Massive drop in speed
Just got upgraded the other day and was getting some great speeds upwards of 17meg, however today im lucky if i go above 2.4meg. Whats happend there, is it because its still in the ten day settling period. Router read out below thanks.
Uptime:
0 days, 0:12:02
Modulation:
G.992.5 annex A
Bandwidth (Up/Down) [kbps/kbps]:
1,072 / 17,698
Data Transferred (Sent/Received) [MB/MB]:
2.03 / 5.04
Output Power (Up/Down) [dBm]:
11.5 / 0.0
Line Attenuation (Up/Down) [dB]:
10.0 / 20.5
SN Margin (Up/Down) [dB]:
6.0 / 6.0
Vendor ID (Local/Remote):
TMMB / IFTN
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
Error Seconds (Local/Remote):
0 / 0
FEC Errors (Up/Down):
0 / 1,028
CRC Errors (Up/Down):
0 / 0
HEC Errors (Up/Down):
0 / 0
Line Profile:
Fast
you have a 17mb connection but uptime is only 12min - have you been resetting the hub? Can you run btspeedtester and post results. most important in this 10 period is to stay connected 24/7 with no resets
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Hi all,
I suffered a massive drop in Internet connection speed earlier this week which has so far not improved.
Although I have had ADSL since it's near earliest days and being close to my exchange I have never received a great performance but have become more or less satisfied with the 4\4.5mbps I receive from my Total Broadband Option3 package.
I did receive close to that speed prior to the 8mb upgrade a few years back and an upgrade to 20mbps doesn't promise me any better (availability checker for neighbours etc suggests that faster is available but who is to know?).
On Wednesday (9th February) my connection\synch speed dropped to about half it's usual speed and is now in the region of 240kb rather than the near 500kb I usually receive. I would like to comment that I know my line can achieve better than this as I got download speeds of nearer 600kb for a month or so around October last year.
I power-cycled the router and after the diagnostics had completed etc and the line synch process had completed the speed of the line had dropped again slightly.
Not to sound arrogant but I know all the usual troubleshooting having been through it all before on several occasions each time finding out the issue is with the exchange and so having had no means to affect the problem.
The situation is the same this time in that categorically nothing has changed inside my home nor with my equipment and so I am confident that the problem is external to me, especially considering the massive drop in speed.
I did get a response from a BT forum moderator from a post I placed on another site but the advise I got back was generic at best and didn't suggest anything besides mounting a BT iPlate. that advice was no good for two reasons which are that as nothing in my home has changed fitting an iPlate won't make a 2+mbps connection increase (back to what it was) and that I already have an 'ADSL v1.0' labelled master socket that already contains all the tech that the iPlate does. Having replied to their email stating that I already have the afore mentioned v1.0 master socket I haven't had any response.
So... to explain further...
here are some diagnostic stats for the past couple of days taken from my router (Draytek Vigor 2820n) - sorry the font is small bu tI wanted to keep the layout of the text when I completed the post;
> ADSL status @ 04:43 10/02/2010
--------------------------- ATU-R Info (hw: annex A, f/w: annex A) -----------
Running Mode : G.DMT State : SHOWTIME
DS Actual Rate : 2528000 bps US Actual Rate : 448000 bps
DS Attainable Rate : 2592000 bps US Attainable Rate : 1100000 bps
DS Path Mode : Interleave US Path Mode : Interleave
DS Interleave Depth : 32 US Interleave Depth : 8
NE Current Attenuation : 45 dB Cur SNR Margin : 15 dB
DS actual PSD : 18. 6 dB US actual PSD : 11. 9 dB
ADSL Firmware Version : 232201_A
-------------------------------- ATU-C Info ---------------------------------
Far Current Attenuation : 31 dB Far SNR Margin : 19 dB
CO ITU Version[0] : 0000414c CO ITU Version[1] : 00004342
DSLAM CHIPSET VENDOR : < ALA >
> adsl status @ 09:33 12/02/2010
--------------------------- ATU-R Info (hw: annex A, f/w: annex A) -----------
Running Mode : G.DMT State : SHOWTIME
