Topic 'Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?' in forum 'AT&T Southeast' - dslreports.com

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:17:14 EDT

Oleg posted : I do not see any problem with your speeds.

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:37:16 EDT

Airwolf7 posted : Check your thread.

»DSL signal overload or something else?

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:24:53 EDT

PegasusR7 posted : I am DSL illiterate. (computer illiterate also). We recently had the second slowest DSL and was having problems with "lag" while playing X Box 360 Live. So we upgraded to AT&T DSL Extreme 6.0 to try and stop this problem. It did not work and actually, our service got worse. While playing online, the phone rings for a normal phone call, it knocks me completely offline. I get a "connection interrupted" signal. I do not know enough about DSL to fill a thimble. Anyone have any recommendations?

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:40:24 EDT

heels_fan posted : it looks like that my speeds have dropped back down again...running anywhere from 4.5 to 5.4

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:00:49 EDT

inferno posted : erase please

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:37:42 EDT

Tel posted : I was thinking that it was »speed.fastaccess.com but that link now takes you to the AT&T Yahoo speed test.

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:39:41 EDT

NormanS posted : By the service names at the bottom of the image, it is probably an AT&T Southeast (Bellsouth) specific speed test server. I did have a URL to one of those, once; they didn't accept a connection from the ATTIS transit network.
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Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:45:24 EDT

Voltron posted : Hello, bootamac:

Would you mind to provide the URL that you used, to access this particular speed test? It looks as if it is an AT&T speed test; but, I am not familiar with this particular graphic. Thank you!

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:04:22 EDT

KarmaPieces posted : Why would they send a 2210 to replace a 2Wire? After we increased the speed the tech support person I chatted with called me back and asked if I got the 2Wire replacement modem he sent out. It turned out to be a 2210 again. I called back and got a woman who knew what she was doing and noticed that the previous guy who had tried twice to send out the 2Wire but instead sent out 2210 modems had been putting in to send out a modem and not a gateway.

If you told you were going to get a replacement 2Wire call back in the daytime in the afternoon (that's when I get American people) and tell them you need to be sent a replacement gateway.

I ended up having to return the 2 2210 modems that were sent out by mistake. They didn't give me long enough to get them out and charged by bill $75, so now I have to call about that too.

I've been having to call them about billing concerning DSL and home phone way to often.... :mad:

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:02:09 EDT

Rammer posted : i have gone through hell was told that nothing was wrong with the line
needed modem and they sent the 2210 and i wont swap the 2 wire i have for that piece of crap

but for some odd reason ---being they say theirs nothing wrong with the line then out of the blue after 6 months of up and down speed this shows up

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:29:27 EDT

bofabses0 posted :

I have had this connection for the past month or so and I'm about to shoot myself.. I've had a guy out here but he said the line coming in is fine and it's the modem but I've tried a different modem and no change at all. I've checked all the settings and nothing is different. I've called them twice and still nobody has showed up. YAY!

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:06:40 EDT

dbslayer posted : I try not to sneak into other houses too often ;-)

I did not realize the WRT54G had/has so many "versions" which could be much newer, as it sounds like is the case for atrayu.

But, yes sounds like we had a similar experience with this hardware use and change ... worked great for many years but it was time for our old WRT54G to crap out.

And, I also have noticed quite an improvement using the new WRT610N, especially inside my network at home from computer to computer file transfers.

On the larger point, I also prefer to have separate providers for ISP and TV ... home phone is not important anymore. I see so much waste and it seems so insane that TelCos and Cable companies BOTH are eventually putting fiber to the same homes. I say eventually but that is not true for everyone .. depends on the whim of the ISP companies which is ridiculous!

FTTH is needed yesterday and other countries are deploying quicker .. and yes they have less country to cover maybe but it still is crazy that the country that created the Internet (USA) has to be what like LAST to get FTTH for everyone (or at least for most).

