 1 edit | reply to BobTheVeg
Re: Need help/tips about DSL connection speed Hi,
There's still a problem with the UpStream SNR Margin so it would be hard to convince your ISP to ask Bell for a profile raise, in my own opinion! If the decision were mine, i know i'd have a hard time trying to put in the balance the fact that you're on "Interleaved" mode vs your relatively stronger DownStream signal.

The areas coloured in purple are those you must focus for the time being, while the ones in red shall guide you toward the goal to attain... 1st of all, call the ISP and request that they capture the statistics from Bell's "Line Test" portal in order to know what your RCO numbers are with and without tweaks, additionally to the attenuation levels. The other numbers coming from the ISP's end would be nice to see as well. As for the tweaking itself, once you have done this you will find that there's no easy way to accomplish this: it's a slow process during which you must try to learn what value ranges are acceptable. Ideally, this must be done one parameter at a time and then you can try combinations later... For example, it's probable the MoDem won't connect if you change all the numbers at once using extreme values; lower 1 parameter slightly (in steps) each time until you reach a limit beyond which issues occur. Keep in mind that this limit may very well move while other parameters are optimized, meaning you better revisit previous limits when some progress is made and then back off a bit to remain in the stable operating range. The objective is to give away some transmission power and hence related noise: watch the UpStream "Tx Pwr" (Transmition Power) level in hope that a few less dBm will translate as a few more dB, with the UpStream SNR Margin but possibly also the DownStream SNR Margin since less local noise should leave more room for the DownStream signal too.

Euh... I made an error about the RCO in this graphic: you should read "Enter Maximum Theoretical Speed based on RCO"!... It may equally tell us what's a viable target.
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