Broadband speed slow

My Broadband speed is nowhere near what is advertised.
Is there anything I can do to improve things?
BT Home Hub 3
ADSL Line Status
Connection information
Line state:    Connected
Connection time:    12 days, 15:45:27
Downstream:    5,184 Kbps
Upstream:    448 Kbps
ADSL settings
VPI/VCI:    0/38
Type:    PPPoA
Modulation:    G.992.1 Annex A
Latency type:    Interleaved
Noise margin (Down/Up):    7.8 dB / 17.0 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up):    48.5 dB / 31.0 dB
Output power (Down/Up):    19.3 dBm / 12.6 dBm
FEC Events (Down/Up):    36918351 / 3940
CRC Events (Down/Up):    64685 / 3271
Loss of Framing (Local/Remote):    0 / 11
Loss of Signal (Local/Remote):    5 / 11
Loss of Power (Local/Remote):    0 / 0
Loss of Link (Remote):    0
HEC Errors (Down/Up):    763004 / 3343
Error Seconds (Local/Remote):    0 / 0
Broadband Speed Test
at 11:20 14th March 2014
From Exchange   5.18Mb
At PC Download   4.54Mb
           Upload   0.36Mb
Quiet Line Test is quiet, no noise.
Master Socket is where the phone line enters the house.
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your conenction speed appears about what I would expect for someone with an attenuation of 48/49db on adslmax
your download speed appears consistent with your connection speed suggesting that your ip profile is correct
check speed here
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Broadband Speed slowed to a crawl all of a sudden

Hi,
My broadband speed is currently 0.04mbps according to speedtest.net, I have been unable to complete the BT speed test because it is so slow, I get the following error:
"We haven't been able to complete the speed test at this time.
This may be due to a problem with the speed tester, or your line may be running very slowly."
I have disconnected all other devices and closed any application using the internet on my PC. I can confirm nothing else on my PC is using the connection because I am monitoring the traffic.
All I can give you is my router stats:
ADSL Line Status
Connection Information
Line state:
Connected
Connection time:
5 days, 18:58:00
Downstream:
15.43 Mbps
Upstream:
1.14 Mbps
ADSL Settings
VPI/VCI:
0/38
Type:
PPPoA
Modulation:
G.992.5 Annex A
Latency type:
Fast
Noise margin (Down/Up):
6.7 dB / 6.2 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up):
25.2 dB / 11.7 dB
Output power (Down/Up):
20.4 dBm / 11.8 dBm
FEC Events (Down/Up):
0 / 0
CRC Events (Down/Up):
121762 / 32
Loss of Framing (Local/Remote):
0 / 0
Loss of Signal (Local/Remote):
0 / 0
Loss of Power (Local/Remote):
0 / 0
HEC Events (Down/Up):
239648 / 7
Error Seconds (Local/Remote):
2171 / 0
Thanks

Hi Reed_Richards,
The OP was trying to use the BT Retail speedtester (http://diagnostics.bt.com/login/?workflow=Speed) which does sometimes not work if the throughput speed is to slow.
The BT Wholesale speed tester at http://speedtest.btwholesale.com should work though.
@remondo,
As well as what Reed_Richards and I have said, is there any known issues at your local exchange? Check via these websites:
1) http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/15036
2) http://btbusiness.custhelp.com/app/service_status
3) http://usertools.plus.net/exchanges/?
4) http://usertools.plus.net/exchanges/mso.php
Cheers
I'm no expert, so please correct me if I'm wrong

Broadband speed slow, high noise margin

This is my first time posting on the forums here and I would just like to report an issue with the connection I have, I live right at the end of the main phone line on a farm and have never had a good connection but recently the speeds have become appalingly slow and I dont understand what is causing it. Here are the stats of the line:
Very slow as you can see.
Here are the advanced options when doing the ping test which state that the maximum download speed is 0.25, which I don't understand as the day before I had 0.50. I asked a friend who said it was likely a noise issue so here are the stats for that:
I'm unfamiliar with what these stats mean but my friend who used to work for BT said my noise ratio is to high and would cause caps on my connection. I'm at a loss as to what to do and would appreciate any help on what may be causing this and any ways to fix it. As a bit of background I switched from AOL to BT a month ago due to infernally slow internet speeds, after a brief spell where the speeds under BT were good they suddenly went back to these levels again, I have spoken to BT staff over the phone who have reset the line twice which causes a brief spike in performance then it goes back to this level. Any help would be appreciated and thankyou for your time.

