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(n) poor show BT! My landline has stopped working.... odd this is the 2nd place I've lived that when infinity goes live at the local exchange I get line / DSL issues..... I am sure they'll fix the phone line so the sales team can call me and then try and sell me infinity at a reduced price for the first 3 months then whack the charges up......
 
Very true. Surprised it hasn't dropped your ADSL sync all together.

ADSL went very rubbish over the weekend but has slowly picked back up, it disconnects several times a day, and pages often time out due to high ping rate, got a txt this morning from them and they estimate it to be resolved by the 5th.....
 
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ah ping gone down since before, that is good isnt it?






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:( ice on line that slow it down?
 
Nah, more likely the unstable nature of ADSL (especially BT ADSL).

Anything from birds shi**ing on overhead wiring to builders using cement mixers can affect ADSL performance:-

ADSL2+ whitepaper said:
Factors that may affect performance


While the speeds indicated on this graph show the theoretical maximum speed of the various ADSL protocols on good copper lines - with no bad joints, faulty insulation, or high speed 'interferers' (such as bridge taps or loading coils). Your actual achieved speed may vary substantially from these theoretical results, based on:

  • the 'line profile' that is operative on your service.
    Internode places new Easy Broadband services on a conservative initial profile that constrains maximum download speeds, in order to achieve the highest possible connection stability. Customers may then change (online) to any other line profile, at any time, and at no cost, to explore the tradeoff between speed and connection stability that applies for their individual situation.
  • the length of copper wire from your premises to the exchange - this is always higher than the distance 'as the crow flies'.
  • the number and type of other digital services being used by other customers over copper pairs within the same cable sheath.
  • the configuration and line quality of the copper wire between the exchange and your premises.
  • electrical interference from outside sources (such as electric motors).
  • the configuration of the copper wiring within your premises (i.e. use a central splitter for optimal performance).
  • the software configuration and application on your computer (in particular how it uses the uplink back to the exchange).
  • your ADSL hardware.
  • the capacity of, load on, and access data rate of the destination host computer which you are accessing.
The most effective way to improve ADSL2+ performance is to have a licensed cabler install a good quality central splitter (available from Internode) in your premises.
 
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