DS Actual Rate : 2976000 bps US Actual Rate : 448000 bps
DS Attainable Rate : 3328000 bps US Attainable Rate : 1104000 bps
DS Path Mode : Interleave US Path Mode : Interleave
DS Interleave Depth : 32 US Interleave Depth : 8
NE Current Attenuation : 45 dB Cur SNR Margin : 16 dB
DS actual PSD : 19. 3 dB US actual PSD : 11. 9 dB
ADSL Firmware Version : 232201_A
-------------------------------- ATU-C Info ---------------------------------
Far Current Attenuation : 31 dB Far SNR Margin : 19 dB
CO ITU Version[0] : 0000414c CO ITU Version[1] : 00004342
DSLAM CHIPSET VENDOR : < ALA >
> adsl status @ 04:07 13/02/2010
--------------------------- ATU-R Info (hw: annex A, f/w: annex A) -----------
Running Mode : G.DMT State : SHOWTIME
DS Actual Rate : 2880000 bps US Actual Rate : 448000 bps
DS Attainable Rate : 2912000 bps US Attainable Rate : 1100000 bps
DS Path Mode : Interleave US Path Mode : Interleave
DS Interleave Depth : 32 US Interleave Depth : 8
NE Current Attenuation : 45 dB Cur SNR Margin : 15 dB
DS actual PSD : 18. 7 dB US actual PSD : 11. 9 dB
ADSL Firmware Version : 232201_A
-------------------------------- ATU-C Info ---------------------------------
Far Current Attenuation : 31 dB Far SNR Margin : 19 dB
CO ITU Version[0] : 0000414c CO ITU Version[1] : 00004342
DSLAM CHIPSET VENDOR : < ALA >
The BT Speed Tester web-site reports my line speed as 2mbps when it was previously 4.5mbps and so as to check actual download speed independently I ran a comparison speed test via SpeedTest.Net which reported much the same result (down\up speed relative to what you would expect for a 2mbps line - Link to SpeedTest.Net results: http://www.speedtest.net/result/711802566.png ).
As you can see from the diagnostic data, the SNR is high and so it does seem to suggest that there is fault on the line. prior to the fault, the SNR was around 6db rather than the 15\16db reported now.
I know it has little factual baring on this incident's potential problems but my last broadband speed issue was caused by water having gotten into the top of the telephone pole at the end of my street which was temporarily fixed by a BT engineer but I don't know whether that was ever permanently fixed?
During that occasion I did suffer very slight noise on my telephone line which I must say isn't the case this time but I thought I would request a line test once again in any case. That unfortunately hasn't helped as the online system tells me 'telephone number not found' and so I can't proceed with the test.
Can anyone offer any advice or is any BT person willing to take on the issue and see it to resolution for me please?
Even trying my own diagnostics trying to speed things along by obtaining a line test hasn't been possible.
I do appreciate that there is a support system in place but that has failed me on this occasion and so I have no faith in going throught the telephone support for BT Broadband when I know that nothing I can affect is at fault.
I can of course provide my account details, email address etc. to anyone BT techie that can assist and I am happy to run any further diagnostics that might me appropriate under the circumstances.
Thanks in advance for any advice and\or furtherance anyone can make towards resolving my issue.
Regards,
Dizzy
PS> if my speed increases beyond 4.5mbps I won't be upset!5 days into the problem and nothing much has improved. My line speed has now sync'ed into the realms of 2.5mbps so I am at least seeing circa 300kb download speeds (but that's still at least 50% less that I had).
At the end of this post are the latest batch of diag results for anyone who wants to check them over. The only details that seem to change are the 'Cur SNR Margin' and as a result he downstream actual\attainable rate(s).
It just simply seems that something has screwed-up the line and now I'm going throught the tedious increase period to get back to where I was. As increases always take longer that decreases it could be some time before things get back to normal (if they are on a slow increase that it!).
The Kitz Site has some good information related to BRAS profile increases\decreases and depending on how small the increases (if any) are coming my way it could take a very long time to get back to 4.5mbps or thereabouts.