Hi Paul_Mastrangelo,
With a line attenuation of 70.9dB your landline is approx 5.1km long from your property to your local exchange.
With a line attenuation of 70dB you may not be able to get a broadband connection much over 1mbps or even much over 0.5mbps as your line is just too long in distance from your property to the exchange.
I also see your on Adsl2, nice too see such a long line that can atleast support it, mine can't
As Keith and imjolly has said, it is recommended to keep the homhub/router connected 24/7 and constantly connected especially for those with longer lines as any slight upset to the sync rate can cause an effect to the speed.
You may also be interested in this here: http://goo.gl/MNb8s
It's about providing superfast broadband for rural communities and to areas with slow broadband speeds.
Hope that helps,
Cheers
EDIT
PS: The quite line test is when you dial 17070 from your landline phone and select option 2 called Quite line test. There should be no noise (such as crackling, hissing, popping, etc...) but a slight hum on a cordless phone is normal.
I'm no expert, so please correct me if I'm wrong

Broadband Speed Slow - what do the speedtest resul...

I am experiencing slow download speed, video slow and jumpy etc. I have run speedtest and the results are below. I have a BT Total Broadband Option 3 package with up to 20Mb download, why do I struggle to get 0.25Mb, one hundredth of the advertised and now in my mind very expensive service?
Rob
Download Speed
279 Kbps
0 Kbps
500 Kbps
Max Achievable Speed
Download speedachieved during the test was - 279 Kbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 50-500 Kbps.
Additional Information:
Your DSL Connection Rate :6720 Kbps(DOWN-STREAM), 448 Kbps(UP-STREAM)
IP Profile for your line is - 350 Kbps
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Is this the information required?
Rob
Broadband connection details:
Downstream
6,720 Kbps
Upstream
448 Kbps
Connection time
0 days, 3:35:11
Data transmitted
23.11 MB
Data received
138.35 MB
Broadband user name
[email protected]
Troubleshooting
Information for Helpdesk agents
Product Name
BT Home Hub
Firmware Version
6.2.6.E
Board Version
V10
ADSL Uptime
0 days, 3:33:59
Bandwidth
448 / 6,720
Broadband Username
[email protected]
Wireless Security
WEP-64
Wireless Channel
7
Firewall
Standard
441202335519
Registered
VPI/VCI
0 / 38
Line Profile
Interleaved
Wi-Fi Community
No

Broadband speed slowed to a crawl at best

Please can somebody help me? My usually great download speeds have for the last week dropped to an agonising slow speed and often pages just don't load at all (even historically reliable ones such as BBC News for example). I've tried the BT online help today but all they could do was to pass my issue onto 'the concerned dept' (whoever they may be) who'll 'contact me' but the person was unable to say when. Any help would be appreciated please.

Hi,
Sorry to hear that your having problems with your broadband.
Please see Keith's help guide here: Helping forum members to help you, it will go through some checks that are needed for us to help you.
A summary of the checks are:
1) Is your router/Homehub connected by a BT NTE5 master socket, Adsl Filtered Master Socket or Extension Socket? Please bear in mind that extension cables and extension sockets can reduce the broadband's performance. If you have an Old LJU master socket then please say.
2) Can you please run a BT speed test (including IP Profile) http://speedtester.bt.com (not beta version)[Best done with a wired, ethernet, connection]
3) is there any noise on your line. dial 17070 option2 from landline. should be silent but slight hum normal on cordless phone.
4) please post adsl line statistics
ADSL Line Statistic Help:
If you have a BT Home Hub like the one below...
Then:
1) Go to http://192.168.1.254 or http://bthomehub.home
2) click Settings
3) Click Advanced Settings
4) Click Broadband
5) Click Connection or sometimes called ADSL (see picture Below)
The direct Address is http://bthomehub.home/index.cgi?active_page=9116 (for bthomehub3)
You will need to copy and past all the adsl line statistics ( Including HEC, CRC and FEC errors). You may need to click " More Details"
There are more useful links on Keith's website here: If you have an ADSL connection, please select this link
cheers
I'm no expert, so please correct me if I'm wrong

Broadband Speed Slow And Fluctuating.

