it was X sync rate, and still is, so hopefully speed up the process.

www.speedtester.bt.com is the one to use, as this will show you sync rate AND IP profile, which is what is currently mullering your through put speeds.

With a 40dB downstream attenuation a 6000Kbps (~6Mbps) IP Profile is possible, see http://www.kitz.co.uk/adsl/max_speed_calc.php. Downstream throughput will be less than that for various reasons.

Attenuation or loop loss is a factor which causes reduction in speed usually due to the condition and length of the line to the exchange. To achieve a throughput of 7.15Mbps on an up to 8Mbps ADSL MAX service you would have to be on a relatively short and good line to the exchange.

You have already removed the bell wire which was probably a source of noise and there may indeed be other things that you can do such as checking that all equipment connected to the phone line is properly filtered. However your master socket wiring does seem rather mysterious...

Okay thanks for your help .

I'll give it a go tonight and see what happens tomorrow.

Ah thanks for that. Yes the wiring is very odd it seems, and the test socket is almost certainly dead.
I'll see what i can do to reduce more noise. But i suppose if the max i'm looking at is around 6000 kbps at the moment then 4.5 is well on its way.

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Okay it's rising again at 720 kb/s.

So if my throughput is at 4.46 mbps now based on the bt test. Why is it that my download speed on speedtest is only 720 kb/s. Will it ever reach anywhere near the speed of 4.46?

Once i understand this i think it'll click together in my mind aha.

720 kb/s is around a full 8mbps sync

4.46 Mbps would be around 400 kb/s download NOT 4 mb/s ( think you have this confussed)

Fairly new build house at a guess. If so, the mystery of the non functioning master is no mystery. The electrician that doubtless wired the house had no idea which of the two cables coming in was live (usually no service when connected) So connected both to the faceplate knowing that would work when made live. Far from ideal, but then you wouldn't want me doing your electrics now would you ?