At current rates if increases continue it could be at least 15 days (at 1/2 mbps per 5 days) making it some 20 days total to get back to where I was. All because of a fault that lasted a a fraction of a second.
It is worth mentioning that I did have a similar long period to wait for my line sync speed to increase as a result of the water having gotten into the top of the telephone pole some time ago, which I mentioned in an earlier post, but at that time the drop wasn't too big and so a few days saw the previous performance restored.
For the benefit of others that may read this post, I've explained in my email message to Stephanie that, I have checked with neighbours for any changes they may have made electrically, which they say they haven't, and confirmed that my modem is connected directly to the master socket, and that the master socket is an NTE5 socket so I don't need an iPlate.
I also mentioned that I have ferrite RF chokes on the extension lines and the router<->ADSL line (supplied with the router itself) to cut RF interference that may be picked up by the system.
On a related note, it was commented in another thread that RF chokes can cause problems with ADSL comms but that is not true (I've done a heap of research on the subject). That being said, they can actually have no effect at all if not installed correctly which is why the snap-on-cable type is best because you simply can't get it wrong.
Anyhow, here are the stats and I hope things continue to improve, even if it does take 20 days!
> adsl status @ 12:44 13/02/2010
--------------------------- ATU-R Info (hw: annex A, f/w: annex A) -----------
Running Mode : G.DMT State : SHOWTIME
DS Actual Rate : 2880000 bps US Actual Rate : 448000 bps
DS Attainable Rate : 2912000 bps US Attainable Rate : 1100000 bps
DS Path Mode : Interleave US Path Mode : Interleave
DS Interleave Depth : 32 US Interleave Depth : 8
NE Current Attenuation : 45 dB Cur SNR Margin : 16 dB
DS actual PSD : 18. 7 dB US actual PSD : 11. 9 dB
ADSL Firmware Version : 232201_A
-------------------------------- ATU-C Info ---------------------------------
Far Current Attenuation : 31 dB Far SNR Margin : 19 dB
CO ITU Version[0] : 0000414c CO ITU Version[1] : 00004342
DSLAM CHIPSET VENDOR : < ALA >
> adsl status @ 17:56 13/02/2010
--------------------------- ATU-R Info (hw: annex A, f/w: annex A) -----------
Running Mode : G.DMT State : SHOWTIME
DS Actual Rate : 2944000 bps US Actual Rate : 448000 bps
DS Attainable Rate : 2976000 bps US Attainable Rate : 1108000 bps
DS Path Mode : Interleave US Path Mode : Interleave
DS Interleave Depth : 32 US Interleave Depth : 8
NE Current Attenuation : 45 dB Cur SNR Margin : 15 dB
DS actual PSD : 18. 9 dB US actual PSD : 11. 9 dB
ADSL Firmware Version : 232201_A
-------------------------------- ATU-C Info ---------------------------------
Far Current Attenuation : 31 dB Far SNR Margin : 19 dB
CO ITU Version[0] : 0000414c CO ITU Version[1] : 00004342
DSLAM CHIPSET VENDOR : < ALA >
> adsl status @ 04:30 14/02/2010
--------------------------- ATU-R Info (hw: annex A, f/w: annex A) -----------
Running Mode : G.DMT State : SHOWTIME
DS Actual Rate : 2944000 bps US Actual Rate : 448000 bps
DS Attainable Rate : 2976000 bps US Attainable Rate : 1108000 bps
DS Path Mode : Interleave US Path Mode : Interleave
DS Interleave Depth : 32 US Interleave Depth : 8
NE Current Attenuation : 45 dB Cur SNR Margin : 12 dB
DS actual PSD : 18. 9 dB US actual PSD : 11. 9 dB
ADSL Firmware Version : 232201_A
-------------------------------- ATU-C Info ---------------------------------
Far Current Attenuation : 31 dB Far SNR Margin : 19 dB
CO ITU Version[0] : 0000414c CO ITU Version[1] : 00004342
DSLAM CHIPSET VENDOR : < ALA >
> adsl status @ 21:29 14/02/2010
--------------------------- ATU-R Info (hw: annex A, f/w: annex A) -----------
