Is my line speed okay?

Plusnet just moved me over to maxdsl after months of waiting. Hoorah!

Router stats show approx 2.5mb down and 440kbs up. This is no more than
I expected as I am quite far from the exchange.

speed test shows

Downstream 1,841.7 Kbps ( = 1.8 Mbps )
Upstream 372.0 Kbps ( = 0.4 Mbps )

I am aware that the speed is going to go up and down over the next 10
days and will hopefully settle. Any tips for keeping the connection
stable? Friend says to disconnect and reconnect once a day for 3 days.
Anything else I should do? What about downloading? Should I download
some stuff to help it on its way?


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Beck
www.spritesandbites.net


Beck

Beck wrote:
> Plusnet just moved me over to maxdsl after months of waiting. Hoorah!
>
> Router stats show approx 2.5mb down and 440kbs up. This is no more than
> I expected as I am quite far from the exchange.
>
> speed test shows
>
> Downstream 1,841.7 Kbps ( = 1.8 Mbps )
> Upstream 372.0 Kbps ( = 0.4 Mbps )
>
> I am aware that the speed is going to go up and down over the next 10
> days and will hopefully settle. Any tips for keeping the connection
> stable? Friend says to disconnect and reconnect once a day for 3 days.
> Anything else I should do? What about downloading? Should I download
> some stuff to help it on its way?

Looks okay. You're on a 2Mbps IP profile according to this:

http://www.adslguide.org.uk/newsarchive.asp?item=2622

So your speed is consistent with a 2Mbps profile (minus a little for
overheads).

"Phil Chung" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Looks okay. You're on a 2Mbps IP profile according to this:
>
> http://www.adslguide.org.uk/newsarchive.asp?item=2622
>
> So your speed is consistent with a 2Mbps profile (minus a little for
> overheads).

Excellent thankyou. Lets hope it stays that way :-)

"Beck" <beck@none> wrote in message
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> Plusnet just moved me over to maxdsl after months of waiting. Hoorah!
>
> Router stats show approx 2.5mb down and 440kbs up. This is no more than I
> expected as I am quite far from the exchange.
>
> speed test shows
>
> Downstream 1,841.7 Kbps ( = 1.8 Mbps )
> Upstream 372.0 Kbps ( = 0.4 Mbps )
>
> I am aware that the speed is going to go up and down over the next 10 days
> and will hopefully settle. Any tips for keeping the connection stable?
> Friend says to disconnect and reconnect once a day for 3 days. Anything
> else I should do? What about downloading? Should I download some stuff to
> help it on its way?
>
>
> --
> Beck

That's quite poor for 8128Kbps MAX. It depends on how far you are from the
exchange. If 2Mbps is around the maximum then you would have been better
with an ISP offering that speed for a lower price. You can get that sort of
speed for £14-99 per month. It pays to shop around.

"Jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> That's quite poor for 8128Kbps MAX. It depends on how far you are from
> the exchange. If 2Mbps is around the maximum then you would have been
> better with an ISP offering that speed for a lower price. You can get
> that sort of speed for £14-99 per month. It pays to shop around.

I am very happy with my isp and the speed, its actually more than expected.
I am 6km from the exchange so did not expect much.

Beck