A J 121
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Re: Need to switch from cable to ADSL - advice please..
You could also try this out "for a very rough estimate" of what you may get speed wise:
»www.dslzoneuk.net/checker.php
For me it says:
Your line is capable of 6 Mbps or above.
Here were my stats when I was on Be* Unlimited:
Modulation: G.992.5 Annex A
Bandwidth (Up/Down) [kbps/kbps]: 1,321 / 24,574
Data Transferred (Sent/Received) [KB/KB]: 37.00 / 122.00
Output Power (Up/Down) [dBm]: 12.0 / 15.5
Line Attenuation (Up/Down) [dB]: 10.0 / 22.0
SN Margin (Up/Down) [dB]: 7.0 / 1.5
Here are my stats for Be* Pro:
Modulation:G.992.5 Annex M US 56
Bandwidth (Up/Down) [kbps/kbps]:2,468 / 22,558
Data Transferred (Sent/Received) [GB/GB]:5.32 / 2.38
Output Power (Up/Down) [dBm]:13.0 / 18.0
Line Attenuation (Up/Down) [dB]:10.5 / 23.0
SN Margin (Up/Down) [dB]:3.5 / 1.5
You lose a bit of your dowload speed on Pro due to the gain in upload speed
So the above sites guess of 6 Mbps or above was right but its bottom end guess seems a little low.
Plus I have fastpath enabled on my line.
What is Fastpath?
From the Be* FAQ’s
Fastpath is just a different way in which the data is transmitted over your telephone line, which is most suited to telephone lines with a low attenuation figure, and a low noise factor.
Because there is no error correction unless the telephone line connection is very good it will almost certainly be unstable, and cause disconnections and stalling.
The advantages of fastpath, if you have a suitable connection, is it offers lower latency and faster ping times which for online gamers is important. Speeds "can" also improve.
I have also tweaked my line with the DMT tool.
From Be*’s FAQ’s again:
The DMT tool is a very powerful program, that can either be one of the most useful or one that can cause the most problems with a connection, depending on how it is used.
The DMT tool will allow you to alter your downstream SN Margin on the bebox.
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swayzak
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| Fantastic info - thanks !
So it appears that maybe Be has the edge technically-wise ?
But the overall cost-benefit equation appears to favour O2 for me.
Guess I'll sign up for a year and see how it goes.
Incidently, I want to setup a good basic broadband service for my (ex)partner in our current house (get rid of Virgin)
I was thinking of just getting a basic BT package (to keep it simple) - are they OK ? |
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A J 121
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| If you sign up before the end of January you can try o2’s 100 day money back guarantee.
If your move is going to be after this I would ring up o2 now and explain the situation. Just give them some bull that you should have moved into the property before the end of January but someone further up the chain is slowing things down.
Tell them that you are keen to sign up to their package as you are very happy with them as a company with regard to your phone contract. Ask them if they would allow you to qualify for the 100 day money back guarantee as a good will gesture even if the move is after the cut off date.
Like I said before o2’s product does seem very good. You do however mention one downside, the 12 month contract. With Be* it is only 3 months but if you can get the 100 day guarantee mentioned above it may not be a problem because if things are going to go wrong 99% of the time they are evident in the first week of sign up. It is at this time that you can judge just how good the customer service of an ISP really is.
As to BT’s package, I cannot say. I was with them for the first few years of broadband here in the UK, starting with the ADSL trials in 2000. I only left them due to another ISP offering a better all-round deal. Back then their service was very reliable with the only downside being customer service.
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le24ph | thanks again |
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