...and BE isn't available on the OP's exchange

Delete that quick!

Yup, If BE was available then I'd prolly also have O2, and I'd be happy.

Did a quick speed test tonight:

Down 46.13Kbps (I jest not!)
Up 373.68Kbps

Synch speed 448/2240 up/down

I can't get line stats right now as I've forgotten the Superuser password

Does this work? http://fruk.net/index.php?fruk=stimulatethomson

In reply to a post by gilesp:

I can't get line stats right now as I've forgotten the Superuser password

Either the serial number on the router label underneath, or O2Br0ad64nd. (Note the zero in the middle).

One hard reset later..

Line stats:

Uptime: 0 days, 0:06:16
DSL Type: G.992.1 annex A
Bandwidth (Up/Down) [kbps/kbps]: 448 / 2,944
Data Transferred (Sent/Received) [kB/kB]: 0.00 / 0.00
Output Power (Up/Down) [dBm]: 11.5 / 17.5
Line Attenuation (Up/Down) [dB]: 31.5 / 53.0
SN Margin (Up/Down) [dB]: 22.0 / 9.5
Vendor ID (Local/Remote): TMMB / ALCB
Loss of Framing (Local/Remote): 0 / 0
Loss of Signal (Local/Remote): 0 / 0
Loss of Power (Local/Remote): 0 / 0
Loss of Link (Remote): 0
Error Seconds (Local/Remote): 0 / 0
FEC Errors (Up/Down): 0 / 12
CRC Errors (Up/Down): 0 / 0
HEC Errors (Up/Down): 0 / 0

Note to self, reset password

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

In reply to a post by gilesp:

I can't get line stats right now as I've forgotten the Superuser password

Either the serial number on the router label underneath, or O2Br0ad64nd. (Note the zero in the middle).

SuperUser password was changed to something a little less well published. No idea what I changed it to though

I'd say you'd get 4megs down on Sky LLU. I think that's probably your best bet TBH.

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

I'd say you'd get 4megs down on Sky LLU. I think that's probably your best bet TBH.

I guess the question is, would I get a huge drop-off in speed in the evening

I've trawled through some of the Sky support forums and there appears to be a lot of unhappy customers complaining of poor service after 7pm - I've not got the full details as a lot of the poster know how to complain, but don't appear to know one end of a modem from another, so it could well be they're all on overstuffed BT services, but I'd hate to sign myself up to a years contract only to find the situation was as bad, but without O2's better-than-average customer services..

I wonder if there's a way of finding out how busy Sky's hardware is at my exchange? Would a call-centre drone have access to that sort of information?

This issue appears to be dependant on your exchange and how many people are on it.

My friend in Weymouth gets really good speeds (and very similar) off peak as peak.

From what you said your exchange was recently unbundled given that I would expect it to not have any problems for a little whily at least, certainly (and I am hoping this for my self as well) not within the first year.

ETA: I found a post on here (may have been in the SKy section which listed the exchanges that are having problems. There was also a post on the Sky websites forum which listed the exchanges which are having problems.)

Edited by deleted (Thu 24-Feb-11 11:59:33)