Running Mode : G.DMT State : SHOWTIME
DS Actual Rate : 2944000 bps US Actual Rate : 448000 bps
DS Attainable Rate : 2976000 bps US Attainable Rate : 1108000 bps
DS Path Mode : Interleave US Path Mode : Interleave
DS Interleave Depth : 32 US Interleave Depth : 8
NE Current Attenuation : 45 dB Cur SNR Margin : 14 dB
DS actual PSD : 18. 9 dB US actual PSD : 11. 9 dB
ADSL Firmware Version : 232201_A
-------------------------------- ATU-C Info ---------------------------------
Far Current Attenuation : 31 dB Far SNR Margin : 19 dB
CO ITU Version[0] : 0000414c CO ITU Version[1] : 00004342
DSLAM CHIPSET VENDOR : < ALA >
> adsl status @ 03:19 15/02/2010
--------------------------- ATU-R Info (hw: annex A, f/w: annex A) -----------
Running Mode : G.DMT State : SHOWTIME
DS Actual Rate : 2944000 bps US Actual Rate : 448000 bps
DS Attainable Rate : 2976000 bps US Attainable Rate : 1108000 bps
DS Path Mode : Interleave US Path Mode : Interleave
DS Interleave Depth : 32 US Interleave Depth : 8
NE Current Attenuation : 45 dB Cur SNR Margin : 12 dB
DS actual PSD : 18. 9 dB US actual PSD : 11. 9 dB
ADSL Firmware Version : 232201_A
-------------------------------- ATU-C Info ---------------------------------
Far Current Attenuation : 31 dB Far SNR Margin : 19 dB
CO ITU Version[0] : 0000414c CO ITU Version[1] : 00004342
DSLAM CHIPSET VENDOR : < ALA >
> adsl status @ 11:03 15/02/2010
--------------------------- ATU-R Info (hw: annex A, f/w: annex A) -----------
Running Mode : G.DMT State : SHOWTIME
DS Actual Rate : 3008000 bps US Actual Rate : 448000 bps
DS Attainable Rate : 3040000 bps US Attainable Rate : 1100000 bps
DS Path Mode : Interleave US Path Mode : Interleave
DS Interleave Depth : 32 US Interleave Depth : 8
NE Current Attenuation : 45 dB Cur SNR Margin : 15 dB
DS actual PSD : 19. 1 dB US actual PSD : 11. 9 dB
ADSL Firmware Version : 232201_A
-------------------------------- ATU-C Info ---------------------------------
Far Current Attenuation : 31 dB Far SNR Margin : 19 dB
CO ITU Version[0] : 0000414c CO ITU Version[1] : 00004342
DSLAM CHIPSET VENDOR : < ALA > -
BT Infinity speed massively drops in th evening
is it normal for infinity speed to drop by over half in the evenings?
ive only been a BTI a few days, and my "daytime" speed on my mac wirelessly is about 34-36meg
yet in the eveningit drops to around 14 meg. i understand the "if the exchange is busy" nonsense but a 20MB drop?
thoughts?
JD.FiXiT wrote:
Same here, had infinity installed on the 6th Oct , on the BT speed checker I was getting synced at just over 38 and 10 up, speed throughput was about 36\37 and up between 7\8. Yesterday the speed was about the same but after 5pm the download speed dropped to between 12 and 20, upload speed was still pretty good. The line is still synced at over 38 and 10 up so I would say the drop in speed is due to BT's traffic shaping and congestion in the evening?
Btw have you managed to see the usage meter yet on your account? because I havn't, still looking for answers.
Its there OK
Its log in to account at BTCOM
SCROLL down to MANAGE MY SERVICES
BROADBAND
VIEW YOUR BROADBAND USAGE
Some people seem to have problems if they have more than one account as it must be logged in to the correct one
But you probably knew all that
If any post helps tick the star box on the left
Just cause Im paranoid dont mean they are not out to get me -
Only today my speed has dropped from around my normal 40Mb down to 0.5-3Mb - been like this for last couple of hours. Tried switching channels, restarting hub etc. Is there just a general problem at the moment? I'm based in Milton Keynes.
markjoes wrote:
Only today my speed has dropped from around my normal 40Mb down to 0.5-3Mb - been like this for last couple of hours. Tried switching channels, restarting hub etc. Is there just a general problem at the moment? I'm based in Milton Keynes.
