Best time of day to reset router?

What part of the day will you likerly get the best sync rate?

I guess it depends on local conditions. Some days I get a higher Sync in the morning, sometimes in the afternoon. I've actually given up on it now. Never realised MAX was going to be such high maintenance.

Is it necessary to reboot the router to resync or would a disconnect/reconnect from the web interface do it?

For best sync speed, around 11am - 4pm (well, here anyway).
For best stability, around midnight to 2am (slightly lower sync, but syncing during a medium noise level period, ensures the sync speed is not too high - syncing too high often ends up with the router not making it through the next high noise period - 5pm to midnight).

This is interesting... - those times you speciafy seem to be pretty much spot on from what I have found too. If I sync around midday-early afternoon then I always get 4500 or above (currently at 4640) - anytime outside those hours then it has varied considerably down to as low as 2000.

Fortunately stability at the higher end of the scale hasnt been a problem - I have been solid at 4640 for over 11 days with a bRAS set at 4000 which is ok, it's just a shame bt go up in jumps of 500 which means I'll never really get anything over 4000 bRAS unless I sync at 5120 or more, seems a bit unfair really...

I understand high syncs are a lot about having a consistantly good s/n ratio on the line, but what is it that actually causes the interference at certains times of day...? is it to do with the atmospheric pressure or temperature..??

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I understand high syncs are a lot about having a consistantly good s/n ratio on the line, but what is it that actually causes the interference at certains times of day...? is it to do with the atmospheric pressure or temperature..??

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It's caused by the action of sunlight breaking down a layer in the upper atmosphere which enables medium (and some long-wave) radio signals to "bounce", rather than shoot off into space. If you use a MW radio at night, you'll notice that reception of local stations can be marred by the reception of stations much further away - this is due to the "bouncing" of the radio signals by this layer. Unfortunately ADSL uses the same frequencies as MW radio, and the unshielded wiring acts like a radio aerial.

When the layer has been broken down by the action of the Sun's rays, it quickly reforms when the Sun goes down. Of course, the good news is that with summer time approaching, the Sun goes down a bit later every night, and rises earlier.

Edited by deleted (Wed 14-Mar-07 09:07:44)

Right, I see! - I had a feeling it would be something like that, usefull bit of knowledge!

So the very best time to attempt to resync is generally going to be when the sun is at it's most powerfull. That would definately go along with my findings.

So what about cloud cover, rain and mist - might a clear sky between you and the exchange be a factor too?

In my experience, cold clear frosty days lead to erratic noise margin. Damp, foggy warm days are the best

The F1 Layer is about 100 miles above the ground, so is unaffected by clouds, but it is affected by sunspot activity.

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So the very best time to attempt to resync is generally going to be when the sun is at it's most powerfull.

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Well that is when you would get the highest sync rate. The only problem is that your router will lose sync and reset itself during the night when the noise is higher.

If you want stability and the highest possible BRAS IP profile it is always best to sync during the night when noise is at its highest. That way your router is more likely to stay connected night and day and you are unlikely to get spurious sync rates.