In reply to a post by Nighty1973:

Could be exchange related as I'm also on the Sandy exchange.

I get the impression it's done by exchange, yeah. Reconfiguration of MSANs affecting all lines connected to it.

Whitstable exchange, I was on MER now PPPoA, when it changed though really couldn't say, I think it was when the firmware was updated....

I'm thinking the same, when using the Sky Hub its MER but when using the Billion 7800n its PPPoA.

Another theory could be that routers other than the Sky Hub can't display the service as MER even if it is :/

Thanks for the heads up, I knew though as our cabinet is enabled I'm happy with the 17 meg i'm getting (at the moment) for the same price as the 2meg I was getting before, unless I get an offer/ incentive to move across

At my Home address I am connecting via PPPoA however my parents property was connecting via MER both of us were on the same exchange (Llanelli) My home router is Netgear934 however my Parents home router was the Segem F@st XXX

The kicker is that I am able to SYNC/connect at just under 10Mbps however, my Parents home router / line were only capable of SYNC/connecting at 5.5Mbps which gradually reduced sync speed to about 3.2 Mbps... Ended up cancelling my parents contract even after Sky Sales Team had initially estimated speeds between 11-14Mbps. What a Joke !

The Tech Team said to wait for the DLM to set itself over 10 day period.. this just never materialised.. It left us all with a sour taste as I recommended BSKYB to my folks.

In reply to a post by shaneosborne:

I'm thinking the same, when using the Sky Hub its MER but when using the Billion 7800n its PPPoA.

Another theory could be that routers other than the Sky Hub can't display the service as MER even if it is :/

If you set the connection up as PPPoA on the Billion then it would be wrong of the router to display the service as MER.

How do you go about setting up the 7800n as an MER Connection?

In reply to a post by shaneosborne:

How do you go about setting up the 7800n as an MER Connection?

It needs specific "Sky compatible" firmware to connect to Sky's "special" implementation of EthoA.

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Features/Article.asp...

Edited by Oliver341 (Thu 02-May-13 11:19:15)

Are there any benefits when using MER over PPPoA/E?

In reply to a post by shaneosborne:

Are there any benefits when using MER over PPPoA/E?

No, other than possibly getting a "sticky" IP address which may or may not be of interest.