Testing ADSL line speed

I am currently a cable customer and I am thinking of migrating to ADSL.
However before I do I would like to find out exactly what data rates my
phone line is capable of before I commit to a provider. How would I go
about accomplishing that?

"Chris Hills" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I am currently a cable customer and I am thinking of migrating to ADSL.
> However before I do I would like to find out exactly what data rates my
> phone line is capable of before I commit to a provider. How would I go
> about accomplishing that?

http://www.dslzoneuk.net/checker.php

In article <7oU9i.1115$(E-Mail Removed)>,
Chris Hills <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I am currently a cable customer and I am thinking of migrating to ADSL.
>However before I do I would like to find out exactly what data rates my
>phone line is capable of before I commit to a provider. How would I go
>about accomplishing that?

You can't get an exact answer - too many variables. You can find out what
your BT line is capable of though, and there are many sites to use these
days - I like http://www.samknows.com/ see the 2nd box down on the left.
If you don't (yet) have a BT phone, then see if you have a neighbour or
shop in the same street, and use their phone & your post-code. It will
be good enough most of the time. (Or just ask a neighbour!)

If you're out in the sticks (actually fairly unlikely if you have
cable!) then it's anyones guess...

Gordon

"Chris Hills" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7oU9i.1115$(E-Mail Removed). ..
>I am currently a cable customer and I am thinking of migrating to ADSL.
> However before I do I would like to find out exactly what data rates my
> phone line is capable of before I commit to a provider. How would I go
> about accomplishing that?

If you have a VM cable telephone line, then you will need to change this to
a standard BT line for ADSL. Unfortunately you won't know the capability of
the line until you get a BT line installed.

ABC wrote:

> "Chris Hills" wrote in message
>
> >I am currently a cable customer and I am thinking of migrating to ADSL.
> > However before I do I would like to find out exactly what data rates my
> > phone line is capable of before I commit to a provider. How would I go
> > about accomplishing that?
>
> If you have a VM cable telephone line, then you will need to change this to
> a standard BT line for ADSL. Unfortunately you won't know the capability of
> the line until you get a BT line installed.

You could enter a neighbour's number.

Graham

"Eeyore" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
>
> ABC wrote:
>
>> "Chris Hills" wrote in message
>>
>> >I am currently a cable customer and I am thinking of migrating to ADSL.
>> > However before I do I would like to find out exactly what data rates my
>> > phone line is capable of before I commit to a provider. How would I go
>> > about accomplishing that?
>>
>> If you have a VM cable telephone line, then you will need to change this
>> to
>> a standard BT line for ADSL. Unfortunately you won't know the capability
>> of
>> the line until you get a BT line installed.
>
> You could enter a neighbour's number.
>
> Graham
>
>

Which may be very inaccurate as his neighbour's line may take a more direct
route to the exchange than his line would.

On 7 Jun, 15:13, Chris Hills <c...@chaz6.com> wrote:
> I am currently a cable customer and I am thinking of migrating to ADSL.
> However before I do I would like to find out exactly what data rates my
> phone line is capable of before I commit to a provider. How would I go
> about accomplishing that?

you can't find out "exactly".

Phil

ABC wrote:
> If you have a VM cable telephone line, then you will need to change this to
> a standard BT line for ADSL. Unfortunately you won't know the capability of
> the line until you get a BT line installed.

Sorry I should have said that I already have a BT line.

Regards

Chris

diy-newby wrote:
> http://www.dslzoneuk.net/checker.php

I know what services are available to me, but I would like an engineer
out to perform a line test to see what rate I am likely to see.

Chris Hills wrote:
> I am currently a cable customer and I am thinking of migrating to
> ADSL. However before I do I would like to find out exactly what data
> rates my phone line is capable of before I commit to a provider. How
> would I go about accomplishing that?

Basically you can't! There are various sites that will give a rough estimate
based on distance from the exchange but nothing else. You will just have to
wait until the line is installed.

Peter Crosland