MAX being gagged?

It's been 11 days now since I changed to UKFSN and my speeds have been
consistently stuck at 2mb, never went up or down give or take a few k.
My stats today are

Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background
information.
IP profile for your line is - 2000 kbps
DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 8128 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 1870 kbps

ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 8128 kbps 448 kbps
Line Attenuation 44 db 12.5 db
Noise Margin 7 db 26 db


I contacted my ISP a couple of days ago to query this and they said
wait for the 10 days.


So, any ideas what's happening?


Thanks.


PS: I moved out of a 2mb Virgin.net connection which worked fine until
the last few weeks.

On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 06:36:04 UTC, Alan <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

> It's been 11 days now since I changed to UKFSN and my speeds have been
> consistently stuck at 2mb, never went up or down give or take a few k.

Standard problem. BT have left the 2Mb/s cap on. If ten days have
expired, push the ISP to get BT to remove the cap.

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Bob Eager wrote:
> On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 06:36:04 UTC, Alan <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>> It's been 11 days now since I changed to UKFSN and my speeds have been
>> consistently stuck at 2mb, never went up or down give or take a few k.
>
> Standard problem. BT have left the 2Mb/s cap on. If ten days have
> expired, push the ISP to get BT to remove the cap.
>

It's Virgin; good luck, hope you get someone who knows what they're doing...

--
Abo

On 31 Jul, 07:36, Alan <emaildoesntw...@spamfrie.not> wrote:
> It's been 11 days now since I changed to UKFSN and my speeds have been
> consistently stuck at 2mb, never went up or down give or take a few k.
> My stats today are
>
> Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background
> information.
> IP profile for your line is - 2000 kbps
> DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 8128 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
> Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 1870 kbps
> I contacted my ISP a couple of days ago to query this and they said
> wait for the 10 days.
>
> So, any ideas what's happening?

it's a stuck profile and you should not need to wait for 10 days.
Power off the router overnight if you haven't already, sometimes that
wakes it up.

Phil

On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:33:22 -0700, PhilT <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On 31 Jul, 07:36, Alan <emaildoesntw...@spamfrie.not> wrote:
>> It's been 11 days now since I changed to UKFSN and my speeds have been
>> consistently stuck at 2mb, never went up or down give or take a few k.
>> My stats today are
>>
>> Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background
>> information.
>> IP profile for your line is - 2000 kbps
>> DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 8128 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
>> Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 1870 kbps
>> I contacted my ISP a couple of days ago to query this and they said
>> wait for the 10 days.
>>
>> So, any ideas what's happening?
>
>it's a stuck profile and you should not need to wait for 10 days.

It was quite obvious after a week nothing was happening. I told UKFSN
and they said just wait for the 10 days.

>Power off the router overnight if you haven't already, sometimes that
>wakes it up.

Done that twice now to no effect.

On 31 Jul 2007 06:47:52 GMT, "Bob Eager" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 06:36:04 UTC, Alan <(E-Mail Removed)>
>wrote:
>
>> It's been 11 days now since I changed to UKFSN and my speeds have been
>> consistently stuck at 2mb, never went up or down give or take a few k.
>
>Standard problem. BT have left the 2Mb/s cap on. If ten days have
>expired, push the ISP to get BT to remove the cap.

Thought so. I'll get on to them.

Thanks guys.

On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:36:04 +0100, Alan
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>It's been 11 days now since I changed to UKFSN and my speeds have been
>consistently stuck at 2mb, never went up or down give or take a few k.
>My stats today are
>
>Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background
>information.
> IP profile for your line is - 2000 kbps
> DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 8128 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
> Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 1870 kbps
>
>ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
>Connection Speed 8128 kbps 448 kbps
>Line Attenuation 44 db 12.5 db
>Noise Margin 7 db 26 db
>
>
>I contacted my ISP a couple of days ago to query this and they said
>wait for the 10 days.
>
>
>So, any ideas what's happening?
>
>
>Thanks.
>
>
>PS: I moved out of a 2mb Virgin.net connection which worked fine until
>the last few weeks.

UKFSN chased Entanet up as a locked profile and the stats are now

BT Speedtester
Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background
information.
IP profile for your line is - 6500 kbps
DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 8128 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 5998 kbps


Speedtest.net shows
Down 4965 kb/s Up 366 kb/s

Not quite MAXed out, but is that as good as it gets or do I need to go
through another 10 day test?

Thanks.