Anyway, I hear that ATT does not allow getting just U-Verse for just ISP but they do allow dropping the TV after a month. So, if/when ATT makes U-Verse available to my home, I might try it out assuming there is no contract required which is what I have heard. And if I try it and if I can drop the TV , then maybe I will stay with them ... it would be nice to just have a CHOICE one day!

I am also currently "trying" to get Charter to service my home today .. this takes a while even though neighbor across the street has the service I want ... I am seeing progress finally (stuff outside being done).

Currently/today there is NO competition to my home for ISP ... it is ATT DSL or maybe satellite which is too slow for me.

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:23:22 EDT

lovswr posted :

said by dbslayer:

atrayu:

Just a couple of comments that might be totally useless but here goes :)

From a search at en.wikipedia.org I see "The WRT54G-TM (TM stands for T-Mobile)..." ... So this worked at one time on an AT&T network ? Just seems little odd ...

For the "WRT54G", I am wondering if possibly the issue is the age of the router? The original WRT54G was first released in December 2002.

Earlier this year, I had an issue with my WRT54G router and the only solution was to replace the router. It was working fine for years on AT&T/Bellsouth DSL Xtreme. And then it seemed all of a sudden for no reason (to me anyway), it just had all kinds of issues ... speed and disconnects. I also checked for the latest firmware and I already had it from an upgrade to the firmware many years ago, so no new firmware released in years.

I replaced this router with a newer version from Linksys (WRT610N) which is kinda expensive but there are many other models that are cheaper.

Have not had any issue since I replaced the very old WRT54G router.

Did you sneak into my house & replace my equipment with your equipment! (HAHA)

I had/have the exact same Linksi & did exactly what you did (ran out to Wally World & picked up a 610 for 109 just last night).

I guess it really was time for the old WRT54G to crap out. I must say, the new Linksys is like a breath of fresh air. I have not checked my speeds in probably two years, but I will tonight.

It would seem to me that the larger point, that AT&T is dancing around here, is a viable upgrade path for internet only customers. That is to say, I have no interest in U-verse because for me D* is superior. IMHO, AT&T is trying to 'cheap' their way into a FTTH network & until they ACTUALLY arrive at FTTH I will have no interest in them for anything other than just plain jane internet. Unfortunately for me, it would appear that AT&T feels the exact same way about me & all their other ISP only customers as well.

Alas, I really do not want to engage Charter (the cable co in my area) for what is undeniably better ISP service so here I sit, in my Mexican Standoff eating barbecued iguana.
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Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:53:06 EDT

Rammer posted : what a shame

Last Result:
Download Speed: 2755 kbps (344.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 395 kbps (49.4 KB/sec transfer rate)

»helpme.att.net/cgi-bin/speedtest···obal.net

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:29:32 EDT

blued_ballz posted : After years of having 3.0 for 2 years and expecting a 15% loss. The past couple of days my speeds have actually increased.

:D

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:31:25 EDT

Rammer posted : well i have just gave up
support wont help two trucks rolls and even the direct forum
has not solved my low inconsistent speeds

they know that att is the only internet we can get so its down too put up with it or drop out for me it seems

»helpme.att.net/cgi-bin/speedtest···obal.net

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:35:11 EDT

atrayu6 posted : Yes the WRTU54G-TM had been working flawlessly since JUL08 till late Aug of this year replaced it with a new WRTU54G-TM same issue. I still had my wrt54g V5 (2006) on a whim decided to give it a try updated to latest firmware(27JUL09) worked for maybe an hour then same issue wanted to see if anybody else had any ideas before I pick up my 3rd wrtu54g-tm. I've got a thread with everything I've done so far if you want to take a look.

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:51:31 EDT

dbslayer posted : atrayu:

Just a couple of comments that might be totally useless but here goes :)

From a search at en.wikipedia.org I see "The WRT54G-TM (TM stands for T-Mobile)..." ... So this worked at one time on an AT&T network ? Just seems little odd ...

For the "WRT54G", I am wondering if possibly the issue is the age of the router? The original WRT54G was first released in December 2002.