I have ADSL broadband from Virgin that is suffering from very slow and fluctuating speed.
They have informed me there is an issue with my line:
"There seems to have been a PSTN failure with the results, we've seen a Dis In Network when running the copper line test"
Can anyone from BT help please?

Your posts do not go to bt. Try reporting a fault to 151
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Broadband speed slow and drops

Hi Just got Sky broadband and not really happy with the speed i am getting, it goes between 8 down to 2, really annoying especially when my neighbour can get between 12 & 13!! This is a screen shot of my stats, any ideas?Any help would be appreciated?thanks PortStatusTxPktsRxPktsCollision PktsTx b/sRx b/sUp TimeWANPPPoE8314311434200002:07:47LANUp609003855503533241686902:09:07WLANUp877686882104668458502:08:44Broadband LinkDownstreamUpstreamConnection Speed10239 kbps670 kbpsLine Attenuation26.0 dB15.5 dBNoise Margin8.3 dB21.21 dB

I don't know whether or not Sky still do the 10 day line training when your speeds can vary a lot, I thought I'd read on here that they stopped doing it.If they don't do it then your noise margin is too high especially upstream. Lift the phone, press any one number on the keypad and listen for noise on the line hissing or crackling. For a quiet line test dial 17070 option 4 and if you do have noise try plugging just a phone (no filter) into the test socket.If the noise is still there phone Sky and report a line fault (noise) not a broadband fault.

Broadband Speed Slowed by a Quarter

Hello
I'm sure you get a lot of these messages, but I am at my wit's end, I need a fast connection for receiving hi res image files and music in WAV format and my download speed has dropped from a regular 815~830KB/sec to 220 or less for the past few weeks. Any insight you could give me would be appreciated.
Download speedachieved during the test was - 1.86 Mbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 0.4 Mbps-2 Mbps.
Additional Information:
Your DSL Connection Rate :8.13 Mbps(DOWN-STREAM), 0.45 Mbps(UP-STREAM)
IP Profile for your line is - 2 Mbps
ADSL line status
Connection Information
Line state   Connected
Connection time   0 days, 00:13:06
Downstream   8,128 Kbps
Upstream   448 Kbps
ADSL Settings
VPI/VCI   0/38
Type   PPPoA
Modulation   G.992.1 Annex A
Latency type   Fast
Noise margin (Down/Up)   12.7 dB / 30.0 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up)   15.9 dB / 8.5 dB
Output power (Down/Up)   12.4 dBm / 2.0 dBm
Loss of Framing (Local/Remote)   0 / 0
Loss of Signal (Local/Remote)   0 / 0
Loss of Power (Local/Remote)   0 / 0
FEC Errors (Down/Up)   0 / 0
CRC Errors (Down/Up)   1 / 0
HEC Errors (Down/Up)   0 / 0
Error Seconds (Local/Remote)   1 / 0
Regards
Neil

I ran the btwholesale test, there was the first one and then a diagnostic test with this result:
Download speedachieved during the test was - 1.99 Mbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 0.4 Mbps-2 Mbps.
Additional Information:
Your DSL Connection Rate :8.13 Mbps(DOWN-STREAM), 0.45 Mbps(UP-STREAM)
IP Profile for your line is - 2 Mbps
Which is essentially the same as what was in my original post.
As I mentioned before, had the test not asked me to turn off the modem I'd have had three straight days already, now I have to wait even longer, nigh on a month, are BT going to compensate me for this time? After all I am paying for a service they're not providing.

Broadband speed slow for past 7 days, even though ...

Hi, for the past seven days my internet connection speed has being around 35-126 KPS, with the connection completely dropping every few seconds. This is the case across all my devices: Ethernet and WiFi connected. Out of the seven days, there was one day where the speed went back to normal (around 3.8), but then dropped again around 24 hours later. Meanwhile, the hub's ADSL status is saying that my downstream speed is a nice 4,540 KBPS.
Here is my line status:
ADSL Line Status
Connection information
Line state:   Connected
Connection time:   3 days
Downstream:   4,540 Kbps
Upstream:   1,076 Kbps
ADSL settings
VPI/VCI:   0/38
Type:   PPPoA
Modulation:   G.992.5 Annex A
Latency type:   Interleaved
Noise margin (Down/Up):   6.1 dB / 5.9 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up):   44.5 dB / 24.0 dB
Output power (Down/Up):   0.0 dBm / 12.9 dBm
FEC Events (Down/Up):   117146572 / 0
CRC Events (Down/Up):   151323 / 0
Loss of Framing (Local/Remote):   0 / 0
Loss of Signal (Local/Remote):   0 / 0
Loss of Power (Local/Remote):   0 / 0
Loss of Link (Remote):   0
HEC Errors (Down/Up):   545891 / 0
Error Seconds (Local/Remote):   0 / 0
I have spoke to the customer support call centre, and to be honest they were useless. Saying that their tests came back normal, and that I've got to wait 2 WEEKS before they can help!!! Obviously you can guess I am not happy at all with the support from BT!
Never-the-less I was wondering if anyone on here could possibly assist me please? And point me in the right direction.
Many thanks, James