On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:29:12 UTC, Alan <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

> On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:36:04 +0100, Alan
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >It's been 11 days now since I changed to UKFSN and my speeds have been
> >consistently stuck at 2mb, never went up or down give or take a few k.
> >My stats today are
> >
> >Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background
> >information.
> > IP profile for your line is - 2000 kbps
> > DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 8128 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
> > Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 1870 kbps
> >
> >ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
> >Connection Speed 8128 kbps 448 kbps
> >Line Attenuation 44 db 12.5 db
> >Noise Margin 7 db 26 db
> >
> >PS: I moved out of a 2mb Virgin.net connection which worked fine until
> >the last few weeks.
>
> UKFSN chased Entanet up as a locked profile and the stats are now
>
> BT Speedtester
> Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background
> information.
> IP profile for your line is - 6500 kbps
> DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 8128 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
> Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 5998 kbps
>
>
> Speedtest.net shows
> Down 4965 kb/s Up 366 kb/s
>
> Not quite MAXed out, but is that as good as it gets or do I need to go
> through another 10 day test?

The IP profile is always a bit less than the absolute line speed due to
overheads. So you are getting near max. The speed test probably isn't
that accurate, or there are other factors such as delays in the ISP.

--
[ 7'ism - a condition by which the sufferer experiences an inability
to give concise answers, express reasoned argument or opinion.
Usually accompanied by silly noises and gestures - incurable, early
euthanasia recommended. ]

On 31 Jul 2007 13:36:45 GMT, "Bob Eager" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:29:12 UTC, Alan <(E-Mail Removed)>
>wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:36:04 +0100, Alan
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> >It's been 11 days now since I changed to UKFSN and my speeds have been
>> >consistently stuck at 2mb, never went up or down give or take a few k.
>> >My stats today are
>> >
>> >Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background
>> >information.
>> > IP profile for your line is - 2000 kbps
>> > DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 8128 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
>> > Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 1870 kbps
>> >
>> >ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
>> >Connection Speed 8128 kbps 448 kbps
>> >Line Attenuation 44 db 12.5 db
>> >Noise Margin 7 db 26 db
>> >
>> >PS: I moved out of a 2mb Virgin.net connection which worked fine until
>> >the last few weeks.
>>
>> UKFSN chased Entanet up as a locked profile and the stats are now
>>
>> BT Speedtester
>> Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background
>> information.
>> IP profile for your line is - 6500 kbps
>> DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 8128 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
>> Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 5998 kbps
>>
>>
>> Speedtest.net shows
>> Down 4965 kb/s Up 366 kb/s
>>
>> Not quite MAXed out, but is that as good as it gets or do I need to go
>> through another 10 day test?
>
>The IP profile is always a bit less than the absolute line speed due to
>overheads. So you are getting near max.

I see. Excellent, so I can take it easy knowing I am now 3x faster
than I was, and I don't need to worry about squeezing any more from
the service.

> The speed test probably isn't
>that accurate, or there are other factors such as delays in the ISP.

Does that mean the initial training is over now and I can switch off
each night?

Alan wrote:

> On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:36:04 +0100, Alan
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >It's been 11 days now since I changed to UKFSN and my speeds have been
> >consistently stuck at 2mb, never went up or down give or take a few k.
> >My stats today are
> >
> >Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background
> >information.
> > IP profile for your line is - 2000 kbps
> > DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 8128 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
> > Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 1870 kbps
> >
> >ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
> >Connection Speed 8128 kbps 448 kbps
> >Line Attenuation 44 db 12.5 db
> >Noise Margin 7 db 26 db
> >
> >
> >I contacted my ISP a couple of days ago to query this and they said
> >wait for the 10 days.
> >
> >
> >So, any ideas what's happening?
> >
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >
> >PS: I moved out of a 2mb Virgin.net connection which worked fine until
> >the last few weeks.
>
> UKFSN chased Entanet up as a locked profile and the stats are now
>
> BT Speedtester
> Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background
> information.
> IP profile for your line is - 6500 kbps
> DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 8128 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
> Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 5998 kbps
>
> Speedtest.net shows
> Down 4965 kb/s Up 366 kb/s
>
> Not quite MAXed out, but is that as good as it gets or do I need to go
> through another 10 day test?

You won't get much better than that. It looks like BT may have set latency to
interleaved instead of fast. With fast latency you can get an IP profile of 7150
kbps with an 8128 sync. You'll never get an 8Mbps download btw, it's not
possible.

Graham