ADSL2+ Plan (pro) but not adsl2+ speeds!?

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chriswiggins

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#29707 15-Jan-2009 22:44

Hi All,

We have just moved to the pro plan (from go large) and whilst I have seen a speed increase in the upload, our download has remained basically the same.

According to some script somewhere using line attenuation and a loss of 13db per km I am approximately 2100m from exchange and should get around 16000mbps..

Here is current router info:

Item	Downstream	Upstream	Unit
SNR Margin	12	11	dB
Line Attenuation	28	14	dB
Data Rate	7892	1019	kbps

Any suggestions?

I recently installed a master filter and used cat5 to get from the line end of the filter to the modem but our house has old wiring from the demarc which will be a slight pain to change (home business) but as I said according to a few sites my speed should be much better.

Help greatly appreciated!

Chris

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#189900 15-Jan-2009 23:03

Is your exchange or cabinet ADSL2+ enabled?

You may want check here.

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#189902 15-Jan-2009 23:07

cokemaster: Is your exchange or cabinet ADSL2+ enabled?

You may want check here.

Great! This address is near an exchange which has already been upgraded with ADSL2+ technology.

Plus the modem is using ADSL2+ modulation: http://img352.imageshack.us/my.php?image=adsldb9.jpg

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#189903 15-Jan-2009 23:17

The Telecom website says April 2009 for my suburb but the below link from Chorus shows my cabinet is due for completion 19 January 2009

I live 50 metres from the local cabinet and have seen Chorus working on it so looks like the spreadsheet is a better indication.

I'm guessing the Telecom website has inflated the timeframes so people dont get carried away with expectations. Better to over estimate than under deliver

http://www.chorus.co.nz/f289,9367/9367_Website_Cabinet_Migration_Schedule.xls

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#189904 15-Jan-2009 23:22

chrisjunkie:
cokemaster: Is your exchange or cabinet ADSL2+ enabled?

You may want check here.

Great! This address is near an exchange which has already been upgraded with ADSL2+ technology.

Plus the modem is using ADSL2+ modulation: http://img352.imageshack.us/my.php?image=adsldb9.jpg

was just wondering, i have a 502t modem as well, but i dont have that particular modulation option in my settings?

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mine's on ADSL2+ Multi Mode.

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#189905 15-Jan-2009 23:26

So is mine but not connecting at that atm...

time for a restart but i know that yesterday it was at ADSL2+ modulation

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#189906 15-Jan-2009 23:28

ok so a restart gives me 10263 kbps... can it still be better?

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#189908 15-Jan-2009 23:35

chrisjunkie: but our house has old wiring from the demarc which will be a slight pain to change (home business) but as I said according to a few sites my speed should be much better.

Perhaps this could be your limiting factor?

Sorry I can't be of much more help.

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#189909 15-Jan-2009 23:36

It could well be and I will just have to try replacing it!

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#189919 16-Jan-2009 02:05

chrisjunkie: It could well be and I will just have to try replacing it!

Having talked to you in the the GZ IRC Channel last night, let us know how you get on. Good to see that an isolation test pulled your speed up to 10.5Mbits though.

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#189951 16-Jan-2009 10:28

munchkin:
chrisjunkie: It could well be and I will just have to try replacing it!

Having talked to you in the the GZ IRC Channel last night, let us know how you get on. Good to see that an isolation test pulled your speed up to 10.5Mbits though.

Didnt do an isolation test... just restarted the router

Even so I do still want to replace the crappy wire from the demarc!

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#189993 16-Jan-2009 13:05

Whoops, my mistake - sorry.

Do perform an isolation test, though. They're one of the most basic (yet effective) ways to see where a problem lies.

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#190045 16-Jan-2009 19:17

Hi,

I apologize for being slightly OT.

I checked for one of the local cabinets upgraded to ADSL2+. Yesterday it was at NO for migrated to ADSL2+. Today it is now YES :-)

That cabinet is TRV/F . I'm connected to TRV/K which is scheduled for this coming monday so i'm pretty excited to see what my synch speed will get to. I'm around 50 metres from it.
My friend gave me a Dynalink RTA1320. I tried it for a while and it synchs higher than the D-Link 502T. Put the D-Link back on because it didnt immediately co-exist with my wireless router but help from cyril on GZ sussed that.

Should i go to the Dynalink once the cabinet is upgraded or is the 502T enough?

I suggest using the Chorus spreadsheet to see what date your cabinet will be migrated because Telecom says April 2009 for most of my area!

Exchange	Cabinet	Suburb affected	Planned Migration Date	Cabinet Migrated?	Copper Feeder?
Te Rapa	TRV/B	Pukete	24-Nov-08	Yes	Yes
Te Rapa	TRV/C	St Andrews	26-Nov-08	Yes	Yes
Te Rapa	TRV/D	Pukete	28-Nov-08	Yes	Yes
Te Rapa	TRV/F	Nawton North, Te Rapa	15-Jan-09	Yes	Yes
*Te Rapa*	*TRV/K*	*Nawton North*	*19-Jan-09*	No	*Yes*
Te Rapa	TRV/Q	Flagstaff, Pukete	21-Jan-09	No	Yes
Te Rapa	TRV/AP	Flagstaff, Horotiu	29-Jan-09	No	Yes
Te Rapa	TRV/AJ	Burbush, Flagstaff, Horotiu, Te Rapa	30-Jan-09	No	No
Te Rapa	TRV/AT	Burbush, Nawton North, Whatawhata	02-Feb-09	No	Yes
Te Rapa	TRV/E	St Andrews	04-Feb-09	No	Yes
Te Rapa	TRV/N	Pukete	09-Feb-09	No	Yes
Te Rapa	TRV/G	Burbush, Nawton North, Te Rapa	11-Feb-09	No	Yes
Te Rapa	TRV/Z	Burbush, Te Rapa	13-Feb-09	No	Yes
Te Rapa	TRV/L	Flagstaff	16-Feb-09	No	Yes
Te Rapa	TRV/M	Beerescourt	18-Feb-09	No	Yes

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#190132 17-Jan-2009 09:58

I'm in Kohimarama and have seen the cabinet and the Chorus guys working on it.. Cant see anything in any of the spreadsheets though..

Help?

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#190135 17-Jan-2009 10:05

chrisjunkie: I'm in Kohimarama and have seen the cabinet and the Chorus guys working on it.. Cant see anything in any of the spreadsheets though..

Help?

I would say that only cabinets which have been upgraded in the last month or 2 as well as the ones which have yet to be migrated will be on that spreadsheet.

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#190136 17-Jan-2009 10:15

Oh ok that makes sense. Yesterday I drove past and two Chorus staff were loading it up with copper.

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