from your stats your router has been connected to the internet for 3 days
welcome to the BT community forum where customers help customers and only BT employees are the forum mods
in order for the forum members to help please can you run btspeedtester (MAC users may have problems). when first test completes then run diagnostic test and post the results ( do not reset the router).
are you connected directly via a filter to the NTE5 master or test socket or to somewhere else? Is the master the only phone socket in your home?
Have you tried the quiet line test? - dial 17070 option 2 - should hear nothing - best done with a corded phone. if cordless phone you may hear a 'dull hum' which is normal
Someone may then be able to offer help/assistance/suggestions to your problem
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Slow broadband speed and freezes 1 hour early morn...

I sometimes work during the night at home - but most nights between 01.30 and 02.30 am my broadband speed slows down drastically, sometimes causing freezing and websites cannot be accessed. By 3am it starts to ease up. At the moment speed is ok at other times. Anyone any idea why this might happen, especially since it is so regular. When I spoke to the call centre they hadn't a clue why this would be happening. This has been happening over the last couple of years but I have never been given a possible explanation.

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From the old forum.... Slow broadband speeds in th...

FROM THE OLD FORUM Original post by John Jorgensen...
Slow broadband speeds in the evening all of a sudden
Posted: Jan 22, 2010 9:17 AM
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Hi,
I have had bt broadband opt3 for almost 3 months now and have always had a healthy 9mb+ connection, however have noticed it being very slow in the evening when I come home from work, I checked the speed last nite as iplayer was constantly freezing and was getting 1mb . A bit upset by this as I got bt broadband to play my ps3 online and to get faster speeds on my laptop, and I use these services mostly at nite.
I checked my speed this morning and was getting 11mb, is this normal or am I being capped I cant believe Id be going over my download limit. Can someone from bt get back to me on this?
Thanks
John
alison griffiths
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Posted: Jan 22, 2010 11:22 AM   in response to: John Jorgensen in response to: John Jorgensen
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Welcome to the world of BT , the tv advert when he says " business slow" when trying to load a webpage is not other companies thats BT.
John Jorgensen
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Posted: Jan 22, 2010 12:11 PM   in response to: alison griffiths in response to: alison griffiths
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Yes Alison, I think I can see that now. I wouldnt mind if broadband was a bit slower at peak times, I know thats normal, but when I'm only getting 1mb when my max is 14mb, I just dont feel I'm getting what I pay for. And when it gets to the point where I cant watch iplayer without it stuttering everywhere and online games lagging on the ps3, this is certainly not what I'm paying for.
I was hoping one of the mods here would help me and check my line and see if there is any cap on the line and get it removed.
I really dont wanna phone India, I deal with them 5 days a week as is...
Think I will just send one of the mods an email to check my line and see if it is being capped or if somethings wrong.
anthony dickerson
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   Re: Slow broadband speeds in the evening all of a sudden
Posted: Jan 22, 2010 3:52 PM   in response to: John Jorgensen in response to: John Jorgensen
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You will never get decent speeds on Iplayer,
BT limit it because they want you to subscribe to their precious BT Vision service.
The only way you are guaranteed to get decent speeds on BT is to subscibe to BT Vision and also unlimited broadband.
Then you will get priority when you stream TV at your exchange unlike fighting it out with all the other broadband users as you currently are for the available bandwith.the more over subscribed your local exchange the worse it is
Paddy B Mod
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   Slow broadband speeds in the evening all of a sudden
Posted: Jan 23, 2010 2:04 PM   in response to: anthony dickerson in response to: anthony dickerson
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Hi John,
I can take a look at the network side of things for you, to see if there is anything I can do to help improve your speed during peak periods. Please could you drop me an email with your BT account details? Please also include a link to this thread. It would also be very helpful if you could run a few speed tests using www.speedtester.bt.com when you feel your Broadband is running slow. I can then check those results from here.
Thanks
Paddy
BT Forum Moderator - [email protected] - if you're emailing please include a link to your thread so I can reference back to it.
Mateusz Sokolin...
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   Re: Slow broadband speeds in the evening all of a sudden
Posted: Jan 24, 2010 7:33 PM   in response to: John Jorgensen in response to: John Jorgensen
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Well John i'll tell you what it is...
First of all welcome to BT and I hope you'll enjoy 18months of pain and suffer.
OK here it goes....
If you look at your contract, find a rule that says Fair Usage Policy.
Basically it states that BT will cap anyone that is abusing their lines.
However, it does not say what are the limits after which you are going to be capped for how long and at what times. (I'll come back to this later and explain)
If you ring 08007076044 I'm sure that someone will confirm my theory. As constant 1MBit between 6PM till 11/12 PM is actually FUP applied on to your account.
Ok time to explain my frustration about FUP.
Since I signed my contract with "lovely" BT for constant 4 months I had similar issue but it took me even longer to find out what is going on and how to deal with this problem (thanks to google).
FUP team states that if you exceed 100GB in a month (everyone will admit that these days 100GB is nothing when a single game for PS3/XBox360/PC sometimes is more than 5GB and 1080p film is about 12GB) will cap you for a month at peak times to outstanding and superfast 1Mbit (about 130-150KB/s).