Earlier this year, I had an issue with my WRT54G router and the only solution was to replace the router. It was working fine for years on AT&T/Bellsouth DSL Xtreme. And then it seemed all of a sudden for no reason (to me anyway), it just had all kinds of issues ... speed and disconnects. I also checked for the latest firmware and I already had it from an upgrade to the firmware many years ago, so no new firmware released in years.

I replaced this router with a newer version from Linksys (WRT610N) which is kinda expensive but there are many other models that are cheaper.

Have not had any issue since I replaced the very old WRT54G router.

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:52:02 EDT

heels_fan posted : WoW!

I have not checked my speed in a while, only because it has been slow for a while and I just gave up really.

After re-reading this thread, I decided to check again....

My speed is about where it used to be.
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Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:42:32 EDT

atrayu6 posted : I thought about a configuration issue but it had been working flawlessly for a year and I hadn't made any configuration changes when issue started late Aug wired or wireless 4PCs same issue nothing I've tried and tier2 at linksys suggested has worked.

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:34:42 EDT

Airwolf7 posted :

said by atrayu6:

I hope it gets fixed soon other than this issue service has been rock solid It works fine when directly connected to modem just tanks when connected to router since late Aug worked perfectly 3yrs same setup.

Are you are saying that things work perfectly fine and speeds are fast while the computer is directly connected to the modem but after putting the router back into the loop things start working crappy and speeds are slow again?

If this is the case then it is not AT&T's problem. It is your problem. AT&T does not fix problems that they are not responsible for.

If you start a new thread about your problem then maybe we can help you do some troubleshooting and get you fixed up.

said by atrayu6:

new modem and 3 new routers same issue.

Three new routers but you are still having the same problems. I assume wireless routers and you are connected to them using a wireless connection.

Check things out with your computer connected to the wireless router using an Ethernet cable. Your computer could have a bad/misconfigured wireless card or there could be lots of noise on the radio frequency used by the wireless router.

.

EDIT: I see now that you already have a thread about your problem here.

»[Speed Problem] WRTU54G-TM WRT54G V5 Westell 6100

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:54:58 EDT

RJ44 posted :

If it works fine when directly connected to your modem, I wouldn't be holding out any hope that it's going to get fixed by AT&T. That sounds to me like a pretty good indication that there's no issue with their service.

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:11:23 EDT

atrayu6 posted : I hope it gets fixed soon other than this issue service has been rock solid It works fine when directly connected to modem just tanks when connected to router since late Aug worked perfectly 3yrs same setup.

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:20:51 EDT

KarmaPieces posted : Sometimes it takes a going through a few techs to get someone that will actually care enough to see what the problem is. I went through he** in the past couple years where techs treated my Mom and I so rudely and kept saying it was our computers causing the problem.

In March of this year after putting up with utter nonsense that we shouldn't have, I called back after almost a year of not bothering to even try to deal with them anymore and was so relieved when a guy that had never been here before came. He was so nice, patient and kind, he spent almost an hour outside checking things and found that the issue we had been having for almost 2 years had been an issue on their side the entire time. He was shocked when I told him about how other techs had treated us and the things that were said.

In hindsight I wish that I had pressed the issue more earlier with the rude techs that came out, but it's hard to report these people and have something actually come of it. I'm just glad to have the issues resolved now with the exception of issues during rainstorms sometimes.

I hope that you can get your issues resolved too.

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:03:43 EDT

atrayu6 posted : that's the highest the pings been I've called them numerous times a tech came out once(2wks ago) stayed long enough to run the speakeasy test once came up 760/110 said its working and left within 5min issue returned been trying to get them back ever since get similar results with speakeasy/visualware test its going faster now about 30/20 last night was slowest so far new modem and 3 new routers same issue.

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:37:02 EDT

KarmaPieces posted : Holy moses at that ping level.... :o

atrayu have you called AT&T about your issues that started at the end of Aug?