I'm also based in Milton Keynes and see no drop in speed, have you tried a wired connection for your speedtest? -
Almost 10mb of a drop in speed
Hi there
Like the title says my infinity download has dropped alot since the install a massive drop tbh almost 10mb and iam rather concerned about this got it installed last year october 14th did a check was getting almost 34mb and now down to this 25.85mb down no change on upload, also on to my third HH5 to boot first HH5 constantly rebooting itself so BT sent a replacment that was fine then last week it went haywire and would not connect to the net and suddenly went off and would not come back on so the third HH5 is on its way after 3 days of seriously bad comms with BT india tech my question is why the sudden drops in download speed have had 2 BT/openreach engineers could not find fault with the phone or connection so what is going on. also had the IP profile reset about 3 times since install, Will add screenshots of BT speed test to show yous.....Thanks in advance finniganHi
Back again after getting my line fault fixed it just gets worse,now my broadband is down to 6.58mbs down and 4.43up
Supposed to be 34mb down and 5mb up geez this is like adsl speeds REALLY FED UP WITH THIS, also no replys from this forum either waste of time also another waste of time phoning script readers in india same old story do a speed test areu using wireless or wired, TO make thing clear iam using a wired CAT 5 connection NOT wireless paying for a service that not fit for purpose, BTW speed test added with this reply.....Fiinigan -
hi
been using BT for a good few years now and never had any problems, suddenly last few weeks im getting massive drops in download speeds but my upload is fine..my download is around 14mbps but im getting drops down to 0.2 mbps . I've phoned BT so many times but nothing has been done to correct the problem. would be nice for someone to help me out . thanks
ADSL line status
Connection Information
Line state
Connected
Connection time
0 days, 01:43:58
Downstream
14,335 Kbps
Upstream
1,155 Kbps
ADSL Settings
VPI/VCI
0/38
Type
PPPoA
Modulation
G.992.5 Annex A
Latency type
Fast
Noise margin (Down/Up)
6.1 dB / 6.0 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up)
28.8 dB / 8.9 dB
Output power (Down/Up)
22.4 dBm / 1.7 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)
39855 / 0
HEC Errors (Down/Up)
13104 / 0
Error Seconds (Local/Remote)
5487 / 0FAQ
1. Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
Download Speed
1.16 Mbps
0 Kbps
21 Mbps
Max Achievable Speed
Download speedachieved during the test was - 1.16 Mbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 4 Mbps-21 Mbps.
IP Profile for your line is - 12.52 Mbps
2. Upstream Test: -provides background information.
Upload Speed
996 Kbps
0 Kbps
832 Kbps
Max Achievable Speed
Upload speed achieved during the test was - 996Kbps
Additional Information:
Upstream Rate IP profile on your line is - 832 Kbps
This test was not conclusive and further testing is required.This might be useful for your Broadband Service Provider to investigate the fault.If you wish to carry out further tests,please click on 'Continue' button.If not, please close the window using 'Exit' button and contact your ISP for further assistance with these results. -
Drop in Speed between airport express and express
Hi all
I am quite new to this apple networking and got an issue to ask.
This is my environment. I am using 10mbps adsl. The encryption is WPA-2 Personal. All devices are using static IP. Airport extreme is 5th Generation and Airport express is 2nd generation with latest firmware.
I am connecting from my modem to airport extreme (using 2.4GHz on Channel 8) and to airport express (EX2). The location is about 70m away with 1 wall in between. I am able to achieve around 9-10mbps.
From Ex2, I join it using "Join to wireless network" and connect with physical straight cable LAN to WAN of another airport express (EX3). EX2 is on automatic channel for both 2.4GHz and 5 GHz (automatic as I cant change them). I set EX3 as "extend wireless network and is (using 2.4GHz on Channel 8).