I'be been watching my download and for few months never exceeded that 100GB in a month. Been ringing FUP team to verify when suddenly they told me that from (cant remember exactly) March FUP will apply only to accounts that are using Torrents and other P2P.
you won't believe how happy I was hearing that.... So i've started to download and next month guess what.... 1Mbit connection.
Really mad rang FUP team and asked them what on earth is going on. They confirmed that its only P2P and I've explained them that I only use Youtube, BBC iPlayer, Rapidshare, Steam and XBox Live, Beatport (just don't understand how ppl can use torrents and other P2P as they are just way to slow). So they were happy to take the cap off my broadband connection.
Next month same issue solved exactly the same way.
After that for consecutive few months I had no problem whatsoever until September where FUP Team said that there is no such thing and FUP applies to everyone.
So just want to say that BT is rubbish that can't keep their word.
I went to one of the sales advisor in the shopping centre and asked him how FUP works as it does not say in the contract "how, when, who and what".
So he said that policy is applied based on amount of files downloaded within that 100GB. So if I download e.g. 3x 50GB (although its 150GB altogether) files I wont be affected but 100x 1GB will put a cap on me.
I've been so curious if what he said was right and started to download 2x 60GB and guess what... Got frigging FUP placed on my account!!!.
I've got 2months left with them and will be extremely happy to cancel my contract, moreover, I will do everything in my power to sue them under EU Consumer Rights Law (that states that contract should be clear and fair to both sides) as Fair Usage Policy is one of those things that allows BT to do anything they want to their customers;
1. No clear explanation of what FUP is.
2. Does not states the amount of downloaded data required to have cap on the acount
3. Does not states for how long it will be applied
4. Does not states when it will be applied
If you look at e.g. Virgin Broadband everything is clearly written in nice and understandable way. It warns you at what times FUP will be applied under what circumstances and for how long. Isn't it what we all want to know??
Alex Owen
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   Re: Slow broadband speeds in the evening all of a sudden
Posted: Jan 24, 2010 9:35 PM   in response to: Mateusz Sokolin... in response to: Mateusz Sokolin...
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@Mateusz I think I maybe a victim of this outragous stint BT have done. I have 2 XBOX 360's running on XBOX Live, 2 Desktop PCs connected to the web constantly, and 3 laptops, we have a torrent sharing running and World Of Warcraft on one of the PCs. All of this is shared across a 6 person family. How can a family where two members goto to college and university do their college ork, download application such as VB.net do their coursework and revise without the hassle of a **** connection. Seriously BT get your ******* head outta your **** and stop this ********, we are customers, we pay for what we are offered. When I signed up several years ago I could download everything on the net woithout infracions on my line being set in motion. You altered my contract without telling me. You will lose custom from this. Also you have ****** my wireless
Edited by: Alex Owen on Jan 24, 2010 9:36 PM
amanda jones
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Posted: Jan 25, 2010 8:42 PM   in response to: Alex Owen in response to: Alex Owen
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You lot are lucky, We wish we could be capped to 1mbit. Our IP profile is capped to 500kbit because BT say the line isn't good enough for anything more. We are paying for option3 up to 8mbit and BT have said we must continue to pay for it for the remainder of the contract, or buy ourselves out of it early, the reason they give.... Up to 8mbit means up to 8mbit. If you dont get 8mbit then TOUGH LUCK SUCKERS!!
The outcome? We feel like we've been turned over by a dodgey second hand car salesman called BT. The internet deal he flogged us was a dog, a ringer, it wasn't cosher and certainly had a false MOT certificate.
Computer Geek
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Posted: Jan 25, 2010 8:49 PM   in response to: amanda jones in response to: amanda jones
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Hi Amanda,
Why have you joined BT Option 3 when you can not get what BT can offer?
No pun intended but you are a bit of a sucker for paying high prices where other suppliers are cheaper and can provide what your line can support.
CG
amanda jones
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Posted: Jan 26, 2010 9:13 PM   in response to: Computer Geek in response to: Computer Geek
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we moved house last october to this one, the connection was rubbish from the get-go, BT said the router was broken and we needed a new one, we said OK. That "OK" meant that we had entered into a new contract for option 3 same as out old one. The router wasn't broken, the new one didnt fix or improve the problem, we have since asked for a price reduction or compensation and been told "no". we are in contract and can pay to buy ourselves out of it if we like but otherwise we have to pay for option 3 and recieve fixed rate 500kb.
Clare Thurston
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   Re: Slow broadband speeds in the evening all of a sudden
Posted: Jan 27, 2010 11:57 AM   in response to: amanda jones in response to: amanda jones
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Hi Amanda,
I think you'll find that the Hold To Term rules have changed. BT are now unable to charge you for the account if you no longer require it. It is against OFCOM's rulings for a company to make more money out of you as a leaving customer than an existing one. However, You will need to pay for the connection charge (if that has not expired it's original differed contract) which is £40. A cancellation fee of £25 if you are simply cancelling and not migrating using a MAC key and for any hardware. The Routers are advertised at £88 and i would suggest that if they believed on to be faulty then that would be replaced under guarantee and not be put on a differed basis. I would check exactly what they say the are charging you and query this through OFCOM. http://www.ofcom.org.uk/

