Lousy dial-up but apparently OK for broadband

Using dialup I never get better than 33600 - and there is no DACS or
anything else to cause such a slow speed - plus I would estimate I am
within half a mile of the exchange.
So I was very dubious that the line would pass the test for
intsllation of broadband - but it appears to have done so. Pipex have
told me that BT have dont the tests, its ok, and connection is next
wednesday.
So how come a line which cannot produce better speeds than 33600 for
dial-up can be ok for broadband - or should I be anticipating equally
poor broadband performance?

ADSL line's don't work the same as regular one's that are used for
broadband. However, I would still be a little sceptical until you actually
get it installed (I used to get 52000 on dial-up, am now getting 1-200,000
on alledged BB and my exchange is only 5 minutes down the road)

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Peter Montgomery <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Using dialup I never get better than 33600 - and there is no DACS or
> anything else to cause such a slow speed - plus I would estimate I am
> within half a mile of the exchange.
> So I was very dubious that the line would pass the test for
> intsllation of broadband - but it appears to have done so. Pipex have
> told me that BT have dont the tests, its ok, and connection is next
> wednesday.
> So how come a line which cannot produce better speeds than 33600 for
> dial-up can be ok for broadband - or should I be anticipating equally
> poor broadband performance?

> So how come a line which cannot produce better speeds than 33600
> for dial-up can be ok for broadband - or should I be anticipating
> equally poor broadband performance?

Dialup uses a different frequency range, so it's quite possible for there to
be some interference in that range, but not in the ADSL range.

I used to get 28-33k connections with dialup; I now have 1 Mb ADSL which can
consistently get 110-120 KB/sec downloading, so I wouldn't worry about it.

"Peter Montgomery" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Using dialup I never get better than 33600 - and there is no DACS or
> anything else to cause such a slow speed - plus I would estimate I am
> within half a mile of the exchange.
> So I was very dubious that the line would pass the test for
> intsllation of broadband - but it appears to have done so. Pipex have
> told me that BT have dont the tests, its ok, and connection is next
> wednesday.
> So how come a line which cannot produce better speeds than 33600 for
> dial-up can be ok for broadband - or should I be anticipating equally
> poor broadband performance?

Peter

I assume you've seen the modem do better elsewhere ?

eric

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On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 17:02:25 -0000, "Eric Parker"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>"Peter Montgomery" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Using dialup I never get better than 33600 - and there is no DACS or
>> anything else to cause such a slow speed - plus I would estimate I am
>> within half a mile of the exchange.
>> So I was very dubious that the line would pass the test for
>> intsllation of broadband - but it appears to have done so. Pipex have
>> told me that BT have dont the tests, its ok, and connection is next
>> wednesday.
>> So how come a line which cannot produce better speeds than 33600 for
>> dial-up can be ok for broadband - or should I be anticipating equally
>> poor broadband performance?
>
>Peter
>
>I assume you've seen the modem do better elsewhere ?
>
>eric
>
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>
>
Even slower speed on a computer in another room.

Do BT do a genuine check on the actual individual line quality- or is
it just a matter of a paper-check, distance from exchange, copper
wires, no devices fitted etc and then assuming that it will be OK?

On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 14:13:07 -0000, "Chris Jones"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>> So how come a line which cannot produce better speeds than 33600
>> for dial-up can be ok for broadband - or should I be anticipating
>> equally poor broadband performance?
>
>Dialup uses a different frequency range, so it's quite possible for there to
>be some interference in that range, but not in the ADSL range.
>
>I used to get 28-33k connections with dialup; I now have 1 Mb ADSL which can
>consistently get 110-120 KB/sec downloading, so I wouldn't worry about it.
>
>

The best to go with is PlusNet www.plusnet.co.uk

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Peter Montgomery <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Do BT do a genuine check on the actual individual line quality- or is
> it just a matter of a paper-check, distance from exchange, copper
> wires, no devices fitted etc and then assuming that it will be OK?
>
> On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 14:13:07 -0000, "Chris Jones"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >> So how come a line which cannot produce better speeds than 33600
> >> for dial-up can be ok for broadband - or should I be anticipating
> >> equally poor broadband performance?
> >
> >Dialup uses a different frequency range, so it's quite possible for there
to
> >be some interference in that range, but not in the ADSL range.
> >
> >I used to get 28-33k connections with dialup; I now have 1 Mb ADSL which
can
> >consistently get 110-120 KB/sec downloading, so I wouldn't worry about
it.
> >
> >
>

"Peter Montgomery" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Do BT do a genuine check on the actual individual line quality- or is
> it just a matter of a paper-check, distance from exchange, copper
> wires, no devices fitted etc and then assuming that it will be OK?

Once an order is placed a proper check is carried out.

If BT say you can get 500K you will be able to get that service/speed - its
*very rare* that a installation has to be removed once its installed (due to
poor line quality)

BT would prefer to fail you now if they thought the line woudn't support the
service you have ordered.

Regards
Sunil

"Peter Montgomery" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Using dialup I never get better than 33600 - and there is no DACS or
> anything else to cause such a slow speed - plus I would estimate I am
> within half a mile of the exchange.
> So I was very dubious that the line would pass the test for
> intsllation of broadband - but it appears to have done so. Pipex have
> told me that BT have dont the tests, its ok, and connection is next
> wednesday.
> So how come a line which cannot produce better speeds than 33600 for
> dial-up can be ok for broadband - or should I be anticipating equally
> poor broadband performance?

Are you sure the modem is capable of more than 33600?

> >
> >I assume you've seen the modem do better elsewhere ?
> >
> >eric
> >
> >--
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> >
> >
> Even slower speed on a computer in another room.

Peter

If possible try the modem on another phone line.
From what you've said so far that may be the problem.

eric

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