I use airport express (EX1) and place it about 50m away. There is one server room with many networking devices in it. EX1 is on automatic channel for both 2.4GHz and 5 GHz (automatic as I cant change them).
Now I did a speed test on EX1 location and can only achieve 1.5-2.5mbps. I did a wifi detection test and there are many networking devices on channel 6 and 11 with few on channel 1-5.
I did tried to change manually for the 2.4GHz channels from 1-13 and 5GHz channels. The test speed results remain the same 1.5-2.5mbps at EX1.
Now my question is if I extend from airport express (EX3) to airport express (EX1), will it cause a drop n speed at EX1? Or was it due to the server room that causes the poor performance? I do not have access to the server room nor those devices in the room.It presumably depends on what existing Av kit you have and how you plan to control things.
Neither AppleTV2 or Airport Express have in-built amplification for speakers.
AppleTV2 would require speakers with an optical input to work unless you wer eusing it with a Tv and Tv speakers. In addition current software prevents optical working well unless HDMI also connected.
Airport Express has a combined miniToslink/analogue stereo audio out 3.5mm socket and if using for audio only would avoid the potential HDMI issues I mentioned above.
Other things to consider would be speakers like B&W Zeppelin Air with in-built Airplay for audio and powered speakers.
Apple's Remote app for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch would be an excellent way to control multiple Airport devices played from iTunes.
AC -
Hello again.
Some of you may remember me from previous similar problems. I have bought this problem up with BTCare but they seem to be very busy and have yet had time to respond to my email.
Yesterday I was using my iPad when my connection dropped. I could not connect to anything via WiFi and don't have access to a wired connection. I restarted my Hub 2.0 (using the button on the side) which normally fixes the minor problem but this time my speeds dropped considerably. They went from a stable 5.5 down/0.7 up to a measly 0.01 down/0.1 up. This problem continued throughout yesterday until 4pm when I got an email from BT saying they changed my wireless channel, I then couldn't even connect to the hub despite all the lights being steady blue. I tried resetting the hub, still nothing. I managed to connect this morning for 20 minutes before it cut out again, just in time to reply to the email explaining the extra issues. This time restarting the hub gave me a connection but it's still rather slow.
Line state Connected
Connection time 0 days, 3:38:39
Downstream 7,719 Kbps
Upstream 882 Kbps
ADSL settingsVPI/VCI 0/38
Type PPPoA
Modulation ITU-T G.992.5
Latency type Interleaved
Noise margin (Down/Up) 2.9 dB / 5.0 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up) 44.5 dB / 24.2 dB
Output power (Down/Up) 20.5 dBm / 12.4 dBm
Loss of Framing (Local) 0
Loss of Signal (Local) 0
Loss of Power (Local) 0
FEC Errors (Down/Up) 335588 / 15
CRC Errors (Down/Up) 51 / N/A
HEC Errors (Down/Up) N/A / 120845
Error Seconds (Local) 18
04/12/12 [13:08]
I did the line noise test and there wasn't anything significant, maybe a very slight humming noise which only just audible.
I can test the connection via the test socket later if it is needed, if anyone can pass on the link to the page which shows you how to do so.
The people I have contacted seem to think it's a problem with the wireless but I'm not sure how I am supposed to fix this. There's no change to the surroundings, nothing that would cause this much of a drop in speeds from interference anyway. I've checked the wiring from the hub to the socket, reconnected it all after blowing off any dust. I will check to see if I have a spare filter lying around too in case that is the problem. Other than that, is there anything that springs to anyones mind?
Any chance of the hub being at fault?Sorry, my connection dropped after my last post. It's not a problem with connecting to my iPad, I get these speeds on my PC too. It is connecting to my hub, not the other BT connections.
When it dropped yesterday, still connected to the test socket, it jut said unable to connect even after restarting. I'm connected this morning but still with low speed. I have changed the wireless channel, so has BT at their end. No changes.
I asked the yesterday what was happening as they said they'd contact me. They just said they were still looking into it.