Months of impecable service form BT as an option 3 customer. (I've even recommended BT to people)
but
For the past 2 weeks peak traffic has murdered my connection.
I can get 14mbit off peak, and it used to drop to about 7-9 at peak times.
Now its down to 1-2mbit at peak times. (no i haven't breached FUP as I check my btinternet inbox for the 80GB warning)
I think its resonable to experience drop off but 90%!!!
BT advertising says fast speeds at peak times. less than 2mbit is not fast. (that the governments minimum standard!!!)
I don't know how to procede because when I'm experiencing these issues if I ring up I will end up waiting so long to speak to someone (because its peak time) the concection wiill be better again.
I can think of no recourse other than to approach trading standards...
Guarnetee me 5mbit at peak times (enough to stream HD iplayer) and I'd be happy
That is what BT vision customers are in essence are getting + what ever their PC is using.
Fair usage? what about Fair Supply.

Very slow broadband speeds

Hello
My first post, and I'm hoping that someone will be able to help me with this.
For a few days now, I've been experiencing very slow broadband speeds (100kbps or less), in contrast to the 1.5 - 2Mbps that I would usually expect to get. I've been on hold to BT technical support for some time, and have got through twice, on both occasions being told that this is a widespread issue and to wait until the next day. However, I'm not seeing any improvement. I'm aware of the problems in Edinburgh and the North of England,but I'm in East Anglia.
speedtester.bt.com shows:
Your configured download throughput speed for this service is 135 k
and then:
Two consecutive attempts have failed to initialise an Assured Rate session for your service.Please raise a fault with your service provider stating that the Performance Tester tool indicated a problem with initialising your Assured Rate session. <script type="text/javascript">// paintProgressAndMessageTestBar(-1,""); paintProgressAndMessageOnBar(-1,'An Error has Occured! '); // </script>
My hub stats are:
ADSL line status
Connection information
Line state Connected
Connection time 1 day, 13:59:54
Downstream 1,504 Kbps
Upstream 448 Kbps
ADSL settings
VPI/VCI 0/38
Type PPPoA
Modulation ITU-T G.992.1
Latency type Interleaved
Noise margin (Down/Up) 15.0 dB / 19.0 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up) 60.0 dB / 31.5 dB
Output power (Down/Up) 16.6 dBm / 11.9 dBm
Loss of Framing (Local) 0
Loss of Signal (Local) 0
Loss of Power (Local) 0
FEC Errors (Down/Up) 4586 / 92
CRC Errors (Down/Up) 297 / 2147480000
HEC Errors (Down/Up) nil / 72
Error Seconds (Local) 221
I hope this is enough information, but I'll happily supply anything else if I can. The uptime of 1.5 days is the time since I was advised to restart / reset to defaults etc.
Thanks for any help.
Deej.

