listonr12
join:2005-10-05
Terre Haute, IN
 ·Future Nine Corpor..
 ·Cell1net
·QuantumVoice
| should leave my connection interleaved or switch to fastpath
I can't decide on whether I want to leave my connection interleaved or switch to fastpath? I do a lot of gaming and the low pings would be great, but I don't want to have an unstable connection. I'm posting my stats, and if anyone could give me feedback about them I would be greatly appreciative!
Thanks,
Ryan
Line Stats:
Transceiver Statistics
Transceiver Revision: 7.2.3.0
Vendor ID Code: 4
Line Mode: G.DMT Mode
Data Path: Interleaved
Transceiver Information Downstream Path Upstream Path
DSL Speed (Kbits/Sec) 3360 864
Margin (dB) 20.5 11.0
Line Attenuation (dB) 32.5 19.0
Transmit Power (dBm) 7.4 11.9
Transceiver Statistics
Transceiver Revision: 7.2.3.0
Vendor ID Code: 4
Line Mode: G.DMT Mode
Data Path: Interleaved
Transceiver Information Downstream Path Upstream Path
DSL Speed (Kbits/Sec) 3360 864
Margin (dB) 20.5 11.0
Line Attenuation (dB) 32.5 19.0
Transmit Power (dBm) 7.4 11.9 |
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Smith6612
Premium
join:2008-02-01
united state
 ·Verizon Online DSL
·FrontierNet Intern..
| Go to FastPath. Believe me, it really makes a difference, and with that line, you will have no problems getting a stable line out of that, as your margin is well in the 20's. When it's near 10, that's when you want to watch out, but FastPath will only drop the margin by 1 or 2 dB. So go ahead and ask for it. |
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a333
join:2007-06-12
Little Neck, NY | reply to listonr12
yep, your line will definitely handle FastPath. And you'll notice snappier browsing, if not slightly better speed tests.
Post this, along with you stats, on the Direct forum.
Good luck,
a333 |
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listonr12
join:2005-10-05
Terre Haute, IN | I posted it on the direct forum. Ticket has been sent to Engineering and the switch should happen in 24 hrs. Thanks Everyone! |
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listonr12
join:2005-10-05
Terre Haute, IN
·Future Nine Corpor..
·Cell1net
·QuantumVoice
| here's a speedtest and stats after the switch.
Tier Down Speed [kb/s]: 3360 Tier Up Speed [kb/s]: 768
Latency: Fast
Downstream Upstream
Relative Capacity [%]: 34 95
Noise Margin [dB]: 19 11
Transmit Signal Power [dBm]: 7 12
Attenuation [dB]: 32 18
Bit Rate [kb/s]: 3360 832 |
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Smith6612
Premium
join:2008-02-01
united state | reply to listonr12
That's good. Just as I said, the margin only drops slightly. Otherwise, does the connection feel better and do your games have lower pings now? |
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listonr12
join:2005-10-05
Terre Haute, IN | the connection runs a lot better and my pings are definitly better too |
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Packeteers
Premium
join:2005-06-18
Forest Hills, NY
·Verizon Online DSL
edit:
May 7th, @11:03AM
| reply to listonr12
My connection is already pretty good,
do you think I'll notice a difference
if I request fastpath at this point?
I'm paying for 3000/768 Speed on a Dry Loop aDLS service
and I'm less than a Mile away from my Central Office.
Transceiver Revision: 7.1.254 (Westell 2200)
Vendor ID Code: 4
Line Mode: G.DMT-Mode
Data Path: Interleaved
DSL Speed (Kbits/Sec) 3360 864
Margin (db) 26.0 12.0
Line Attenuation (db) 30.5 18.5
Transmit Power (db/Hz) 17.0 11.0 |
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Smith6612
Premium
join:2008-02-01
united state
·Verizon Online DSL
·FrontierNet Intern..
edit:
May 7th, @03:25PM
| Your ping is very nice for being on interleaved, but go ahead and request FastPath. Your stats are in the 20's as well, so you have loads of room for variances, as FastPath as I've stated only lowers the margin by 1dB really.
And yes, you will notice a difference with the connection. Faster browsing and better gaming, maybe a bit more throughput as well. |
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buzzmag
join:2000-04-23
Philadelphia, PA | reply to listonr12
Where and how can I get the specs/info I need to determine if I can get Fastpath? |
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Smith6612
Premium
join:2008-02-01
united state
·Verizon Online DSL
·FrontierNet Intern..
| Just log into your modem. If you have a Westell, the IP should be 192.168.1.1 . If you have one of the newer Verizon branded modems or one of the slim ones, I'm not familiar with them too much but you can certainly find info for them.
Once you're in the modem, find the DSL Transceiver Stats and post them up. They'll be under a status or Diagnostics category in the nav. |
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buzzmag
join:2000-04-23
Philadelphia, PA | Thank you. |
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buzzmag
join:2000-04-23
Philadelphia, PA
| reply to Smith6612
Smith6612
How do these look?
Transceiver Revision: 7.2.3.0
Vendor ID Code: 4
Line Mode: ADSL2+ Mode
Data Path: Interleaved
Transceiver Information Downstream Path Upstream Path
DSL Speed (Kbits/Sec) 3355 843
Margin (dB) 9.5 9.0
Line Attenuation (dB) 58.0 33.0
Transmit Power (dBm) 17.5 12.0 |
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Smith6612
Premium
join:2008-02-01
united state
edit:
May 8th, @05:20PM
| Close to marginal. A margin of 9.5 and FastPath will leave very little room for change. A margin of 6db is usually where DSL starts to crap out. I wouldn't go for it unless you want to reduce the speed of the line (throughput) or risk a disconect. |
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buzzmag
join:2000-04-23
Philadelphia, PA | Thanks again |
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Packeteers
Premium
join:2005-06-18
Forest Hills, NY | reply to listonr12
OreoMan sullim4 BriGuy89
let us know how well and long
Verizon Direct (forum) is taking
handling your fastpath request. |
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dhudson1984
join:2008-01-04
Charleston, WV
| reply to listonr12
would i be ok to switch? i was going to switch a couple of months ago, but kind of got scared when i was told the consequences of switching to fastpath.
Transceiver Revision: 6.2.0.211
Vendor ID Code: 4
Line Mode: G.DMT Mode
Data Path: Interleaved
Transceiver Information Down Stream Path Up Stream Path
DSL Speed (Kbits/Sec) 3360 768
Margin (dB) 18.5 10.0
Line Attenuation (dB) 19.0 9.0
Transmit Power (dBm) 7.6 11.9 |
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Jodokast96
R.I.P Bassman442
Premium
join:2005-11-23
Erial, NJ | Yours is also good. |
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dhudson1984
join:2008-01-04
Charleston, WV | reply to listonr12
good enough i won't have any of those problems they were talking about? |
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Smith6612
Premium
join:2008-02-01
united state
·Verizon Online DSL
·FrontierNet Intern..
| Yes. You'll be fine with that line, so go ahead an order it. FastPath, the term of it and what it does may scare some people, but really, just as long as your margin doesn't get from 6 and below, you're good to go. You're pretty high and don't have much distance to the CO, so FastPath all the way anyways. |
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