Is that SpeedTest site that accurate most of the time if you don't test with servers near your home? I always test using the Atlanta servers and get these to good to be true stats, but the different Louisiana server tests get weird results too. I just figure the results are always somewhere in the middle.

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:03:12 EDT

atrayu6 posted : On the Fastaccess lite tier Uverse has been available here since Dec08 started having speed fluctuation end of Aug tonight has been the worst so far change to 98.64.x address frequently power cycle changes back to usual 74.X no change in speed get 700/110 directly connected to modem.

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:47:35 EDT

dbslayer posted :

Next time (if there is one) I will NOT put off the 1 phone call to AT&T Tech support.

DSL is staying consistent which is nice ..

especially when I get speeds like the ABOVE !

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:58:35 EDT

rainallday posted :

said by RJ44:

said by Rammer:

the line is good just the speed is so up and down

said by Rammer:

I have bad s/n and attentuation numbers so Im hoping to improve....I used to synch at 8128, now its always 6900-7025 or so....
Down Stream Path Up Stream Path
DSL Sync Rate (Kbits/Sec) 6919 511
SN Margin (db) 6.0 11.0
Line Attenuation (db) 42.0 25.0

Has your line improved since you posted those stats? Because those aren't good.

No, no improvement, whether connected at the 'INI' or to a wall outlet....Those numbers were from the 'ini'....I moved the modem back upstairs and here are the current numbers from the wall outlet:
Line State Up
Modulation ADSL2 Mode
Data Path Interleaved
Transceiver Information
Down Stream Path Up Stream Path
DSL Sync Rate (Kbits/Sec) 6839 511
SN Margin (db) 6.0 11.0
Line Attenuation (db) 42.5 25.0
CRC Errors 76 0

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Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 05:53:24 EDT

NormanS posted :

said by silentfrost:

I think it has something to do with U-Verse because of the other members having problems.

In a roundabout sort of way. Uverse only requires conditioning of the F2, the copper from a cross-connect to the premises. They pull fiber to that cross-connect (actually, to a VRAD adjacent to the cross-connect; and patch the VRAD to the F2 in the cross-connect).

The consequence is that, for DSL connections with a respectable F1 (cross-connect back to the CO), but an F2 in bad shape, Uverse can actually even improve the DSL side.

But, for DSL connections with a bad F1, no amount of conditioning of the F2 will help, and DSL will appear to be "affected" by Uverse (because, for AT&T, Uverse is the future).
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Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:58:01 EDT

dbslayer posted : I finally took the time to call ATT tech support for my current problem of inconsistent speeds.

They did something to my "profile" and my speeds are consistent again at pretty close to the 6Meg download I pay for.

I must admit ATT DSL tech support works pretty good.

The tech put in on an Email list for when U-verse becomes available for me, but still no "hint" at when this might be.

Fyi ...

I put this off because the last time (lots of disconnects and inconsistent speeds) it took more than 1 call for an hour or so per call and they had to send a tech support to my home.
- There was more than 1 issue causing my problems then.
- But I must admit, the tech support guy was extremely good in catching one of the issues causing some of the problems.
- I had recently moved and was using an old modem AC adapter which was causing the issue ... MY FAULT.

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:48:38 EDT

silentfrost posted : I have had a tremendous speed drop also.
About 2-3 Weeks ago I started getting speed drops.
This made Youtube/streaming video load extremly slow.
I checked and at 3 weeks ago U-verse became avalible to my general area.

Now I do not have Xtreme 6.0 but I used to average out at about 4 Mbps and about a 35(ish)kbps

Now my speeds have dropped to this.

I think it has something to do with U-Verse because of the other members having problems. I'm going to call AT&T out and see if they can look at it.

(I really hate AT&T/Bellsouth. I would switch to Charter Cable Internet if I wasn't just 8 inches past the limit line. :/

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:35:34 EDT

RJ44 posted :

said by Rammer:

hmm those are not mine --they have never been that low

Oops! Sorry, that's what comes from me staying up til 2:30 last night and typing before enough coffee. Those sure aren't your stats are they?

