Connected tomorrow will stats change??

[Retro Gamer]

I recieved my o2 wireless box today and logged in as super user to look around at the setting i found this

Link Information

Uptime: 0 days, 0:18:27 
 
DSL Type: G.992.1 annex A 
 
Bandwidth (Up/Down) [kbps/kbps]: 448 / 7,616 
 
Data Transferred (Sent/Received) [kB/kB]: 0.00 / 0.00 
 
Output Power (Up/Down) [dBm]: 11.5 / 19.5 
 
Line Attenuation (Up/Down) [dB]: 17.0 / 29.0 
 
SN Margin (Up/Down) [dB]: 22.0 / 7.5 
 
Vendor ID (Local/Remote): TMMB / ALCB 
 
Loss of Framing (Local/Remote): 0 / 0 
 
Loss of Signal (Local/Remote): 0 / 0 
 
Loss of Power (Local/Remote): 0 / 0 
 
Loss of Link (Remote): 0 
 
Error Seconds (Local/Remote): 0 / 0 
 
FEC Errors (Up/Down): 4 / 493 
 
CRC Errors (Up/Down): 4 / 0 
 
HEC Errors (Up/Down): 2 / 0

these look like the stats i has on my bt broadband account that was disconnected 2 weeks ago, is this what i will recieve tomorrow or will they change? i was quoted 5mb but my Line Attenuation should give me 14mb or more when o2 do there thing at my exchange right?

[Saturday]

On O2 you'll be on ADSL2+ rather than the G.DMT shown in those stats.

Yes, your attenuation would suggest your line may support 14+meg but that will depend on how noisy your line is.

The sync shown isn't the maximum for G.DMT (but it is pretty good) so I think you are likely to find you won't get the maximum possible for your attenuation on ADSL2+.

I'd be extremely surprised though if you only got the 5meg predicted. My guess would be something closer to 14meg. But it is almost impossible to predict with any accuracy. You'll have to wait and see I'm afraid.

[Undecided adrian]

There is possibly a noisy line as the noise ratio is only 7.5, I would have expected it to be a lot higher with that attenuation and only on GDMT.

May be time to check your internal wiring.

[Retro Gamer]

its a new build so it thought id be OK, but my handset has been a little noisy and hard to hear people . I've have heard some horror storys when BT come out and claim everything is Ok and land you with a huge bill

[Tony1044]

Yeah my new build had a very noisy line too - check the bell wire isn't connected (assuming you have extensions put in by the builder).

[Undecided adrian]

Trouble is that new builds may have the wiring done on the cheap to make more money for the builder.

If you have a noise problem on the line while speaking to somebody BT are obliged to sort it out, although when reporting it on no account mention broadband just say that you can hardly hear somebody on the phone.

[Retro Gamer]

just connected initally at 2mb high line attention 45!, quick rest now at 11mb

Uptime: 0 days, 0:04:20

DSL Type: G.992.5 annex A

Bandwidth (Up/Down) [kbps/kbps]: 1,204 / 11,582

Data Transferred (Sent/Received) [kB/kB]: 0.00 / 0.00

Output Power (Up/Down) [dBm]: 12.0 / 19.0

Line Attenuation (Up/Down) [dB]: 16.0 / 31.0

SN Margin (Up/Down) [dB]: 6.5 / 6.5

Vendor ID (Local/Remote): TMMB / BDCM

Loss of Framing (Local/Remote): 34 / 0

Loss of Signal (Local/Remote): 4 / 0

Loss of Power (Local/Remote): 0 / 0

Loss of Link (Remote): 0

Error Seconds (Local/Remote): 14 / 0

FEC Errors (Up/Down): 0 / 131

CRC Errors (Up/Down): 0 / 0

HEC Errors (Up/Down): 30 / 0


oh well close enough to 14 and much better than the predicted 5mb lol

[Saturday]

Originally Posted by Retro Gamer

oh well close enough to 14 and much better than the predicted 5mb lol

That's pretty much what I thought - didn't think you'd get the 14 as it looked like there is some noise on your line but was confident you'd get much more than the 5meg

Don't forget though that Standard is only up to 8meg so O2 will be contacting you soon to ask if you want to go on Premium or whether you'd rather stay on Standard and get capped to 8meg.

[Retro Gamer]

ah that was a mistake in my profile im actually on premium, i have an old Sagem fast from SKY would it be worth trying instead of the Wireless II box?
might have a quick look at the wiring also

[Saturday]

If I recall correctly, flashing the Sagem to generic firmware is fairly tricky but I could be wrong.