Barry
join:2008-11-04
Oakville, ON | reply to nanook
Re: Bell sucks!
Ok, I'm going to try that and will post back when I'm done. Hopefully nobody calls because I don't want to get shocked. |
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Barry
join:2008-11-04
Oakville, ON
 ·Cogeco Cable
| reply to nanook
In order to move it as far away as possible from my electrical box, I had to disconnect the wires I had coupled for my voice lines. |
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mr_hexen
join:2007-08-02
Brampton, ON | that looks a little better.
you should be able to get a faster upstream with that for sure.. and a little downstream.
maybe 1800kbps down and 512kbps up. |
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Barry
join:2008-11-04
Oakville, ON | 1800 sounds a bit better. I was getting 768 up before they switched me to interleaved. |
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nanook
Premium,MVM
join:2007-12-02
 ·Bell Sympatico
·TekSavvy Solutions..
| reply to mr_hexen
said by mr_hexen  :you should be able to get a faster upstream with that for sure.. and a little downstream I agree. At this point you have to understand that until there is an RSLAM in your area you are unlikely to be able to go much above 2Mb/s down.
If that is acceptable then you should look into installing a central DSL filter at the demarc that serves all the telephone devices in your home. Better still spend $20 to $50 for a POTS splitter. Then run as short and direct a line as you can to your DSL modem. Use good twisted pair or Ethernet cable and keep it as far away as possible from AC wiring, fluorescent lights and other sources of interference.
If this is not acceptable then you will have to look at other options. Unfortunately that means going back to cable or looking at some form of wireless. In both cases your bandwidth will be capped but at least you will be able to get to that cap faster 
BTW this will give you some idea of the next higher profiles you may be able to achieve »Bell Canada Internet FAQ »What are all the different speed profiles used?
Finally, I have to ask: Have you asked TekSavvy to find out if there might be an RSLAM in your area? Have you asked BellER the same question? |
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Barry
join:2008-11-04
Oakville, ON
·Cogeco Cable
3 edits | I will consider that.
Where can I buy a POTS splitter and would it be possible to do this without having to buy a punch down tool?
I would prefer not having to buy one as it would save me money and all I would have to buy is another wall plate, cat3, cat5 and a splitter. If I have to, I have to.
Edit: Would it be worth the price difference? I'm pretty sure I could avoid buying a punch down tool with these and all I would need is cat5. This would act as a master filter as well, correct?
»www.wilcominc.com/Item.cfm?ProdID=35
»www.wilcominc.com/Item.cfm?ProdID=100
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nanook
Premium,MVM
join:2007-12-02
·Bell Sympatico
·TekSavvy Solutions..
| said by Barry :Where can I buy a POTS splitter Search the forums. AFAIK TekSavvy sells them but I do not know the price. You can also get them on eBay, e.g. PS-15S Wall-mount POTS Splitter or Westell External Pots Splitter Model A90-32RTPSGNA1 (they say they ship only to the US but you might e-mail them and ask about Canada.)
would it be possible to do this without having to buy a punch down tool? Yes. I use either the corner of a credit card or a small, flat-bladed jeweller's screwdriver. |
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Bellus_1
@cia.com
| reply to Barry
There are currently over 5000 DSL nodes in the Bell Ontario and QC networks. Some of them, remote and CO-based, are at capacity. To my knowledge, wholesale clients are on remotes, although the ratio of remote-to-CO in the same speed grade (5Mbps wholesale roughly equivalent in tier to their 7Mbps service) may not be equal, it probably isn't too far off. What skews things is that ALL 8Mbps+ customers are by definition on ADSL2+ equipment, most of which is remotes, so a disproportionate portion of Bell customer relative to total DSL subscribers are on remotes. |
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DabberDan
join:2004-11-15
Gatineau, ON
·TekSavvy Solutions..
| reply to Barry
said by Barry :Where can I buy a POTS splitter and would it be possible to do this without having to buy a punch down tool? I got one with the Cat5E plugs I bought at Rona, small plastic thing, works wonders. |
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mr_hexen
join:2007-08-02
Brampton, ON
| said by DabberDan :said by Barry :Where can I buy a POTS splitter and would it be possible to do this without having to buy a punch down tool? I got one with the Cat5E plugs I bought at Rona, small plastic thing, works wonders. ditto. I got a 5pack of keystones for RJ-45 and the punch down tool was included. |
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DabberDan
join:2004-11-15
Gatineau, ON
·TekSavvy Solutions..