Never mind... :uhh:

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:10:47 EDT

bogey780 posted : There's no problem in Covington's DSL network.

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:40:56 EDT

Rammer posted : hmm those are not mine --they have never been that low
mine stays around this-- the noise margin will go up and down a little
from 18 up 20
DSL Connection Details
DSL Line (Wire Pair): Line 1 (inner pair)
Protocol: G.DMT Annex A
Downstream Rate: 8128 kbps
Upstream Rate: 512 kbps
Channel: Fast
Current Noise Margin: 18.0 dB (Downstream) 13.0 dB (Upstream)
Current Attenuation: 23.5 dB (Downstream) 13.0 dB (Upstream)
Current Output Power: 19.7 dBm (Downstream) 1.7 dBm (Upstream)
DSLAM Vendor Information: Country: {0x0F} Vendor: {ALCB} Specific: {0x00}
PVC Info: 8/35

its just my speed sucks bad

»helpme.att.net/cgi-bin/speedtest···obal.net

the dslam card was reset and moved your connection in the router to a different port, all going with the hope that it will help since there are not any signs in the portion we control about congestion or packet loss,

have a new nid box also with -- new splitter--
i also ran a new cat 5 cable --new wall jack ---new phone cord
but still no luck on speed drops-

saturday -8-29-09--12.45 pm
and this all i can get

i keep sending these too att

»helpme.att.net/cgi-bin/speedtest···obal.net

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:01:20 EDT

RJ44 posted :

said by Rammer:

the line is good just the speed is so up and down

Has your line improved since you posted those stats? Because those aren't good.

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 07:22:10 EDT

bootamac posted : Rammer, AT&T's internal testing compared to the speed I was getting showed I was using all the bandwidth being provided to my location. I didn't need to convince them. I just called with the issue that my speed had continued to degrade over the last year. The Customer Service Rep was friendly and helpful.

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:06:57 EDT

Rammer posted : maybe thats what they need on my line as it seems nothing else
is going too work

what did you do too convince them -as it seems i cant get mine fixed

the line is good just the speed is so up and down --even on there on att speed test it sucks

»helpme.att.net/cgi-bin/speedtest···obal.net

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:23:54 EDT

bootamac posted : Well its only fair to post ATT did something on their end to allow more bandwidth to reach my location. I called when my download speeds dropped to the low 4's. I believe they sent a tech to check the dslam and the lines. They were going to check my home lines but whatever they did on their end resolved the issue.

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:14:32 EDT

rainallday posted :

said by RJ44:

What Airwolf was saying is that your problem is physical, not a matter of tweaks. Tweaks do not affect the sync speed of your modem. You can tweak all day and all night but until whatever is causing your modem to sync lower than it should is fixed, it won't make a difference.

Roger that, I understand, and will look into it again....
However, i will still keep tweaking, because its fun! Anyway I upped the rwin to 511104 and got this result just now from Cincinnati

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Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:06:50 EDT

dbslayer posted :
I have also been seeing inconsistent download speeds over the last month or 2.

I have the 6Meg and use to always get this ... and I tested often.
- I have been with Bellsouth/ATT for about 8 or 9 years now.

I suspect ATT's network is suffering from U-Verse and the iPhones. When the new iPhone 3GS came out in June, ATT said the new feature to send MMM (Multi Media Messages) will not be possible until the end of August when they expect to fix the network issues (not enough capacity).
- ATT is the ONLY ISP (globally) not allowing MMM on iPhone .
- They have oversold their stuff to the point it is breaking our good old Bellsouth da'ys performance!

Lately, my testing every day shows a pattern ... I am lucky if I get over 2.5Meg download during "peak times".

And I am surprised if I don't get the old 6Meg download during "non-peak times".

I have tested with MANY variations ... 4 test sites, 4 different computers (not counting iPhone) and 4 different operating systems, unplug everything and replug, and more ... no luck!

