Broadband Speed Decreases Once Again

Question

I am getting so frustrated with BT who just do not seem interested in assisting with what is becoming a persistent problem. I would appreciate any advice as to what to do next? The fact that customers can’t speak to a BT Broadband Customer Service advisor on a Sunday via the telephone because they are closed is not helpful.
I was with O2 for 3 years, enjoyed consistent (but not great) download speeds of 2500Kbps. I swapped to BT a couple of months back and since have had problems with regular broadband speed reductions.  When I changed to BT I was told that I should expect between 3.0Mb and 5.0Mb - Estimated speed: 4.0Mb (from BT website using
the landline number). I have never received 3 .0Mb.
Yesterday I was receiving download speeds of 2800Kbps. However, I get up this morning and my speed had reduced to 128kbps. This has happened on previous occasions. The last time the Customer Services Advisor referred the problem to engineers to reset the connection at the exchange. This was done and the speed went back up.
This morning when I noticed the slow speeds I tried a quiet line test which did not reveal a problem. I tried resetting the router and used BT speed tester to find that suddenly my line is shown as having an acceptable range of speeds
of 50 - 500 Kbps? How can this occur overnight and the line become ten times slower and this be shown as acceptable when the BT number postcode checker states that I should except to receive 4.0Mb?
I have posted router stats and speed test results and any ideas on how to progress this issue will be gratefully received?
Thanks
Nick
BT Speed Test Results
Download speed during the test was - 314 Kbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 50-500 Kbps.
Additional Information:
Your DSL Connection Rate :448 Kbps(DOWN-STREAM), 448 Kbps(UP-STREAM)
IP Profile for your line is - 350 Kbps
Router Stats
08:32:20, 17 Jul.
( 66.760000) Time
synchronized with server 213.123.20.170
08:32:20, 17 Jul.
( 66.680000) Requesting
time from server 213.123.20.170
08:32:16, 17 Jul.
3 consecutive beacons
have not been transmitted
08:32:16, 17 Jul.
( 62.460000) Server
URL: https://pbthdm.bt.motive.com; Connecting as user: ACS
username
08:32:12, 17 Jul.
( 58.620000) WAN
operating mode is DSL
08:32:12, 17 Jul.
( 58.620000) Last WAN
operating mode was DSL
08:32:11, 17 Jul.
( 57.280000) PPPoA is
up
08:32:10, 17 Jul.
( 56.720000) CHAP
authentication successful
08:32:10, 17 Jul.
( 56.660000) Starting
CHAP authentication with peer
08:32:07, 17 Jul.
Host 00:22:5f:43:45:02
connected to SSID 'BTHub3-7GGN' at 24 Mbps
08:32:07, 17 Jul.
( 53.450000) Lease for
IP 192.168.1.78 renewed by host Nicks-Laptop (MAC 00:22:5f:43:45:02). Lease
duration: 1440 min
08:32:07, 17 Jul.
( 53.430000) Lease
requested
08:32:05, 17 Jul.
( 51.470000) DSL is
up
08:32:03, 17 Jul.
( 49.410000) DSL noise
margin: 21.00 dB upstream, 15.00 dB downstream
08:32:03, 17 Jul.
( 49.340000) DSL line
rate: 448 Kbps upstream, 448 Kbps downstream
08:31:46, 17 Jul.
( 31.980000) Auto
channel selection (reason 'Power up') is complete. Selected channel: 6, noise
data: 1-(-117) 2-(-117) 3-(-118) 4-(-117) 5-(-117) 6-(-118) 7-(-118) 8-(-118)
9-(-118) 10-(-115) 11-(-115) 12-(-116) 13-(-115).
08:31:44, 17 Jul.
( 30.380000) Server
URL: https://pbthdm.bt.motive.com; Connecting as user: ACS
username
08:31:44, 17 Jul.
( 30.090000)
Initializing transaction for event code 1 BOOT
08:31:30, 17 Jul.
( 16.250000) Booting
firmware 4.7.5.1.83.8.57.1.3 (Type A)
07:30:58, 17 Jul.
(527520.680000) DSL is
down after 484 minutes uptime
07:30:56, 17 Jul.
(527519.360000) PPPoA
is down after 484 minutes uptime
07:29:10, 17 Jul.
Host 00:22:5f:43:45:02
connected to SSID 'BTHub3-7GGN' at 54 Mbps
07:26:46, 17 Jul.
Host 00:22:5f:43:45:02
connected to SSID 'BTHub3-7GGN' at 24 Mbps
07:26:46, 17 Jul.
(527268.960000) Lease
for IP 192.168.1.78 renewed by host Nicks-Laptop (MAC 00:22:5f:43:45:02). Lease
duration: 1440 min
07:26:46, 17 Jul.
(527268.950000) Lease
requested
04:59:22, 17 Jul.
(518425.210000) Server
URL: https://pbthdm.bt.motive.com; Connecting as user: ACS
username
04:59:21, 17 Jul.
(518424.390000)
Initializing transaction for event code 2 PERIODIC
23:30:17, 16 Jul.
Host 00:22:5f:43:45:02
connected to SSID 'BTHub3-7GGN' at 54 Mbps
23:28:34, 16 Jul.
Host 00:22:5f:43:45:02
connected to SSID 'BTHub3-7GGN' at 24 Mbps
23:28:33, 16 Jul.
(498576.280000) Lease
for IP 192.168.1.78 renewed by host Nicks-Laptop (MAC 00:22:5f:43:45:02). Lease
duration: 1440 min
23:28:33, 16 Jul.
(498576.270000) Lease
requested
23:26:23, 16 Jul.
(498446.060000) Server
URL: https://pbthdm.bt.motive.com; Connecting as user: ACS
username
23:26:20, 16 Jul.
(498442.550000) WAN
operating mode is DSL
23:26:20, 16 Jul.
(498442.550000) Last
WAN operating mode was DSL
23:26:18, 16 Jul.
(498441.170000) PPPoA
is up
23:26:18, 16 Jul.
(498440.670000) CHAP
authentication successful
23:26:18, 16 Jul.
(498440.600000)
Starting CHAP authentication with peer
23:26:13, 16 Jul.
(498435.560000) DSL is
up
23:26:10, 16 Jul.
(498433.450000) DSL
noise margin: 21.00 dB upstream, 16.90 dB downstream
23:26:10, 16 Jul.
(498433.380000) DSL
line rate: 448 Kbps upstream, 192 Kbps downstream
23:25:57, 16 Jul.
(498419.560000) New GUI
session from IP 192.168.1.78
23:25:41, 16 Jul.
(498403.700000) DSL is
down after 3 minutes uptime
23:25:39, 16 Jul.
(498402.370000) PPPoA
is down after 2 minutes uptime
23:23:58, 16 Jul.
(498300.740000) Server
URL: https://pbthdm.bt.motive.com; Connecting as user: ACS
username
23:23:01, 16 Jul.
Host 00:22:5f:43:45:02
connected to SSID 'BTHub3-7GGN' at 36 Mbps
23:22:51, 16 Jul.
3 consecutive beacons
have not been transmitted
23:22:51, 16 Jul.
(498234.000000) Server
URL: https://pbthdm.bt.motive.com; Connecting as user: ACS
username
23:22:47, 16 Jul.
(498230.510000) WAN
operating mode is DSL
23:22:47, 16 Jul.
(498230.500000) Last
WAN operating mode was DSL
23:22:46, 16 Jul.
(498229.140000) PPPoA
is up
23:22:46, 16 Jul.
(498228.650000) CHAP
authentication successful
23:22:46, 16 Jul.
(498228.580000)
Starting CHAP authentication with peer
23:22:41, 16 Jul.
(498223.550000) DSL is
up
23:22:38, 16 Jul.
(498221.450000) DSL
noise margin: 21.00 dB upstream, 15.30 dB downstream
23:22:38, 16 Jul.
(498221.380000) DSL
line rate: 448 Kbps upstream, 896 Kbps downstream
23:22:37, 16 Jul.
(498219.790000) New GUI
session from IP 192.168.1.78
23:22:36, 16 Jul.
(498219.460000) New GUI
session from IP 192.168.1.78
23:22:25, 16 Jul.
(498208.350000) Server
URL: https://pbthdm.bt.motive.com; Connecting as user: ACS
username
23:21:54, 16 Jul.
(498176.630000) Server
URL: https://pbthdm.bt.motive.com; Connecting as user: ACS
username
23:21:47, 16 Jul.
(498169.630000) DSL is
down after 8299 minutes uptime
23:21:45, 16 Jul.
(498168.310000) PPPoA
is down after 8299 minutes uptime