| said by mr_hexen :said by DabberDan :said by Barry :Where can I buy a POTS splitter and would it be possible to do this without having to buy a punch down tool? I got one with the Cat5E plugs I bought at Rona, small plastic thing, works wonders. ditto. I got a 5pack of keystones for RJ-45 and the punch down tool was included. I did buy some of my keystones @ Nedco, but those didn't include the punch down tool. They were slightly cheaper, probably due to not having the tool. |
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mr_hexen
join:2007-08-02
Brampton, ON
| said by DabberDan :I did buy some of my keystones @ Nedco, but those didn't include the punch down tool. They were slightly cheaper, probably due to not having the tool. Lowes to the rescue  OnQ i think they were called. |
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Barry
join:2008-11-04
Oakville, ON
·Cogeco Cable
2 edits | reply to Barry
I just got a Wilcom PS-36 POTS splitter and reconfigured my setup. Before I was using an 25 foot RJ11 extension and now the modem is hooked right at the demarc and using a 25ft CAT5e to my network instead.
I'm happy with the improvement and I am going to call in and request another line transfer.
Before and after screens included. |
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tommyv2
join:2007-06-03
London, ON
| reply to Barry
Bell doesn't care much about the stats as much as the error rates on the line. Ask me how I know!
My stats are a little worse than yours (61/31, 10.5/8) but I'm on 3meg interleave. I've tried a few times to get a higher profile (well, just fastpath 3 meg). I've installed a POTS splitter and cleaned up my lines in the house. My SNRs before were 6.5/6! POTS splitter helps a lot. I have the Comtest NID-02.
Also depends on how your modem reports it all. Newer 516 firmware shows a higher SNRs. It even takes longer to sync, which suggests a more stable connection. I've tried a million firmware versions and have decided on the newest of 7.4.4.7 or whatever the newest one is. It shows the highest SNRs and keeps them that way. I have zero sync issues with a marginal line. You can't use DMT much with this firmware but so be it. My reported error rates are still fairly high, so my hopes of a faster connection are over.
At least I tried, though, and I'm happy. It's fast enough, stable, and it's not Bell or Rogers that I give my (all) money to. |
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Barry
join:2008-11-04
Oakville, ON | I flashed to 7.4.4.7 and it doesn't have an option to chooice VPI/VPC. I tried editing the user.ini, but I can't write anything.
Can someone please help end the frustration? |
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tommyv2
join:2007-06-03
London, ON | reply to Barry
If that's the case, flash it to 7.4.3.2 (previous version I believe) set it up, then upgrade to the newest. As long as you're in the same 7.x.x.x class, it will keep your settings. That's the case for me. I upgraded to it and it works great. |
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snorlax14
join:2007-11-20
Thornhill, ON
| reply to Barry
I've been looking for another green block (66 block?) for ages. Anyone know where I can buy one? |
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nanook
Premium,MVM
join:2007-12-02
·Bell Sympatico
·TekSavvy Solutions..
| said by snorlax14 :I've been looking for another green block (66 block?) for ages. Anyone know where I can buy one? I do not think they are made any more. Try an electronic parts surplus store or consider using something like a standard electric terminal block. |
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Barry
join:2008-11-04
Oakville, ON
·Cogeco Cable
2 edits | reply to Barry
Bell closed my ticket and said my line is only capable of 1mb. This is disappointing because when I was on fastpath the max I would sync at is 1568/800 and since I've been put on interleaved it's 1184/384. The least they could have done is bumped it up to the former.
The CSR asked me if I see any Bell trucks in the area, which I do, and am certain there is a remote down the road. I asked if it were possible that it was Sympatico only and he told me they aren't supposed to be and it is most likely full. Arghh!
I'll try again in a couple weeks.
Edit: Tried to get information out of Bell.
You: Is there a remote?
You: Because I'm currently using TekSavvy and I sync at 1mb, so if I switched to Bell I don't want to pay double for 1mb...
Jackson (SCI-274220): Barry, your synch rate is 3.6mbps so you can get very good speed.
Edit: I knew it was a remote! »Re: Poor Download - Great Upload - Ultra |
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corkyy
join:2008-06-01
Laval, QC | »Bell Canada Internet FAQ »What are all the different speed profiles used?
There is maybe something for you in there... They might no more offer it, who know. |
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