Charter is offering 20Meg download NOW in my area and I am getting it installed asap.

I will keep the DSL for a month or 2 ... just in case I have to cancel the Charter setup for poorer performance ... but seems unlikely... I hope not likely.

I have been patiently waiting for higher DSL download speeds with zero luck. U-Verse is suppose to be coming but I have several issues with this "totally new" service.

And I really don't like the trend of ATT becoming a monopoly again .. buying Bellsouth buying Cingular ... and packages that make NO sense like the ONE (1) package for Internet on the iPhone at $30/Month !!!

Are these guys trying to get rid of loyal customers ?

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:29:09 EDT

RJ44 posted :

said by rainallday:

Thanks for the info....

But I'm too competitive and inquisitive to sit by and and accept defeat after the speed change occured....I'll probably stop tweaking when I get a speed test to show '6.0' or better...I can't give up just because Bellsouth throttled me :)

What Airwolf was saying is that your problem is physical, not a matter of tweaks. Tweaks do not affect the sync speed of your modem. You can tweak all day and all night but until whatever is causing your modem to sync lower than it should is fixed, it won't make a difference.

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:53:44 EDT

rainallday posted : Thanks for the info....

But I'm too competitive and inquisitive to sit by and and accept defeat after the speed change occured....I'll probably stop tweaking when I get a speed test to show '6.0' or better...I can't give up just because Bellsouth throttled me :)

btw It appears that the westell 6100 modem kncoks 8 off of whatever mtu is set in the computer nic settings...I guess it figures the computers will be set at 1500....the tcp analyser always shows 8 less than whatever I set....i.e. I set 1492, it'll show 1484.....(That was puzzling for awhile)
I have the recieve window at 255552 I believe.....I hate I have to work 2nd shift today or I'd re-experiment with the mtu and rwin settings again....Guess it'll be later tonight..
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Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:12:02 EDT

Airwolf7 posted :

said by rainallday:

You know its weird, on speedtest I usually get 5.5 up to 5.78 after tweaking, but at one location 'Cincinatti' I get 5.94 to 5.98....I havent figured out why that is yet...

I keep messing with registry settings under 'afd' and 'tcpip' and keep looking for more tweaks....i've also tried messing with 'psd shaping' settings through westell 6100 modem, but to no real affect yet.....
PSD Shaping
»192.168.1.254/modemFeatures.htm
I have bad s/n and attentuation numbers so Im hoping to improve....I used to synch at 8128, now its always 6900-7025 or so....
Down Stream Path Up Stream Path
DSL Sync Rate (Kbits/Sec) 6919 511
SN Margin (db) 6.0 11.0
Line Attenuation (db) 42.0 25.0
CRC Errors 0 0

Only two tweaks matter. MTU and TCP Receive Window. Tweaking any other setting is as useful as pissing in the wind. Restore whatever settings you have changed back to factory defaults and only change the MTU and TCP Receive Window.

»AT&T Southeast Forum FAQ »How can I tweak my FastAccess Xtreme 6.0 (6Mbps/512Kbps) connection?

Your problem is not software related. Your DSL sync-rate is too low preventing you from being able to achieve full speeds.

»AT&T Southeast Forum FAQ »How to check modem stats, synch rates & speeds from test jack at the NID.

»AT&T Southeast Forum FAQ »How to check modem stats, synch rates & speeds from test jack at the INI.

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:21:16 EDT

Michail posted : I did some heavy downloading this weekend after an operating system upgrade and it seemed to max out at 5.8 Mbps. Not a huge deal from the 6.5 it used to be. But still, after all this time service has degraded on many levels and not improved.

I've been a DSL customer for about 9 years now and Comcast is starting to look like it might be worth a switch. Faster speeds now and an upcoming upgrade schedule that is a little more tangible.

