Eircom Noise Question

Tzardine

Hi Guys,

Currently with Eircom, fairly new customer. My line is set up for 2Mbps broadband I am quite far from the exchange. Given the information below, am I lucky to get 2Mbps or should I get a bit more.

When I do a speed test it flat lines at 1.75 and stays at that perfectly. It is like it could do more. Dsl noise margin can be up at 9 quite often. Not sure is higher is better ?

broadband: Connected
DSL Mode : ITU G.992.1(G.DMT)
Speed: 2048 kbps/256 kbps
Line Attenuation(Down/Up): 61.0 dB/ 31.5 dB
DSL Noise Margin: 6.5 dB/ 22.0 dB

Cheers for help

MickyJoe

Attenuation - higher is worse.
S/N ratio - the lower the worse

OneEightSeven

Higher noise is better. When it drops to 6db or below, your connection drops out.

ED E

As long as the attenuation reading is correct(no line faults) then your line would do 2.4 in the lab. No way its making a 3Mb sync. Thats it bud.

Tzardine

Thanks for replies.

Guess I am boned so. Hopefully fibre will make a difference when if it comes.

Nonoperational

Tzardine wrote: »

Hi Guys,

Currently with Eircom, fairly new customer. My line is set up for 2Mbps broadband I am quite far from the exchange. Given the information below, am I lucky to get 2Mbps or should I get a bit more.

When I do a speed test it flat lines at 1.75 and stays at that perfectly. It is like it could do more. Dsl noise margin can be up at 9 quite often. Not sure is higher is better ?

broadband: Connected
DSL Mode : ITU G.992.1(G.DMT)
Speed: 2048 kbps/256 kbps
Line Attenuation(Down/Up): 61.0 dB/ 31.5 dB
DSL Noise Margin: 6.5 dB/ 22.0 dB

Cheers for help

Yep, that's it I'm afraid. Your noise margin is 6.5 which is about as low as you can go with it.