Broadband Q's

[Ovenpaa]

Try plugging the ADSL in to the incoming point and testing speed again. Does it make a difference?

[rox]

Try plugging the ADSL in to the incoming point and testing speed again. Does it make a difference?

If you have an NTE5 socket [read more] remove the faceplate and try plugging the DSL router/modem directly into the exposed socket, (without a filter if you use an external one). The removes the extension wiring that can introduce a significant amount of noise (especially if you have the ring wire connected). It also excludes the filter from the test, which is not required if you are not making voice calls (which you aren't during the test). This should give you the optimum connection speed that your line can support. Make sure that you are looking at the router/modems sync speed, not the speed indicated by some website that depends on downloading/uploading (it can take a few days before your BRAS profile gets upgraded and you actually start to get faster data transfer).

If the sync speed you get by doing this is significantly faster than when you have the extensions plugged in then there may be room to improve things.

One step is to disconnect the ring/bell wire in your extension wiring - this can often give a significant step change in reducing noise, and consequently allowing your connection to run at a higher speed. The ring wire can pick up extra noise and is generally not required in modern phone equipment. A more serious step is to disconnect any extensions that you don't need. My house started with extension sockets in nearly every room. There is now only one, almost next to the master socket, into which a DECT phone base station connects which covers the whole house with wireless handsets (unlike wifi DECT signals penetrate much better through thick walls etc). This phone also connects to the network for VOIP.

Using a high quality faceplate splitter can give an instant speed boost in some installations.

If your DSL is running in Interleaved mode and doesn't suffer from a high rate of errors you can request to have it locked to 'Fastmode', which reduces latency (important for gaming).

Remember not to touch anything upstream of the master socket.


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