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:45:29 EDT

rainallday posted : You know its weird, on speedtest I usually get 5.5 up to 5.78 after tweaking, but at one location 'Cincinatti' I get 5.94 to 5.98....I havent figured out why that is yet...
Cincinnati
Charlotte
Los Angeles
St Louis

I keep messing with registry settings under 'afd' and 'tcpip' and keep looking for more tweaks....i've also tried messing with 'psd shaping' settings through westell 6100 modem, but to no real affect yet.....
PSD Shaping
»192.168.1.254/modemFeatures.htm
I have bad s/n and attentuation numbers so Im hoping to improve....I used to synch at 8128, now its always 6900-7025 or so....
Down Stream Path Up Stream Path
DSL Sync Rate (Kbits/Sec) 6919 511
SN Margin (db) 6.0 11.0
Line Attenuation (db) 42.0 25.0
CRC Errors 0 0
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Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:16:11 EDT

NormanS posted : I would be more inclined to suspect changes in the way the loops are provisioned. Bellsouth and SBC provisioned their loops in different ways. AT&T is likely trying to do it all the old SBC way (considering that it was SBC which bought AT&T) in all regions.
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Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:41:14 EDT

GTFan posted : I'm seeing the same thing OP is seeing - a little over a month ago I was getting over 6mbps, now it's capped at 5.8 (I test speed at the ATL speakeasy site once a week or so). I'm just west of Atlanta and I think it has to do with U-verse rollout as suspected by others.

Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:55:44 EDT

NormanS posted :

said by WantItFaster :

Reason I ask is that I changed my email password on AT&T Yahoo Mail website and had to also change the DSL password stored in my modem/ router. I don't get how Yahoo's email servers have to have the same password as the FastAccess Internet servers. Makes me think these accounts are now being fully setup as AT&T Yahoo Internet Service, instead of FastAccess DSL Service. Why would Yahoo webmail server care about the DSL password in my DSL modem that interfaces with FastAccess network?

It has been ever thus, since SBC negotiated the co-branding agreement with Yahoo!. Do keep in mind:

SBC bought AT&T, so whatever SBC policies were, AT&T policies now are.

The original name of the co-branded service was, "SBC Yahoo! DSL Service". The new name of the co-branded service is, "at&t Yahoo! HSI".

So far, the local Bellsouth transit network has not been changed to reflect the former SBC Internet Services (SBCIS) way; including how the aggregation routers are set up. The two are different Autonomous Systems.

08/15/09 23:53:19 whois 68.17.100.100@whois.cymru.com whois -h whois.cymru.com 68.17.100.100 ...AS      | IP               | AS Name6389    | 68.17.100.100    | BELLSOUTH-NET-BLK - BellSouth.net Inc.

And ...

08/15/09 23:49:34 whois 68.250.100.100@whois.cymru.com whois -h whois.cymru.com 68.250.100.100 ...AS      | IP               | AS Name7132    | 68.250.100.100   | SBIS-AS - AT&T Internet Services

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Re: Has AT&T lowered the DS throughput speed for Xtreme 6.0?

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:32:48 EDT

NetFixer posted :

said by WantItFaster :

I changed my email password on AT&T Yahoo Mail website and had to also change the DSL password stored in my modem/ router. I don't get how Yahoo's email servers have to have the same password as the FastAccess Internet servers. Makes me think these accounts are now being fully setup as AT&T Yahoo Internet Service, instead of FastAccess DSL Service. Why would Yahoo webmail server care about the DSL password in my DSL modem that interfaces with FastAccess network?

Your AT&T PPPoE login credentials are the same as your primary email credentials, and your WiFi authentication credentials. This is authenticated by the same att.net RADIUS server whether you are checking email, connecting via DSL modem, connecting via analog dialup, or connecting via WiFi. This is so whether or not you have migrated to the ATT/Yahoo platform.

BellSouth used to allow you to set your primary email password to a different value than your PPPoE/Dialup password, but AT&T does not.

said by WantItFaster :

Something ain't right with this.

It may not be "right", but it is the way that AT&T implements login security.
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