Not sure if the filter is a problem so I'll try a new one later but other than that, I'm stumped at what else I can do my end to fix this.
i don't know if this is significant, but when the connection drops, I can't even connect to either BT WiFi either. I just read somewhere that said you should be ale to do so if your line is down.
i have a list of speed tests conducted randomly over the past few days. Sorry for the large picture, I cant make is smaller crom my ipad. These speed match those gained on my PC despite this being taken from my iPad. For some reason, a had a few seconds where the speed went up to its usual Number. -
So I went to bed last night with the Internet running around 20 - 35mb down happy days, however I woke up this morning and it has dropped to bellow 1mb down (around 0.7mb) this is an almost impossible speed to use the Internet, I have no idea why this has happened I have tried everything from resetting the router to seeing if my computers wireless adapter is playing up (it is not) and nothing, it has taken me all day to try and work out how to fix this problem but with my Internet running so slow it is taking to long, I did the BT speedcheck and apparently the drop in speed comes from within my house (great that helps me in no way ) I emailed BT but to no luck as they still haven't got back to me, can anyone offer any help or advise if you have come across this problem too and have solved it.
You need to run a BT diagnostic speedtest to find out what your IP profile is.
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Drastic drop in speed - BT Infinity 2
For 10 day now, I have experienced a drastic drop in speed on all devices - two Macbook Pro laptops and two android phones.
I have run speed tests and availability tests whilst connected to the Home Hub 3 by ethernet, but have not rebooted any equipment as other threads on these boards indicate that this is likely to make things worse. Page load/refresh takes ages or hangs and streaming video, even short low-res youtubes either won't load or are choppy.
Speed tests have varied between 18Mbps and 38 Mbps download speed and 2.5 to 8.5 Mbps Upload speed.
Test results as follows - can anyone shed any light on this? I emailed BT 36 hours ago and have recieved no response and past experience tells me I will get a scripted call from someone with no technical knowledge anyway
Any help is gratefully appreciatedGood morning Dax1 and welcome to the forum.......
Can you carry out the "quiet line" test ? Using a corded phone plugged into the test socket on the master socket, dial 17070 and choose option 2. There should be no crackles, popping, buzzing, etc, in fact, it should be quiet........
Can you post the stats from your homehub ?
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For the last three days i have suffered an awful drop in speed from an already slow connection. The speed has gone from an average of around 1.2mbs to being lucky if i reach 0.4mbs. This makes even the simplist things difficult. I can no longer even watch the BBC iplayer the speed is that slow. This has been going on for a few days at first i gave BT the benefit of the doubt and thought the issue would just go away, but it hasn't. I'm not impressed with my speed when the connection is working correctly so to say i am NOT impressed now is a complete understatment. I have checked the BT Service Status and found no recent problems in my area so i presume everything is working as it should. So what would explain my sudden drop in speed. Any help would be appreciated.
Hi,
Sorry to hear about your problems. It sounds like you may have been hit with a bit of interference. This might be a failing bit of electrical equipment in your house, or in your area, that is introducing electrical interference onto the telphone line. Lots of things can cause it (see here). You can try a few self-help measures, but please be aware that it could be 2-3 days before you see an improvement.
The bottom line is if the interference is stopped, the line will become more stable and your speed will rise. If the interference persists, the situation will stay the same or worsen.
Run the BT Speedtester regularly and keep an eye on your IP profile. If that continues to drop, it is a sign of a continuing problems.
It's much easier to convince BT you have a problem if you have got a bit of evidence to support what you are saying!
"To forbid us anything is to make us have a mind for it."
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Hi, Im new to the forums go easy on me lol,
Having a problems with infinity at the moment with the speed of the internet. Ive lost just over 30meg download speed from around 52 to 20 and its been like this for about 4 days now. i have tried resetting hub and open reach modem and it does nothing. Ive been intouch with bt which said they will look into it registered a fault but have not been back intouch. we.ve had no power cuts or anything like that so i cant understand why it would do this its been pretty good up until now. Could someone help me with this as i dont want to get back on the phone for them to tell me the same thing as they do everytime i ring them.
