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[bilbokitz]

Thanks Bald Eagle! I reverted to the older fw a while back because it seemed more stable and the internet was more responsive I am guessing due to the newer fw not being optimised for profile 8a. Now that we have caught up I'll try a newer fw again.

Hopefully we wont be charged a premium for the faster speeds when they are released, if so I am staying on 40/2.

[bilbokitz]

I have installed the newer fw. SNR looks better, interleaving lower, lower attainable down, higher attainable up.oes

Lost bits in upper tones? Does that tie in with other peoples experinces when upgrading?

Pings possibly slightly higher.

[Bald_Eagle1]

SNR & QLN actually look worse to me.
Hence the reduced DS attainable & sync speeds.


I wonder if it previously synced at a particularly quiet time & the recent resync with the latest firmware was done at a noisier time?

I saw very little difference between the 35m blob version & the pre-update version when I tested a long time ago.
However, my connection cannot use the upper tones/frequencies due to being 1100m or so from the cabinet.

Most users seem to see a slight improvement from using the latest firmware.
My connection seems more stable, but speeds are much lower than they used to be due to increased crosstalk.

[bilbokitz]

I think you are right, probably the switch to 17a would have been done in the early hours.

Perhaps it was done whilst the particular other router connected to the cab that caused my stats to drop a lot ages ago was off at the time.

[bilbokitz]

Hi!

Are the number of crc levels I have had within acceptable limits?

Currently on 40/2 , 80/10 due to be released for a small premium in feb for a "small premium".  The availability checker here estimates :

Test complete
Service   Typical Speed Range
Broadband Downstream   10Mb/s - 12Mb/s
Ultima Broadband Downstream   35Mb/s - 40Mb/s
Ultima Broadband Upstream   2Mb/s
Ultima Plus Broadband Downstream   35Mb/s - 60Mb/s
Ultima Plus Broadband Upstream   10Mb/s


on the basis I am syncing at 80 down can I assume I will get the full 80 and that the checker give a cautious result?

[Bald_Eagle1]

All your error counts are low for almost 32 days DSL up time.

DS & US Interleaving & INP are on though, which will affect ping times.

Maybe a single modem reboot would enable fastpath or DLM might remove Interleaving in due course.

[bilbokitz]

Hello, I am back again! Well, I am always reading the site.  So I bit the bullet and upgraded from 40/2 to 80/10 which was activated today.
My upload has increased, but the same ceiling still exists on my download topping out at 40 which is exactly what it was doing upto today. I have tested this several times through the day and it is a definite 'ceiling' and I am guessing based on my stats I should be good for 70 ish down.
Do you reckon it just a button someone at my isp has not clicked?

[Bald_Eagle1]

Hello, I am back again! Well, I am always reading the site.  So I bit the bullet and upgraded from 40/2 to 80/10 which was activated today.

Is 80/10 the best offering in the IoM or is 80/20 available?
Your stats suggest that 20Mbps US would be easily achievable.

My upload has increased, but the same ceiling still exists on my download topping out at 40 which is exactly what it was doing upto today. I have tested this several times through the day and it is a definite 'ceiling' and I am guessing based on my stats I should be good for 70 ish down.
Do you reckon it just a button someone at my isp has not clicked?

It could be. Your connection appears to be in sync at 75.6Mbps or so.
Some ISPs over here do need to be reminded to change their throughput/profile settings when a service is upgraded.
Or possibly a ROUTER disconnect/reconnect may force it through?

[bilbokitz]

Were limited to 80/10 atm, dont know why.

Thanks for the suggestion re router reconnect, I had actually put in new user details for the higher speed and re-connected earlier today and rebooted the modem. Just tried powering off the router same speeds. I'll give them a call tomoz to see if I can get it resolved.

[bilbokitz]

username suffix was wrong, the name@suffix is different for the plus service which I was unaware of and now all is ok.

Getting 70/10 

[bilbokitz]

Down to 65 sync now, damn you cross talk.

[burakkucat]

I would have thought, by now, that the reduction in DS throughput speed would have "bottomed out". I wonder just how many more cross-talkers to affect your circuit there might be?

Still 64 Mbps is 13.3 times better than my 4.81 Mbps DS throughput!