Once a line is stable and working well, it's best left running 24/7
Interventions like resets, replacing accelerators, unplugging the router etc. will cause line "flapping"
And the dslam sees this as instability, and in turn the BRAS lowers the IP profile ....
This is done to achieve stability, and decrease throughput purposefully, all done automatically.
What you have to do, is cure any line noise, plug directly into the master or test socket behind the NTE
faceplate, leave it connected and wait for the throughput to increase.
Very often a rock bottom IP may need a kick to get it out of the doldrums.
Eventually the noise margin will decrease, sync will increase, and IP profile go up.
Depending on how long the line has suffered impulse noise, will determine the time for SNR to come down.
Regardless of which type of phone you used to test quietline ... hum or crackle is a no-no.
It may be the cause of the problems. It could be REIN on the network portion of the connection or dslam
crosstalk, either way it needs to be reported as line noise before you can count it out of the equation.

VERY slow broadband speeds (0.76mbps) Phoneline?

VERY slow broadband speeds (0.76mbps)
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on 28-10-2012 12h38
ROUTER STATISTICS
System Up Time: 0:08:24
Port Status TxPkts RxPkts Collisions Tx B/s Rx B/s Up TimeWANLANWLAN
MER
2351
2177
0
136
104
0:00:56
324
0
0
0
0
0:08:24
6762
6743
0
164
132
0:07:57
ADSL Link Downstream UpstreamConnection SpeedLine AttenuationNoise Margin
766 kbps
414 kbps
48.5 db
27.1 db
15.7 db
16.3 db
I'm with Sky, and have had very slow broadband for a while now. Above are the statistics from the test socket. Sky seem to think there is a problem with the line. I've now plugged the router into the main socket.
Any help would be appreciated.
**EDIT** My phone line is with BT, my broadband is with Sky. The problem Sky says is with the phone line it seems.

Hi Joe,
Try sticking your telephone number into this line tester page and let us know if it finds a fault. If it comes back clear, you'll need to go back to Sky as there'll be no issues with your telephone line. If it comes back with a line fault, we can get it progressed towards a fix
Dean
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Slow broadband speed/connection dropping.

Hi, I discovered yesterday that my Hub was unable to connect to broadband, this was around 5pm, at around 7-8pm, the hub was then able to connect to broadband, but with painfully slow speeds, (under 1Mbps download). Connection ha not been any better today and regularly cuts out before reconnecting. Until around 5pm the broadband cut out completely, and did not reconnect. Much like yesterday's problem. It can't be a line fault without our house as the phone works fine, and the broadband was reaching 7Mbps downloads before Wednesday. It's as if BT have come out and downgraded the line. Infact, I'm writing this message using a BT Openzone hotspot from another router in my street, which is capable of 3Mbps download speeds, much faster than what my Hub is able to manage.
Obviously can't give ADSL stats as there is no connection to the Broadband.
Any ideas as to what the problem might be, and how to solve it?

