I do not use a TalkTalk Router. I use a Belkin F7D1401v1 Router.

Thanks but what will this site do?

I thought we were discussing getting your router stats, w/out which we cannot really advise.

Status SHOWTIME
Downstream Upstream
Data rate(Kbps) 1688 669
Noise Margin 10 9
Output power(dBm) 12 16
Attenuation(dB) 63 39
Does this help?

I have posted some of the router stats.
I know that, last year, there was a problem on the line which was fixed.
It also appears that, due to the cost, TT are very reluctant to call in a Broadband Engineer.
Strangely, on the last visits from Broadband Engineers they told me;
a: the line's maximum download speed is 1.4 Mbps
b: the lines maximum download speed is 1.2 Mbps.
Without doing anything the spedd went up to 1.66 Mpbs.
Does "Mpbs" stand for " Mighty pile of Bull S***"?

Full list of Belkin Settings:

Version Info
Firmware Version 1.00.41(Jan 21 2011 11:03:27)
Boot Version V1.06
Hardware F7D1401 v1 (01)
Serial No. hidden

Internet Settings
WAN MAC Address hidden
Connection Type PPPoA
WAN IP hidden
Subnet Mask 255.0.0.0
Default Gateway hidden
DNS Address 62.24.243.4

ADSL
Type Interleave Path
Status SHOWTIME
Downstream Upstream
Data rate(Kbps) 1688 669
Noise Margin 10 9
Output power(dBm) 12 16
Attenuation(dB) 63 39

LAN Settings
LAN/WLAN MAC hidden
IP Address 192.168.2.1
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
DHCP Server Enabled(1 LAN, 1 WLAN Clients)

Features
Firewall Settings Enabled
SSID hidden
Security WPA/WPA2-Personal (PSK)
UPnP Enabled
Remote Management Disabled
WPS Enabled

Edited by MrSaffron (Thu 07-Mar-13 12:10:56)

Stats posted.
The TT Tester is not working "There is a fault on the line"
I use the Think Broadband Tester daily and the latest figures were:
7/3 1.4Mbps Down 0.56Mbps up IP 92.18.210.5
6/3 0.68 Mbps down 0.53 Mbps Up 92.18.219.186
6/3 1.00 Mpbs down 0.56 Mbps up 82.18.170.133

In reply to a post by scottie4642:

Status SHOWTIME
Downstream Upstream
Data rate(Kbps) 1688 669
Noise Margin 10 9
Output power(dBm) 12 16
Attenuation(dB) 63 39
Does this help?

It shows a long line (>=63 dB attenuation) achieving what may be a respectable sync speed for the 9 dB default noise margin.

Do you have a feel for the distance from the exchange ?

Edited by yarwell (Thu 07-Mar-13 12:02:07)

Removed a few bits that may ID your connection in your post

Yes

It tells us that you are probably on a phone line that is longer than 6km long, i.e. you are a long way from the telephone exchange.

The higher speeds previously were down to you having a 6dB target noise margin I suspect and some instability has resulted in this been raised. If you join the TalkTalk Members forums and read their FAQ posts, you can then post the information and possibly request a change of profile to get the 9dB target margin dropped to a 6dB one, and gain a few hundred kilo bits per second of speed back.

By the way, switching provider to another one is not going to help really, and could result in your going even slower.