10.1km Line with a Zyxel 660hw

just got connected on a 10.1km line with a Zyxel 660hw
Yipeeeeeeee
bt said that i couldn't get broadband because i was too far from the
exchange. i spent £100 on this router after reading a reply to an earlier
post saying that someone else had connected a 9.5km

"cliff goldsmith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> just got connected on a 10.1km line with a Zyxel 660hw
> Yipeeeeeeee
> bt said that i couldn't get broadband because i was too far from the
> exchange. i spent £100 on this router after reading a reply to an earlier
> post saying that someone else had connected a 9.5km
>
>

What are your line stats? dB SNR etc

"cliff goldsmith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> just got connected on a 10.1km line with a Zyxel 660hw
> Yipeeeeeeee
> bt said that i couldn't get broadband because i was too far from the
> exchange. i spent £100 on this router after reading a reply to an earlier
> post saying that someone else had connected a 9.5km

How did you persuade BT to connect you in the first place if you are too far
from the exchange?

Gareth.

i don't know where to find all the info on the line
there is no set up or info for the router

"TheDragon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "cliff goldsmith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:cv06nb$92d$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > just got connected on a 10.1km line with a Zyxel 660hw
> > Yipeeeeeeee
> > bt said that i couldn't get broadband because i was too far from the
> > exchange. i spent £100 on this router after reading a reply to an
earlier
> > post saying that someone else had connected a 9.5km
> >
> >
>
> What are your line stats? dB SNR etc
>
>

bt have to honour your order then send an engineer round to try and connect
you



"Gareth" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "cliff goldsmith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:cv06nb$92d$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > just got connected on a 10.1km line with a Zyxel 660hw
> > Yipeeeeeeee
> > bt said that i couldn't get broadband because i was too far from the
> > exchange. i spent £100 on this router after reading a reply to an
earlier
> > post saying that someone else had connected a 9.5km
>
> How did you persuade BT to connect you in the first place if you are too
far
> from the exchange?
>
> Gareth.
>
>

In article <4213a5d9$0$53462$(E-Mail Removed)>,
"Gareth" writes:
> How did you persuade BT to connect you in the first place if you are
too far
> from the exchange?

BT/your ISP will connect you no matter how far away you are. If it
doesn't work you get fully refunded.

I'm following this thread because my parents live about 9km away from
the exchange - the line length is probably rather more. Their 512k
ADSL line *just* works with a frog (Speedtouch or whatever it is
called - you know, the free, USB one). It just about fails to work on
my Solwise SAR-705 (reports about 61dB loss, from memory).

I'm on the lookout for a really sensitive ADSL-to-ethernet
modem/router. However, on asking most vendors, they don't have any
idea about the sensitivity of the modem. In fairness, Solwise knew
what I Was talking about and suggested a particular model (one of the
Billion ones, ISTR).

So, does anyone have any suggesions for really sensitive modems?
Price no object.


Andrew

Replace the bit before the @ with my first name for my real address.

Go for the Zyxel, that's the one I've got on the 9.5KM line, pleased to have
helped!!


"Andrew Morley" <nospam$u$@teabreak.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> In article <4213a5d9$0$53462$(E-Mail Removed)>,
> "Gareth" writes:
> > How did you persuade BT to connect you in the first place if you are
> too far
> > from the exchange?
>
> BT/your ISP will connect you no matter how far away you are. If it
> doesn't work you get fully refunded.
>
> I'm following this thread because my parents live about 9km away from
> the exchange - the line length is probably rather more. Their 512k
> ADSL line *just* works with a frog (Speedtouch or whatever it is
> called - you know, the free, USB one). It just about fails to work on
> my Solwise SAR-705 (reports about 61dB loss, from memory).
>
> I'm on the lookout for a really sensitive ADSL-to-ethernet
> modem/router. However, on asking most vendors, they don't have any
> idea about the sensitivity of the modem. In fairness, Solwise knew
> what I Was talking about and suggested a particular model (one of the
> Billion ones, ISTR).
>
> So, does anyone have any suggesions for really sensitive modems?
> Price no object.
>
>
> Andrew
>
> Replace the bit before the @ with my first name for my real address.
>

"J" it was your thread what prompted me to the Zyxel 660hw thanks.... it
cost me £100 but worth every penny



"J" <HJ> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Go for the Zyxel, that's the one I've got on the 9.5KM line, pleased to
have
> helped!!
>
>
> "Andrew Morley" <nospam$u$@teabreak.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > In article <4213a5d9$0$53462$(E-Mail Removed)>,
> > "Gareth" writes:
> > > How did you persuade BT to connect you in the first place if you are
> > too far
> > > from the exchange?
> >
> > BT/your ISP will connect you no matter how far away you are. If it
> > doesn't work you get fully refunded.
> >
> > I'm following this thread because my parents live about 9km away from
> > the exchange - the line length is probably rather more. Their 512k
> > ADSL line *just* works with a frog (Speedtouch or whatever it is
> > called - you know, the free, USB one). It just about fails to work on
> > my Solwise SAR-705 (reports about 61dB loss, from memory).
> >
> > I'm on the lookout for a really sensitive ADSL-to-ethernet
> > modem/router. However, on asking most vendors, they don't have any
> > idea about the sensitivity of the modem. In fairness, Solwise knew
> > what I Was talking about and suggested a particular model (one of the
> > Billion ones, ISTR).
> >
> > So, does anyone have any suggesions for really sensitive modems?
> > Price no object.
> >
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> > Replace the bit before the @ with my first name for my real address.
> >
>
>

Draytek 2600W on a 6.4km line. 64dB, 1MB line.

>

"Andrew Morley" <nospam$u$@teabreak.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> In article <4213a5d9$0$53462$(E-Mail Removed)>,
> "Gareth" writes:
> > How did you persuade BT to connect you in the first place if you are
> too far
> > from the exchange?
>
> BT/your ISP will connect you no matter how far away you are. If it
> doesn't work you get fully refunded.
>
> I'm following this thread because my parents live about 9km away from
> the exchange - the line length is probably rather more. Their 512k
> ADSL line *just* works with a frog (Speedtouch or whatever it is
> called - you know, the free, USB one). It just about fails to work on
> my Solwise SAR-705 (reports about 61dB loss, from memory).
>
> I'm on the lookout for a really sensitive ADSL-to-ethernet
> modem/router. However, on asking most vendors, they don't have any
> idea about the sensitivity of the modem. In fairness, Solwise knew
> what I Was talking about and suggested a particular model (one of the
> Billion ones, ISTR).
>
> So, does anyone have any suggesions for really sensitive modems?
> Price no object.
>

Westell have a product called Ultraline which supposedly will work over
'poor' telephone lines. Can improve performance by up to 500%, so the sales
blurb states. Info can be found at
http://www.westell.co.uk/pdf/Ultraline_UK_02.pdf