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I've always had cable broadband in the past but today is the first day of using VDSL. The line was activated this morning and I'm supposed to have a minimum guaranteed rate of 40Mbps. So far, I haven't been able to achieve more than 7Mbps down or up. Is this normal for the first few days?
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Are you able to see the connection speed figures from the modem?
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From the router (Vodafone):
DSL Mode
VDSL G.993.5 (VDSL)
DSL status information
Line status Show Time
Link type Fast path
Bit rate
Downstream Upstream
Actual data rate 34604 (Kbps.) 12056 (Kbps.)
Operating data
Downstream Upstream
SNR Margin 6.8 dB 6.2 dB
Loop Attenuation 21.9 dB 21 dB
Error counter
Indicator name Downstream Upstream
FEC Corrections 5 354999
CRC Error 0 62982
Statistics
Transmitted Frames Received Frames
Frame Counter 31948 31206
No more info than that I'm afraid.
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Speeds of 32 Mbps down and around 10 Mbps up should be coming from speed test results.
There is a lot of upstream errors, so have you ensured that all phones/sky boxes have microfilters on them? Also tried letting the modem connect at the test socket.
VDSL general starts at the highest speed and management systems only slow the actual data rate figures down after a day or two and keep adapting for the length of time you have the service.
Getting 7 Mbps in both directions sounds almost like a PC configuration issue, what is the result link from a speed test at http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest
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I think that your problem is not unique. I got VDSL in February and thereby swapped a steady 8Mbps ADSL service for a very flaky 5Mbps VDSL service. It took quite a long time for things to setle down and in the meantime I recabled my telephone extensions with cat5e which may have helped.
It all came good in the end and I am now Synced at 70.9 Mbps.
Good luck.
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Along with MrS's comments, I believe there may be some wiring or connection issues at the premises - with 21 dB attenuation the max attainable should be well above 40 Mbps and probably into the low 50s ... and if you are on a 40/10 package a sync close to 40 and an SNR well above 6dB.
What have you got plugged in to your phone line? How is it wired? How many extensions are there?
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There is a lot of upstream errors, so have you ensured that all phones/sky boxes have microfilters on them? Also tried letting the modem connect at the test socket.
First, I had a line splitter plugged into the socket with the phone connected to one, and the filter connected to the other.
I've since got rid of that and plugged the filter straight into the socket and getting the same results. I'll try the test socket in a sec.
Getting 7 Mbps in both directions sounds almost like a PC configuration issue, what is the result link from a speed test at http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest
Somehow worse.
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This is from the test socket. A lot better but still not the MGLS.
From the router:
DSL Mode
VDSL G.993.5 (VDSL)
DSL status information
Line status Show Time
Link type Fast path
Bit rate
Downstream Upstream
Actual data rate 43537 (Kbps.) 12347 (Kbps.)
Operating data
Downstream Upstream
SNR Margin 6.3 dB 6.1 dB
Loop Attenuation 21.8 dB 21.9 dB
Error counter
Indicator name Downstream Upstream
FEC Corrections 0 0
CRC Error 0 3728
Statistics
Transmitted Frames Received Frames
Frame Counter 55756 74904
Upstream CRCs are still continuously incrementing. Only the router is connected at the moment, no phones or extensions.
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Your sync speed is up at 43.5Mbps which is way more than before. And you are achieving 30.6 so well up on download speeds. You need to find out why the single thread is slow whereas the x6 is "getting there". Do you have any AV running on the PC?
Are you sure that there are no other extensions connected before the master or to the master's incoming terminals?
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Only Windows Defender, which was never a problem when I had cable. I also tried turning the firewall off on the router, but no difference.
There's definitely no other extensions. The RJ11 is connected to the filter, which is connected to the test socket on the master socket.
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To rule out the connection have you tried with a wire?
On cable they often split the 5g and 2G bands so your tests may have been on a different band.
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I've been testing on a wired connection, not Wi-Fi. Just did another one there:
I'm definitely going to need the master socket / faceplate replaced so I have a starting point.
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If recabling brought you up from 5 Mbps to 70 Mbps, then no surprise things took time to settle down, since clearly a lot of errors.
In terms of the original poster, it may be that the poor use of the filter combined with what looks like other wiring issues may have led the DLM systems to already have reduced your maximum speeds.
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I have a new faceplate arriving tomorrow (forget giving Openreach upwards of £160!). When it's connected, do I need to inform the SP to increase the speed or should that happen automatically?
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New Openreach NTE5c MK4 installed.
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DSL status informationLine status Show Time
Link type Fast path
Bit rate Downstream Upstream
Actual data rate 44270 (Kbps.) 12829 (Kbps.)Operating data
Downstream Upstream
SNR Margin 6 dB 6.1 dBLoop Attenuation 21.9 dB 21.8 dB
Error counter
Indicator name Downstream UpstreamFEC Corrections 1 0
CRC Error 0 9099 |
But I seem to have lost my dial tone. Called Vodafone who confirmed Openreach are seeing a fault on the line between the cabinet and the premises. I guess it's also affecting the broadband? Over to them...
[EDIT] Dial tone was gone before the NTE swap btw.
Edited by deleted (Fri 04-Aug-17 12:10:21)
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Can depend on where exactly dial tone is being lost and which cabonet is being referred to. If it is between original PCP and DSLAM cabinets then it is unlikely to affect VDSL, if between DSLAM and PCP or PCP and premises then it will affect it.
If the cause is a single leg disconnected then you will usually continue to get a VDSL service, albeit seriously degraded.
So, wait until that problem is resolved before you try to resolve any VDSL issues.
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First, I had a line splitter plugged into the socket with the phone connected to one, and the filter connected to the other.
