BT 24MB Actual Speeds?

Raekwon

I was wondering did/does anyone have BT broadband and if so what were the speeds like?

I recently purchased their 24MB broadband & talk package for €64.23 per month as I am on the Dún Laoghaire exchange but when tested the speeds they were coming in at just under 5MB download speeds.

It says on their website that people who opt for this package but are not on an exchange can expect speeds of 7.6MB (download) but I am on an exchange and I'm getting way under that!

Any ideas?

AlmightyCushion

It's all up to and it completely depends on what your line is capable of. Post up your line stats and we'll be able to help find what your line is capable of.

Raekwon

Line Mode ADSL2+ Line State Show Time
Line Power State L0 Line Up Time 00:02:00:16
Line Coding Trellis On Line Up Count 3

Statistics Downstream Upstream
Line Rate 5399 Kbps 507 Kbps
Noise Margin 6.6 dB 25.6 dB
Line Attenuation 38.5 dB 17.1 dB
Output Power 12.8 dBm 0.0 dBm
MSGC (number in overhead channel data) 92 12
B (number of bytes in Mux Frame) 111 63
M (number of Mux Frames in FEC Frame) 2 1
T (Mux Frames over sync bytes) 1 1
R (number of check bytes in FEC Frame) 12 4
S (ratio of FEC over PMD Frame length) 1.3157 3.9708
L (number of bits in PMD Frame) 1435 137
D (interleaver depth) 16 8
Delay 5 msec 7 msec
Super Frames 464562 440440
Super Frame Errors 570 0
RS Words 22763562 3244930
RS Correctable Errors 266472 0
RS Uncorrectable Errors 7606 0
HEC Errors 467 0
OCD Errors 27 0
LCD Errors 0 0
ES Errors 0 0

kaimera

When i was living in DL I had the LLU product when it came out.

Was getting ~19 from the socket in my room...moved it to a diff socket in the house before I left and was getting ~22.

cpu-dude

Raekwon wrote: »

Line Mode ADSL2+ Line State Show Time
Line Power State L0 Line Up Time 00:02:00:16
Line Coding Trellis On Line Up Count 3

Statistics Downstream Upstream
Line Rate 5399 Kbps 507 Kbps
Noise Margin 6.6 dB 25.6 dB
Line Attenuation 38.5 dB 17.1 dB
Output Power 12.8 dBm 0.0 dBm
MSGC (number in overhead channel data) 92 12
B (number of bytes in Mux Frame) 111 63
M (number of Mux Frames in FEC Frame) 2 1
T (Mux Frames over sync bytes) 1 1
R (number of check bytes in FEC Frame) 12 4
S (ratio of FEC over PMD Frame length) 1.3157 3.9708
L (number of bits in PMD Frame) 1435 137
D (interleaver depth) 16 8
Delay 5 msec 7 msec
Super Frames 464562 440440
Super Frame Errors 570 0
RS Words 22763562 3244930
RS Correctable Errors 266472 0
RS Uncorrectable Errors 7606 0
HEC Errors 467 0
OCD Errors 27 0
LCD Errors 0 0
ES Errors 0 0

Looks like you could get a good bit more out of your line, maybe 8-10MB. You are getting a lot of errors, esp. HEC errors, are you using a Telephone Extension cable and have you got every device in your house filtered (including Sky, Faxes, Eircom Phonewatch)? Is your Broadband connected and your main telephone point in your house (the Eircom NTU usually in the hall)?

slasher_65

I am also on the DL line with BGT on the 24mb plan. Here are my speeds.



they are better at night.

Raekwon

Yeah I noticed the amount of errors that I am getting and was wondering if it was a line or modem issue. I tried to contact BT but I'm finding it hard to get through to them so I shot off an email earlier today.

I currently have it plugged into the Eircom NTU in the hall on a splitter with my home phone, I'll try it later and see what it's like without the splitter on it.

Raekwon

Okay BT finally gave me a straight answer after my varies emails and phone calls and said that my line is only capable of upto 6MB even though I am on the Dún Laoghaire exchange and apparently able to access upto 24MB. I am now paying €67.23 for 4.6MB speed broadband per month. Looks like I'll be canceling and looking at some other options.

cpu-dude

Raekwon wrote: »

Okay BT finally gave me a straight answer after my varies emails and phone calls and said that my line is only capable of upto 6MB even though I am on the Dún Laoghaire exchange and apparently able to access upto 24MB. I am now paying €67.23 for 4.6MB speed broadband per month. Looks like I'll be canceling and looking at some other options.

You can get up to 24MB, it's from 3MB up to 24MB... 6MB is the maximum your line can handle with any provider, your probably a good 4KM's away from your exchange.

jor el

Raekwon wrote: »

Okay BT finally gave me a straight answer after my varies emails and phone calls and said that my line is only capable of upto 6MB even though I am on the Dún Laoghaire exchange and apparently able to access upto 24MB. I am now paying €67.23 for 4.6MB speed broadband per month. Looks like I'll be canceling and looking at some other options.

Any DSL product would have the same limitation. Consider changing to 3Mbps, either with BT or another provider. Don't try for any more, as your line just won't do the 7Mbps that most of them offer.

Also worth considering UPC, Digiweb Metro or IBB Breeze, if they're available, and don't require a phone line.

watty

The fact is these 24Mbps products on DSL are almost dishonest.

The speed on copper pair depends on three things:
1) Distance. Above 800m the speed drops really fast. Less than 20% would have lines short enough for more than 20Mbps.

2) Copper condition. Makes speed/distance worse

3) Interference or Cross talk. THe more people on a bundle of cables the slower it can go.


It only an up to 24Mbps subject to line tests. Attenuation is not the whole story (basically related to distance as 2 & 3 show.).