Some considerations for speed issues

[glennjh66]

Recently I made some changes to the setup for my ADSL.

Any Speedtest would average 2100 - 2500 downspeed on an 8000/385?? plan.

First thing I did was remove the filter/splitter and have the modem going directly into the phone wall socket.
Second thing I did was take the cordless phone out. (ready to be chucked). This was causing line noise.
I then put a POTS handset on the splitter and put it in the other room on the wall socket.

Ran the speedtest again 5900 - 6000 downspeed.

This may not work with those people with a single wall socket, but its made a difference here.

Cheers.

[CoreyPlover]

Thank you for your post. This is exactly why people are asked to perform a proper isolation test before lodging speed faults. Splitters and filters can easily be inadequate or fail over time and phones (especially cordless phones) can cause a lot of interference on the ADSL signal. An isolation test is an easy test to do which has the capacity to immediate identify this issue and should be the very first test conducted whenever anybody is experiencing slow speeds

[ChaiseC]

I will definatly have to try this at some point as i am only getting 4000 - 5000mbit on speedtests.

Im only about 1km away from my exchange aswell.

Thanks for the information.

[Martin V]

I will definatly have to try this at some point as i am only getting 4000 - 5000mbit on speedtests.

Im only about 1km away from my exchange aswell.

Thanks for the information.

I get around that speed and im around 1.5km's away from the exchange

[jayday]

Mod Delete

[CoreyPlover]

I'm 7.2KM away from the excahange and I can still max out my connection :D

That doesn't sound right. 7.2km would usually imply that you can't even get ADSL1, let alone ADSL2+. How did you determine your distance of 7.2km?

[1stimer]

hello, im in new spring farm nsw subdivsion. internet is running really really slow. i should be on that 8000 speed but thats not happenening. my main concern is why is my speed line so low?

Test run on 05/12/2009 @ 09:46 PM

Mirror: Exetel
Data: 600 KB
Test Time: 17.24 secs

Your line speed is 283 kbps (0.28 Mbps).
Your download speed is 35 KB/s (0.03 MB/s).

[James]

What troubleshooting have you done?

[1stimer]

What troubleshooting have you done?

i have disconected everything except home alarm, i believe thats not hooked up to the telephone because the guy who was installing it didnt ask for emeregency phone number or anything. do u have any other sugestions?

[Dazzled]

Can you physically check that alarm's connection (or not), as if not correctly filtered, alarms can cause interference. Watch out for Foxtel IQ too.

[1stimer]

Can you physically check that alarm's connection (or not), as if not correctly filtered, alarms can cause interference. Watch out for Foxtel IQ too.

im afraid i cant turn alarm off. christ.

[JasonM]

Can you please access your modem, find the ADSL status page, and post the speeds reported?

[1stimer]

Can you please access your modem, find the ADSL status page, and post the speeds reported?

hello, thank u for trying to help me, hopefully this is the info u need:

This information reflects the current status of your DSL connection.

System Info
Model Name: DSL-2740B
Time and Date: 8.12.2009,21:36:10 Tue
Firmware Version: AUS_4.08

Internet Info
Internet Connection: PPPoE_8_35_2
Internet Connection Status: Unknown
Internet Connection Up Time : N/A
Default Gateway: 0.0.0.0
Preferred DNS Server: N/A
Alternate DNS Server: N/A
Downstream Line Rate (Kbps): 1088
Upstream Line Rate (Kbps): 384

VPI/VCI Service Name Protocol IGMP QoS Status IP Address
8/35 PPPoE_8_35_1 PPPoE Disable Disable Disable
8/35 PPPoE_8_35_2 PPPoE Disable Disable Enable 115.70.75.237



Wireless Info
MAC Address : 00:24:01:56:BB:A5
Status: Enabled
Network Name (SSID): xxxxxxx
Visibility: Visible
Security Mode: WPA2-Personal(AES)


Local Network Info
MAC Address : 00:24:01:56:bb:a4
IP Address: 192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
DHCP Server: Enabled

[JasonM]

Your problem is here:

Downstream Line Rate (Kbps): 1088
Upstream Line Rate (Kbps): 384

Do you have any extension leads or the like that have the potential to degrade the speed of the line?

Please try the modem by itself, in isolation, with a different 1 - 2m cable at the first socket, and see if those speeds improve.
If available, testing an alternative modem would also be helpful.

Is your land line working OK?

[1stimer]

Your problem is here:

Downstream Line Rate (Kbps): 1088
Upstream Line Rate (Kbps): 384

Do you have any extension leads or the like that have the potential to degrade the speed of the line?

Please try the modem by itself, in isolation, with a different 1 - 2m cable at the first socket, and see if those speeds improve.
If available, testing an alternative modem would also be helpful.

Is your land line working OK?

hi ..well i have chceked foxtel myself...and fair enough i put adsl filter there....so now speed goes up to 1500 this is what i get
System Info
Model Name: DSL-2740B
Time and Date: 11.12.2009,18:28:46 Fri
Firmware Version: AUS_4.08

Internet Info
Internet Connection: PPPoE_8_35_2
Internet Connection Status: Unknown
Internet Connection Up Time : N/A
Default Gateway: 0.0.0.0
Preferred DNS Server: N/A
Alternate DNS Server: N/A
Downstream Line Rate (Kbps): 1696
Upstream Line Rate (Kbps): 384


telephone line is working ok. i think that must be that home alarm. i tried to put adsl filter between that box and phone socket but phone didnt work at all. dont understand why alarm is conected to phone line when it is not riniging any number when it goes off. is there any way to fix this? also not sure if my modem is set up corectly.