I got a deal very close to a new joiner, so I'm happy with that, not as low as yours but I didn't have any issues apart from the cost.

They initially offered a lower speed package, but I didn't want that due to the poor upload speed, so that put me through to retentions.

I was away on holiday so didn't get to check to last night but I am on the higher upload speeds too (switched the modem back on and off) the download stats have changed ever so slightly but still on the 362mb although as I said now got the higher upload here too (uddingston area code)

It is worth taking a look at your SH3 configuration. If you have recently acquired 4 bonded upstream channels you will soon get 35Mb upstream if you haven't already.

Someone mentioned 10:1 ratios coming back, but I am now on Vivid 500 with a 35Mb upstream. With the 4 bonded channels I am ready for 50Mb though.

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Edited by KilgoreTrout (Fri 10-May-19 14:08:08)

In reply to a post by KilgoreTrout:

Someone mentioned 10:1 ratios coming back, but I am now on Vivid 500 with a 35Mb upstream. With the 4 bonded channels I am ready for 50Mb though.

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No chance of 50Mbps for Vivid 500. VM want to keep this way 500/35. As VM say there isn't any 10:1 ratios coming back.

50/3
100/6
200/12
350/35
500/35

This is what I assumed, so I was surprised anyone was talking about 10:1 ratio. With 4 bonded channels it is possible though and folk have been asking for a better upstream rather than a faster down stream

Edited by KilgoreTrout (Fri 10-May-19 14:32:43)

50 up on 4 channels is probably a bad idea.

10:1 on everything bar 500 is perfectly possible.

I imagine we'll see higher upstream available when the DOCSIS 3.1 product releases and there's a fair chance it'll involve 5 or 6 channels - there are areas bonding 5 right now.

With regards to channels could I ask:

*Are the channels allocated to each fibre node unit?
*How many channels in total are available to each node (or whatever controls them)? (Is it 32 up / 8 down)?
*How many typical amplfier/splitter cabinets would there be to a node, or is it just based on number of properties and thus varies by how long the runs are as I suppose longer runs equal more cabinets

In reply to a post by gary333:

With regards to channels could I ask:

*Are the channels allocated to each fibre node unit?
*How many channels in total are available to each node (or whatever controls them)? (Is it 32 up / 8 down)?
*How many typical amplfier/splitter cabinets would there be to a node, or is it just based on number of properties and thus varies by how long the runs are as I suppose longer runs equal more cabinets

Each segment which consists of at least one optical node but may be multiple nodes combined.
32-36 down, 3-6 up.
Piece of string. Depends on coaxial runs and number of premises.

In reply to a post by Ignitionnet:

In reply to a post by gary333:

With regards to channels could I ask:

*Are the channels allocated to each fibre node unit?
*How many channels in total are available to each node (or whatever controls them)? (Is it 32 up / 8 down)?
*How many typical amplfier/splitter cabinets would there be to a node, or is it just based on number of properties and thus varies by how long the runs are as I suppose longer runs equal more cabinets

Each segment which consists of at least one optical node but may be multiple nodes combined.
32-36 down, 3-6 up.
Piece of string. Depends on coaxial runs and number of premises.

Ta for coming back to me .

So if a node is split would each node get its own selection of channels? For example on my upload I get channels 5-8 and not 1-4

Upstream bonded channels
Channel Frequency (Hz) Power (dBmV) Symbol Rate (ksps) Modulation Channel ID
1 39399971 4.025 5120 64 qam 6
2 25800000 4.075 5120 64 qam 8
3 32599998 4.025 5120 64 qam 7
4 46200000 4.025 5120 64 qam 5

Those channel IDs are from the line card serving you. 1-4 are going to a different segment, as are 9-12, etc.

Yes, a split means that each new segment gets its own channels, however you can have segments that only share downstream or upstream channels, just to make it yet more confusing.