Thread: AOL Keep going down :: AOL :: think broadband
Started 2 months, 3 weeks ago by rckngslnd
Hi
For last couple days my internet been going off at regular intervals, at moment i'm piniging Google.com and when i lose connection it's always 11 packets that are lost, i change the firmware of the router and that,but think it got to be AOL problem,
anyone else having similar problem????
I'm connected OK (rural connection) but since the morning of the Sat.3rd of October 2009, my sync speed has dropped from typically say 2208 Kbps to currently 1376 Kbps with a corresponding Rx SNR increase from 5.8-8.0dB (night-day variance) to currently 15.2 dB.
The max sync I have managed to receive is ~1876 Kbps. My line sounds clean (audio) and I have a BT broadband filter at my ...
In reply to a post by Sunnyside : Ex-E7even customer.
Moved to AOL Silver (2006-08-09). 2008-09-18: AOL free regrade to ADSLmax (Now I get @1.7Mbps max & about what I used to get in the evenings!).
Like you I live in a rural location, am an Ex-E7even customer who joined AOL and like you I get 1.7Mbps max.
I thought you could get 3Mbps with ADSLmax? How much are you ...
ADSLMax can connect at up to 8128Kbps, attenuation, i.e. line length is the biggest limiting factor
So what are the exact connection speeds and other info from the modem?
Andrew Ferguson, andrew@thinkbroadband.com
www.thinkbroadband.com - formerly known as ADSLguide.org.uk
Sounds like target noise margin has been raised by BT Wholesale automatic systems to make the line stable i.e. if it sees instability it sacrifices speed for stability
A clean sounding line does not mean ADSL is not noisy. ADSL operates at 30Khz to 1100KHz well above what you can here
Andrew Ferguson, andrew@thinkbroadband.com
www.thinkbroadband.com - formerly known as...
In reply to a post by MrSaffron : ADSLMax can connect at up to 8128Kbps, attenuation, i.e. line length is the biggest limiting factor
So what are the exact connection speeds and other info from the modem?
I am 3000metres from the exchange and my modem stats are:
ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 2176 kbps 448 kbps
...
3000 metres - as the crow flies, but around 4.5km to 5.5km of cable I would guess.
2176Kbps sync is a little low, closer to 3Mbps based on the attenuation really. Are things any better when using the test socket, i.e. does downstream connection speed improve?
Andrew Ferguson, andrew@thinkbroadband.com
www.thinkbroadband.com - formerly known as ADSLguide.org.uk...
Thanks for your help.
I presume the test socket is the master socket which I cannot use because I have two desktops connected to the router. I have made sure I have used filters and the first connection in the house is the router and all phone connections are made after the router.
How much better speed do you think I would get by connecting to the master socket?...
Test socket is the socket revealed by removing the faceplate of the master socket i.e. http://www.thinkbroadband.com/images/faq/faceplate s/...
and as described in the phone book.
Testing there can see people gain 100Kbps or 2000Kbps, i.e. results vary.
Time for some computer moving, or employ a longer Ethernet cable to do the testing, i.e. it is best to keep ADSL cables ...
In reply to a post by MrSaffron : Time for some computer moving, or employ a longer Ethernet cable to do the testing, i.e. it is best to keep ADSL cables as short as possible.
Food for thought! I have a spare wireless router that AOL kindly gave me. I will connect that to the test socket and see if I get an improved speed via my laptop.
I cannot move the other computers so it...
Test socket is the socket revealed by removing the faceplate of the master socket i.e. http://www.thinkbroadband.com/images/faq/faceplates/... and as described in the phone book. Testing there can see people gain 100Kbps or 2000Kbps, i.e. results vary. Time for some computer moving, or employ a longer Ethernet cable to do the testing, i.e. it is best to keep ADSL cables as short as possible. Andrew Ferguson, andrew@thinkbroadband.com...
In reply to a post by MrSaffron : Time for some computer moving, or employ a longer Ethernet cable to do the testing, i.e. it is best to keep ADSL cables as short as possible. Food for thought! I have a spare wireless router that AOL kindly gave me. I will connect that to the test socket and see if I get an improved speed via my laptop. I cannot move the other computers so it looks like they will have to put up with the slower speed!
I'm connected OK (rural connection) but since the morning of the Sat.3rd of October 2009, my sync speed has dropped from typically say 2208 Kbps to currently 1376 Kbps with a corresponding Rx SNR increase from 5.8-8.0dB (night-day variance) to currently 15.2 dB. The max sync I have managed to receive is ~1876 Kbps. My line sounds clean (audio) and I have a BT broadband filter at my demarc (ring wire removed). This was a little after...
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