I am getting VDSL installed tomorrow.
What exactly should I expect from the chorus technician?
What do they actually do?
Anything in particular that I should be weary of or look out for?
Thanks!
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They will install a master filter , the chorus guy who did my install tidied up the old phone line cabling , he did a great job
On the plus side a increase in speed
they should find the ETP (Where the cable from the street meets the house). They will either install a master splitter/filter there or they will find where all the phone jacks in the house tap off from.
They will install a dedicated jackpoint specifically for the VDSL modem, and this should be done with all new cat5e cable if they can run it (some times it not possible because its just too hard to do)
You shold take some screen shots of the ADSL connection before the do the upgrade so you know the before and after's
Well that was a surprisingly painless experience! :D
Line standard
VDSL2
Downstream line rate (kbit/s)
57835
Upstream line rate (kbit/s)
8436
Downstream SNR (dB)
9.3
Upstream SNR (dB)
8.7
Downstream line attenuation (dB)
4.8
Upstream line attenuation (dB)
1.3
Downstream output power (dBmV)
15.1
Upstream output power (dBmV)
-19.7
Downstream CRC
54
Upstream CRC
1
Downstream FEC
772
Upstream FEC
0
im surprised your upstream is so slow, hopefully it will pick up when DLM does its thing
Jase2985:
im surprised your upstream is so slow, hopefully it will pick up when DLM does its thing
Is it bad? How much do you think it should be?
How will I know DLM is doing it's thing?
Also, should this be concerning, uptime is about to hit 36 hours:
Downstream CRC 3806
Upstream CRC 2
hio77:
Was a filter installed?
Likely you will jump to 17a at some point.
yea
im just surprised the upstream isnt over 10mbps at the moment
Davout:
Is it bad? How much do you think it should be?
How will I know DLM is doing it's thing?
Also, should this be concerning, uptime is about to hit 36 hours:
Downstream CRC 3806
Upstream CRC 2
is it bad, no, could it be better yes
DLM will likely reconnect your device in the small hours of the morning if it thinks it can increase your performance/stability of your connection
1.75crc errors per minute is not much at all so i would worry about it too much
Jase2985:
hio77:
Was a filter installed?
Likely you will jump to 17a at some point.
yea
im just surprised the upstream isnt over 10mbps at the moment
Thats why i asked about the filter, common with the lessor bandwidth for upstream on 998 to tank harder without a clean line.
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im going to assume yes as they are with spark and you would normally get a filter with spark
hio77:
Was a filter installed?
Likely you will jump to 17a at some point.
Eh, I was so fixated on the carpet that I completely forgot about that.
I am not sure if a filter was installed. I can't open the splitter box because it uses weird screws.
Upstream and downstream have dropped slightly today: 55794 & 7833
Davout:
hio77:
Was a filter installed?
Likely you will jump to 17a at some point.
Eh, I was so fixated on the carpet that I completely forgot about that.
I am not sure if a filter was installed. I can't open the splitter box because it uses weird screws.
Upstream and downstream have dropped slightly today: 55794 & 7833
Give it time to settle in.
If you were too worried about any damage or dirt, the tech may have taken that as the choice not to install one.
He would have installed a dedicated jackpoint for your VDSL connection.
the 3 prong screws can be undone with a flat screw, i would be careful not to burr the screw though - they are a PITA if that happens!
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hio77:
Davout:
hio77:
Was a filter installed?
Likely you will jump to 17a at some point.
Eh, I was so fixated on the carpet that I completely forgot about that.
I am not sure if a filter was installed. I can't open the splitter box because it uses weird screws.
Upstream and downstream have dropped slightly today: 55794 & 7833
Give it time to settle in.
If you were too worried about any damage or dirt, the tech may have taken that as the choice not to install one.
He would have installed a dedicated jackpoint for your VDSL connection.
the 3 prong screws can be undone with a flat screw, i would be careful not to burr the screw though - they are a PITA if that happens!
Ha! You're quick man!
I do have a VDSL filter it seems: https://imgur.com/k8Vaq85
Is there any way to view what profile I am on with the HG630b?
Don't think the HG630b shows enough information on the UI to tell you if it does or not.
Latency will tell you if its DLM-1 DLM-2/4 or DLM-3 etc
Reasonably tidy job the installer has done there, personally a little too longer leads for my liking but that's getting picky.
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Davout:
I do have a VDSL filter it seems: https://imgur.com/k8Vaq85
How the hell did the techie get the lid back on that box?
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