Hi Welcome to the forums
Here are some help pages done by CL Keith http://www.btinternet.com/~cbeddoe/wireless/hub3_wireless.html
If you post the full stats from your router
For homehub – type 192.168.1.254 into your browser
Navigate to ADSL Settings or use the A-Z at the top right of the home page and scroll down to ADSL Settings and click on it
Click on More Details and then post the full results.
also post the full results from http://speedtester.bt.com/
Have you tried connecting to the test socket at the rear of the master socket
Have you tried the quiet line test? - dial 17070 option 2 - should hear nothing - best done with a corded phone. if cordless phone you may hear a 'dull hum' which is normal
also you could try the hints given by poster RogerB in this link they may help http://community.bt.com/t5/BB-in-Home/Poor-Broadband-speed/m-p/14217#M8397
Then someone here may be able to help and offer more advice.
This is a customer to customer self help forum the only BT presence here are the forum moderators
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Slow Broadband Speed

Hello Whom May Consent
I have just found out that I am not the only one have problem with BT broadband speed. Many people seem to have problem with their slow Internet speed due to the exchange problem. That’s good, because after 10 calls to BT, I still don’t know what the problem with my broadband. So let me tell you what the problem is.
My Internet speed suddenly got very slow (0.4mb) since the morning of 05/11/2010. I thought this was just temporary problem with the Internet speed and nothing should be worry about. The next day, I still face the same Internet speed (0.4mb) which is ridiculous when you pay 25 pound per month. Therefore I took action and made a call to BT customer service. I am sure I dial the right number to an “ENGLISH” company and somehow the line goes to INDIA. Strange~~~
The guy on the phone question me 10mins to check my identity and ask me lots of stupid question like have you try to connect your computer with wire instead of wireless or have you try to change the filter for my Internet connection etc. In the end, the India guys on the phone told me after 24hours my connection should back on the normal speed (5mb). Guess what, it didn't’t.
Clearly I was very angry and made a call back to “India” again to find out that was the problem with my Internet. This time the India guy on the phone seems to know the problem and very helpful. He told me that there was engineering work by my area on the “BT Infinity” which slows my broadband down and this work should be done by Friday 12/11/2010. The India guy even made a promise that he will call me back on Saturday morning 13/11/2010 to check the Internet speed.
Guess what, the India guy let me down. Not just he breaks his promise that he didn't’t call, my Internet speed is still 0.4mb. I was so frustrated at this point and made the call to BT for the third time. I went through the same procedure (10mins of ID check) and this time India guy told me there is a problem with my local exchanger and will get the engineer to fix it. Again, he promised me that he will solve the problem within 24hours.
Sadly the problem is still unsolved. I called BT again. The India woman on the phone told me this time she need to send an engineer to my house on Tuesday on 16/10/2010. At this point I was so angry that I said something very bad to the India woman (I am sorry) but still agree to wait for the engineer to come to my house all morning (missed all lectures).
Long story short, engineer comes and nothing has changed and today 20/11/2010, the engineer comes again to try and solve the problem with my Internet speed. What all his done is change my telephone filter and nothing has changed. Internet speed is still is still 0.4mb. I have been told by the India guy on the phone after the engineer visit that my line is been investigated by the engineers and the engineer will call me tomorrow 21/11/2010.
I just hope this time the problem can be solved otherwise I will cancelled the BT broadband and get my money back for this month’s broadband usages.
PS if they charge me any money for the engineer visit, I will make sure who ever pickups my complain call to feel suffer

Broadband connection details:
Downstream 462 Kbps
Upstream 910 Kbps
Connection time 0 days, 2:25:16
Data transmitted 38.15 MB
Data received 43.81 MB
Broadband user name [email protected]
Test1 comprises of two tests
1. Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
Download Speed
354 Kbps
0 Kbps
500 Kbps
Max Achievable Speed
Download speedachieved during the test was - 354 Kbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speedsis 100-500 Kbps.
Additional Information:
Your DSL Connection Rate :460 Kbps(DOWN-STREAM), 908 Kbps(UP-STREAM)
IP Profile for your line is - 350 Kbps
The throughput of Best Efforts (BE) classes achieved during the test is - 23.84:31.1:45.05 (SBE:NBEBE)
These figures represent the ratio while sententiously passing Sub BE, Normal BE and Priority BE marked traffic.
The results of this test will vary depending on the way your ISP has decided to use these traffic classes.
2. Upstream Test: -provides background information.
Upload Speed
719 Kbps
0 Kbps
908 Kbps
Max Achievable Speed
>Upload speed achieved during the test was - 719 Kbps
Additional Information:
Upstream Rate IP profile on your line is - 908 Kbps
We were unable to identify any performance problem with your service at this time.
It is possible that any problem you are currently, or had previously experienced may have been caused by traffic congestion on the Internet or by the server you were accessing responding slowly.
If you continue to encounter a problem with a specific server, please contact the administrator of that server in the first instance.

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