Got fed up again with the speed of my download!
Unplugged the Router, waited 30 secs and reconnected it.
Speed had dropped even further to 1.35 Mbps from IP 91.18.162.154
I then repeated the procedure and, lo and behold!
Speed now 1.62 Mbps from IP 82.18.164.154
Magic!!!???

And did you bother to look at the connection statistics from the router?

As we have said it is not uncommon for an IP address to change when you reconnect an ADSL modem

There's no correlation!

Are these speedtests or router sync speeds?

OP just don't listen!

All I looked at and record in my Profile on the Think Broadband site are the speeds of the download and upload, also the IP address that gave these speeds.
What are the connection speeds you mention?

These are the Speed Test results from Think Broadband's Tester.
I accept that the only "correlation" is the difference in speeds which also seems to go along with a change in the IP address.
I now accept that there is nothing that can be done due to my remoteness from an exchange, 2miles as the crow flies and under 6 miles of meandering copper cable.
I will just have to put up with it!

Connection speed, sync speed, the speed the ADSL modem is showing in its web pages, that figure is what governs every other figure.

Usually on same page as attenuation and noise margin figures.

I am glad that I read "Computer Active"!
"sync speed,speed of ADSL Modem showing in its web pages". "attenuation and noise margin figures" All Greek to me I'm afraid!
We "Silver Surfers" just bumble along and, mistakenly, expect that we will get proper service from any supplier we use!

In reply to a post by scottie4642:

What are the connection speeds you mention?

The same place you got these, I keep telling you: http://forums.thinkbroadband.com/general/t/4218209-r...

In reply to a post by scottie4642:

Got fed up again with the speed of my download!
Unplugged the Router, waited 30 secs and reconnected it.
Speed had dropped even further to 1.35 Mbps from IP 91.18.162.154
I then repeated the procedure and, lo and behold!
Speed now 1.62 Mbps from IP 82.18.164.154
Magic!!!???

OK, we could be getting somewhere. I think that you always sync around the same rate but depending on what IP you get at each resync (when the modem disconnects etc.) your ROUTE changes. The slow IP (91.*

% Information related to '91.0.0.0 - 91.23.255.255'

inetnum:        91.0.0.0 - 91.23.255.255
netname:        DTAG-DIAL22
descr:          Deutsche Telekom AG
country:        DE
admin-c:        DTIP
tech-c:         DTST

% Information related to '91.0.0.0/10AS3320'

route:          91.0.0.0/10
descr:          Deutsche Telekom AG, Internet service provider

You are being routed to Germany (and back to UK, I suspect)!

The *fast* IP:

% Information related to '82.18.160.0 - 82.18.191.255'

inetnum:        82.18.160.0 - 82.18.191.255
netname:        NTL
descr:          NTL Infrastructure - Belfast
country:        GB
admin-c:        NNMC1-RIPE
tech-c:         NNMC1-RIPE

% Information related to '82.16.0.0/14AS5089'

route:          82.16.0.0/14
descr:          NTL-UK-IP-BLOCK

UK!

So this isn't about *DSL connection speed, it is about the dynamic IP you assigned!

I don't know if there is a way to ensure you always get the UK IP route - maybe someone else here has a few ideas!

Nick

Edited by deleted (Sat 09-Mar-13 07:41:10)