Well that's a lot better than what we started with, but still not as good as I would like to see on that line. We should be looking at more like 5Mbps.

What is odd is the way your attenuation has risen in each of the three sets of stats. It shouldn't be doing that. Are you using a plug-in phone extension by any chance?

By blue/white in T2 and T5, I hope you mean one is blue with white stripes and the other is white with blue blobs.

If I'm right, note which is which. Then check they are the same way round at every extension. So T2 >> T2 and T5 >> T5. Not T2 >> T5. How many extensions have you got?

In reply to a post by uno:

Maybe one for Bob

It's being dealt with in over here.

This Captain may not be a pirate, but seems to be a good hijacker .

Yes, two different wires.
And they look like they are in the same positions in six other sockets around the house.

sorry it wasn't intentional, I am just feeling pressured timewise and don't want to make another expensive mistake.

In reply to a post by captainmouse:

sorry it wasn't intentional, I am just feeling pressured timewise and don't want to make another expensive mistake.

That is understandable. But other posters need to be aware that you have something going on the same question else a lot of duplicated effort can go into answering. Then when people find out they may stop trying to help. That's why cross-posting of new threads is banned here. "Hijacking" one thread is not good, but two is definitely pushing it in my opinion.

It is always far better to start your own thread on something if you are asking a question.

Just make sure that wherever you go is on a monthly contract, preferably without connection or leaving charges, not a 12-month or more minimum. That way you cannot make a very expensive mistake .

Sorry headless chicken newbie

Oh wow, can't beleive my speed has gone up as much as it has from just pulling out a small wire.

In reply to a post by ltfullert:

Oh wow, can't beleive my speed has gone up as much as it has from just pulling out a small wire.

[chuckle]
I used to work for ICL when it was a mainframe manufacturer, before PCs and Apples etc were invented..

At one point they had a baby machine at £20k -£30k or so IIRC. Called a 2903. Then a bit later they brought out a more powerful version called the 2904. It looked exactly the same from the outside but went faster and had a bit more memory.

The upgrade kit the engineers got comprised the extra memory and a replacement name badge. Cost £4000.

The speed increase was done onsite by the engineers. On one of the 2903 circuit boards there was a little wire - called a "Delay line".

I leave the rest to your imagination.

Just had a thought. I have both a Netgear DG834G v3 and a SpeedTouch ST585 v6.
Would one be any better over the other?

It depends what the exchange equipment is. For example your original thought, Be. The 834v3 is very poor on that and the 585 is what is supplied by Be. It has a Broadcom chipset as do Be DSLAMs, and an unusual feature is enabled in both. The same is true of the 834v4, but not the TI AR7-chipped 834v3.

On others the TI AR7 is excellent and the Broadcom merely adequate.

I don't think Netgears in general tell you that, but IIRC the 585 does, in the stats.

Just try the other. But don't do lots of swaps in a short time. Two or three is enough, so as not to upset any exchange systems.

You never checked the wiring, or at least didn't report back.