Many Thanks
AndyWelcome to the forum.
Do not keep re-setting the modem, as it is seen by the Dynamic Line Management (DLM) system as a drop in connection. This means it thinks the line is not stable, and so drops your speed.
You can reset the hub (the black one) every day, but please don't re-set the white modem.
Hopefully, your speed will then start to increase, but it could take a few weeks.
Good luck!
Rich
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Drop in speed after bad weather
I've been with bt for Internet for over 10 year last week we had a storm,since my connection has been very slow,phoned bt a few time which was a waste of my life tbh. Even there tech line said it a problem with my PC. Which I took to my mothers house and i get no problem geting a good speed there.
was geting around 3mg download but know it drop too .47mg its so slow watching a you tube video is unwatchable
heres my hub info
Help
DSL Connection
Link Information
Uptime:
0 days, 22:20:47
Modulation:
G.992.1 annex A
Bandwidth (Up/Down) [kbps/kbps]:
448 / 3,776
Data Transferred (Sent/Received) [MB/MB]:
80.06 / 613.37
Output Power (Up/Down) [dBm]:
11.5 / 18.5
Line Attenuation (Up/Down) [dB]:
31.0 / 52.0
SN Margin (Up/Down) [dB]:
21.0 / 7.0
Vendor ID (Local/Remote):
TMMB / ALCB
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
Error Seconds (Local/Remote):
2 / 0
FEC Errors (Up/Down):
0 / 10,739,708
CRC Errors (Up/Down):
0 / 481
HEC Errors (Up/Down):
0 / 419
Line Profile:
Interleaved
theres only 22 hours on uptime due to help line telling me to reset it.
speed test
FAQ
<script type="text/javascript">// paintProgressAndMessageOnBar(100,"The test has successfully completed"); // </script> Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
Download Speed
428 Kbps
0 Kbps
500 Kbps
Max Achievable Speed
Download speedachieved during the test was - 428 Kbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 50-500 Kbps.
Additional Information:
Your DSL Connection Rate :3776 Kbps(DOWN-STREAM), 448 Kbps(UP-STREAM)
IP Profile for your line is - 500 Kbps
If you wish to discuss these results please contact your ISP.
If you are experiencing problems with specific applications, servers or websites please contact your ISP for assistance.
Your test has completed please close this window to exit the performance tester.
Please visit FAQ section if you are unable To understand the test results.you still have a 3.7mb connection but your problem is your profile is low at 500 instead of the correct figure of 3000. this is causing a slow download speed.
it was probably cause by a few resets in a short space of time and the exchange dropped your speed with your profile dropping accordingly. your speed is back to normal but you need to stay connected 24/7 no resets for 3/5 days and your profile will come back to normal
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Just wondering if anyone has found a solution to the problem of huge drop in speed when using VPN since the latest upgrade to the IOS kicked in?
Hey,
Thanks for the reference, the Web site explains a lot. And yes, my prefessor is from another country, so understanding his english is a little rough.
I have read the info, and tried to apply it to my problem but the simple program will still not run. It compiles fine but when I type the following in cprompt:
java DisplayData <- (my file name)
I still get the same error message. I understand that it cannot find the class path, but his explanation of what to do about my problem isn't clear. Or maybe I'm not understanding him correctly.
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Yesterday I had infinity installed and after the engineer left I did a speed test that showed my download speed to be 37Mb+ with and upload speed of 1.8Mb after sorting out the vision box which I had to disconnect all the power to the PC and BT routers I did a speedtest and find that the speed has dropped from 37Mb+ down to 1.62Mb with 0.51Mb upload I know there are variations in the speed especially during the first 10 days but I certainly didn't expect to drop the download speed by 95%
Are drops in speed like this normal or what?Hi wildthing666,
Sorry to hear of the problems you've been having. If you are still having the same issues, please post up a bit more information on your setup (i.e. how many computers you have and how they are connected to your Homehub etc.) along with the results from a test at www.speedtester.bt.com and we might be able to identify what the problem is.
Cheers
Dean
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