Whilst I agree I saw a higher sync when my line did have g.inp on my unlocked eci modem I switched over to an 8324 on bridge mode not long after losing g.inp, at present the 8324 has synced just below the eci with g.inp so if g.inp ever does come back I hope 8324 will sync above the eci.
"Be" has one of my eci modems which he spent some considerable time trying to make things work but I know he encountered a number of problems.
At least I have now learned how to flash the eci modem so have a few sat on the shelf now unlocked should things ever change with stats or sync improvements in the future