Nowhere near expected speed?

Question

Hi, I've just switched to BT and the 10 days settling in time has passed but I have a slow connection to what I was expecting, my estimated speed was 7-8Mbps which I why I switched to BT, I've ran the speed test and got a download speed of 1.58Mbps (wired and wireless) I'm connected to the master socket (only one) and I've copied below the router line status which is showing a speed what I was expecting, any ideas guys
Thanks in advance
ADSL Line Status
Connection Information
Line state:
Connected
Connection time:
0 days, 02:21:36
Downstream:
7.938 Mbps
Upstream:
448 Kbps

Answer 1

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1. Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
Download  Speed
1.76 Mbps
0 Mbps
2 Mbps Max Achievable Speed
Download speedachieved during the test was - 1.76 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
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ADSL Line Status
Connection Information
Line state:
Connected
Connection time:
0 days, 02:43:32
Downstream:
7.938 Mbps
Upstream:
448 Kbps
ADSL Settings
VPI/VCI:
0/38
Type:
PPPoA
Modulation:
G.992.1 Annex A
Latency type:
Fast
Noise margin (Down/Up):
13.5 dB / 25.0 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up):
9.7 dB / 4.5 dB
Output power (Down/Up):
16.0 dBm / 12.4 dBm
FEC Events (Down/Up):
0 / 1
CRC Events (Down/Up):
26 / 0
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):
23 / 0
Error Seconds (Local/Remote):
26 / 1
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