Did you have a dial tone at that stage when the modem was connected via the filter and presumably the voice was unfiltered?
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I had a dial tone on the first splitter and subsequently when connected to the filter. Not sure exactly when it went down. I wasn't aware of it until Wednesday.
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The unfiltered voice would explain the poor sync.
Non-Openreach fiddling with the master socket would explain the one-leg dis
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Disconnecting the original master socket (NTE5A?) from the circuit also means that the out-of-service resistor (if a NTE5A) was no longer in the circuit and, I believe, this can be detected as a line fault by Openreach - however this may not be a significant issue regarding your current line fault.
Edited by 4M2 (Fri 04-Aug-17 18:52:16)
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Problem was apparent before any "fiddling" with the NTE. According to Vodafone support, the fault was detected by Openreach on Monday when working in the cabinet though not sure why it wouldn't then be rectified there and then..
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Problem was apparent before any "fiddling" with the NTE. According to Vodafone support, the fault was detected by Openreach on Monday when working in the cabinet though not sure why it wouldn't then be rectified there and then..
So it's possible you haven't had a dial tone since Monday?
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So it's possible you haven't had a dial tone since Monday?
I certainly had a dial tone on Monday evening, hours after the broadband was activated. At what point it went, I'm not sure. I didn't notice until Wednesday.
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Activation on Monday initially with the splitter/filter setup, Openreach inform your ISP of a fault also on that Monday, dial tone is lost Tuesday or Wednesday and you fit a replacement NTE (NTE5C + Mk4 filter) today (Friday) and there is still no dial tone...best of luck, hopefully an OR engineer can sort it out.
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After a short outage in the last hour, the dial tone is back. Still not great speeds but I guess I'll need to wait for the settling down period to pass now?
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DSL status informationLine status Show Time
Link type Fast path
Bit rate Downstream Upstream
Actual data rate 45129 (Kbps.) 12146 (Kbps.)Operating data
Downstream Upstream
SNR Margin 6.1 dB 6.1 dBLoop Attenuation 21.9 dB 19.6 dB
Error counter
Indicator name Downstream UpstreamFEC Corrections 2 0
CRC Error 1 38422 |
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After a short outage in the last hour, the dial tone is back. Still not great speeds but I guess I'll need to wait for the settling down period to pass now?
Keep an eye on those upstream CRC errors though. Is there any crackling or hiss on the voice now that the phone works?
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Upstream CRCs have been always been continuously incrementing. No crackling or hissing on voice.
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Indicator name Downstream UpstreamFEC Corrections 57 0
CRC Error 9 508357 |
Edited by deleted (Sat 05-Aug-17 17:27:55)
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I don't like the way your single-thread result is always a small fraction of the six-thread. They should be similar but possibly less smooth.
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In all likelihood, I would imagine, you are getting Errored Seconds (ES) and perhaps Severely Errored Seconds (SES) also on the upstream which your router doesn't seem to be displaying - not good 
Hope I'm wrong.
Anyway you've done all you can at your end with the filtered faceplate etc.
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Anyway you've done all you can at your end with the filtered faceplate etc. How about a new modem which allows better monitoring of the line?
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I didn't mean to imply that the change to cat5e was solely responsible for my improvement.
The first three OR engineers who came out said that the line from the master socket to the cabinet was fine and that the problem must lie within my home network.
Fortunately a fourth rather more clued up engineer diagnosed an HR on the line which had not caused a problem with ADSL but ruined my VDSL. This guy swapped me on to a spare pair which was luckily available in th UG line and th improvement both in speed and stability was immense.
Having said that my new internal wiring may have contributed to the improvement.
The main point I was making is that the switch from ADSL to VDSL can show up pre-existing faults that did not cause a problem with ADSL.
A further point is that not all OR egineers have the same degree of competence.
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The first three OR engineers who came out said that the line from the master socket to the cabinet was fine and that the problem must lie within my home network.
That doesn't fill me with confidence. I have an Openreach engineer attending tomorrow morning.
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Not sure what they've managed to do. The line type has changed to Interleaved and I'm not receiving any cells. I note it doesn't say frames anymore.
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1 week and counting. Still down...
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Just an update/rant
After 4 weeks and 2 days of no service whatsoever, my service was reactivated today (they had to do a cease and reprovide and tried to charge me £54 for the priviliege) and we're back to square one.
They've got 24 hours to sort it then they're out.
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Who is your ISP? Let me know and I can see if I know executive complaint details
EDIT: looking at sync it is fine. This is most likely ISP congestion.
Will they let you leave? Switching to BT Plusnet Sky will likely solve the issue
Edited by ukhardy07 (Fri 08-Sep-17 18:51:01)
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Who is your ISP? Let me know and I can see if I know executive complaint details
EDIT: looking at sync it is fine. This is most likely ISP congestion.
Will they let you leave? Switching to BT Plusnet Sky will likely solve the issue
Sync is 47M down/8 Up. I think this is more likely erroring that has never been resolved. Minimum guaranteed speed is supposed to be 30Mbps. As it stands, I can't stream a thing in HD.
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I think, at long last, it might have reached an acceptable level. Upstream CRC errors seem to have dropped remarkably.
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Line status Show TimeLink type Fast path
Bit rate Downstream Upstream
Actual data rate 44569 (Kbps.) 9159 (Kbps.)Operating data
Downstream UpstreamSNR Margin 6.6 dB 6.1 dB
Loop Attenuation 21.3 dB 24.6 dBError counter
Indicator name Downstream UpstreamFEC Corrections 134 175117197
CRC Error 57 187Statistics
Transmitted Frames Received FramesFrame Counter 384526 513081 |
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