In reply to a post by scottie4642:

Before disconnecting the phone:
Download 1.37 Mbps Upload 0.55 Mbps
After the disconnect:
Download 135 Mbps Upkoad 0.56 Mnps.

These are speedtest speeds?

You need to report back the router stats as you did here: http://forums.thinkbroadband.com/general/t/4218209-r... . The router stats are all-important at this stage of the investigation; we will deal with the throughput later.

You are not helping us help you

Sounds like we are entering the World of the IT Masters!
I feel that I just have to acccept that modern technology has not yet reached my home.
I don't suppose I should consider 4G either!!

If the long ADSL cable or the filtered faceplate are not giving you optimal BB performance that would influence the loop loss (attenuation), downstream sync and throughput (download speed.)

I have a 3 metre ADSL rj11 CAT5 cable but wouldn't want to use anything longer and my filtered faceplate (extension wired to the back and phone connected to the front) gives me slightly better performance than any of the limited number of dangle filters that I've used.

It's possible that your phone extension connected to the front of the faceplate, via a splitter, together with the downstairs phone lead, and indeed the filtered faceplate its self, are also causing issues - that's if I'm picturing your setup correctly...

The box is a BT ADSL Box. This was because it split the Router Socket from the Phone Socket.
i.e.a Micro Filter is not required.
Because I require a phone upstairs I have a 2 socket plugin to the Phone Socket on the BT Box.
While I can understand most of the tech. stuff, I still do not understand why my Download speed drops without me doing anything to my system.

Because when ADSL encounters noise it disconnects and reconnects to negotiate a new connection. If the noise burst is still going on when it is reconnecting then you get a slower connection speed.

ADSL is prone to interference from any device that can produce radio frequency noise in the sub 1 MHz radio band.

This new connection means a request to your ISP to say please connect me to the internet too.

Fixed speed options do exist, but as this would mean for long lines there might be times where you are without a connection for hours at a time, the adaptive system you are experiencing exists.

Thanks!
It must be nice to live in the great outside World and not 2 miles in the country!
There is a rumour that Fibre to the nearest street Box is due sometime.
Even Freeserve is terrible here, limited number of programmes. Digital Radio appears to shut down at night.
But the peace and quiet are worth it!

In reply to a post by scottie4642:

The box is a BT ADSL Box. This was because it split the Router Socket from the Phone Socket.
i.e.a Micro Filter is not required.
Because I require a phone upstairs I have a 2 socket plugin to the Phone Socket on the BT Box.

I would get the extension wired to the back of the filtered faceplate, still connect the downstairs phone to the front of the faceplate, possibly even get a new filtered faceplate (pressac are pretty good), position the router near the master NTE5/filtered faceplate using a short good quality ADSL cable and use a long ethernet cable (or make up a LAN using CAT5 cable etc.) from the router to the computer.

You are apparently on a long line to the exchange so really home wiring needs to be as near perfect as possible...

Thanks for the help.
I will consider that option.

I live in the most populous city in the world outside the metropolis - Portsmouth. I live maybe 1 mile from the exchange. I cannot get adsl2+ as my line is [censored] now (it never used to be), so I am stuck on 6mbs or so connection (others around me get >9mbs) with disconnects once every 24 hours.

As to freeview, I get a really good signal (after buying a new aerial for wifey), even HDTV is brilliant (apart from all the [censored] programmes on it) - until a taxi drives by in the road. And living in a city, that is about 20 taxis an hour

Plus I cannot see the stars/galaxies any more due to light pollution (mars, venus, jupiter OK in binoc's).

So I would LOVE to have a 1.3mbs internet connection, no [censored] on the TV, and to be able to use a telescope to explore the universe.

You are lucky really

Nick

Nick,

I agree, the peace and quiet make up for a lot. Also the stars at night are wonderful too.

Although we are about 1/4 mile from a dual carriageway, due to our situation we very seldom hear any traffic noise.

The loudest noise is when the RN Rescue Sea King Helicopter flies overhead on its wayfrom the nearby airport (Which we seldom hear any noise from either) to a task.

There is very little traffic on our Private Road which leads to the Angling Club.

Also,there is a micro climate which means we get a lot of dry days and many with sunshine while the rest of the country is gettin cold and wet.

I think I will stay here!