Answer 1

Hiya
At least we are not the only ones we noticed a drop in connection speeds last Monday night rang BT technical they line tested it and connection went from 0.5mb to an average of 5.5mb whoopee.
But earier this month we recieved an E mail from Warren Buckley(marketing division) saying an upgrade would be taking place on 14th July 2011 and that we might loose service for 10 minutes fair do's.
Work should be completed by 6:00pm at 7:00pm I logged on to E mail and found it very slow tried a speed test and found it down to 0.5 mb.
Rang Broadband help line went through the usual rubbish with them and was told that the work had been completed but we would not have full speed yet as it takes a while to settle down.
This upgrade was supposed to increase speed up to around 12mb and be more efficient.
Now when I go to a shop and buy a New Kettle I dont expect to be told that for the first few days it will take longer to boil till it has settled down,it either works or it does not.
I got home from work on the 15thJuly and found  connection speeds of 0.3mb wow some upgrade in the mean time I had dropped Ian Livingson an E mail who normally does not answer his E mails but actually got a response in the end it was passed on to the Technical people at Newcastle who are suppoded to be dealing with the problem but wont be holding my breath on that one either.
If you dont know Ian Livingiston is the main man for BT group the one where the buck stops here LOL
So if you get an up-grade be aware its a joke and we are stupid enough to believe it.
So if you want connection speed slower than old dial up modem service stick with BT
Anybody else been down this road ?
Victor Meldrew12