Vodafone business adsl line speed

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Escay

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#150545 26-Jul-2014 11:42

Hi,

I've been a customer with Vodafone business, are there any Vodafone techs in here that can help check my line.

The building I'm in is quite old. So I'm not sure if it's affecting my speeds. But currently I only get about 5Mb down speeds. As I'm using the standard Vodafone router I have no idea what the attenuation is. If it's because of my location or maybe the wiring is the problem.

It's really difficult to wait for support while I'm here at the business as I need the line. So if anyone could drop me a PM or leave a comment and I can pm you the details would be much appreciated.

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#1096042 26-Jul-2014 11:42

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Most of the problems with speed are likely to be related to internal wiring issues. Read this discussion to find out more about this. Your ISP is not intentionally slowing you down today (unless you are on a managed plan). Also if this is the school holidays it's likely you will notice slower than usual speed due to more users online.

A master splitter is required for VDSL2 and in most cases will improve speeds on DSL connections. Regular disconnections can be a monitored alarm or a set top box trying to connect. If there's an alarm connected to your line even if you don't have an alarm contract it may still try to connect so it's worth checking.

I recommend you read these two blog posts:

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#1096059 26-Jul-2014 11:47

I can take a look at your address and make a guess of what you should be getting.
PM me the info.
If you can also test other jack points and see if that differs.

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#1096212 26-Jul-2014 16:11

Approx where are you located?

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#1096215 26-Jul-2014 16:13

johnr: Approx where are you located?

Already been looked into. He is on the very edge being fed from the Mount Eden exchange. No cabinet available.

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#1096217 26-Jul-2014 16:14

Mt Eden area is known for slow speed and no cabinets,

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#1096221 26-Jul-2014 16:16

johnr: Mt Eden area is known for slow speed and no cabinets,

Most of that area is not cabinetised. But not known for speed issues. UCLL customers on red network get decent speeds.

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#1096222 26-Jul-2014 16:18

If close enough to the exchange

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#1096223 26-Jul-2014 16:19

johnr: If close enough to the exchange

6dB SNR on average copper gets 10Mb/s+ up to 35dB attenuation. In theory when it was being marked up on where to throw cabinets, The areas that got them were around 30dB and higher. Steve Biddle could comment more on the cabinetisation.

I would suggest that the OP does look at a fault but the line is most likely at its max.

Escay

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#1096224 26-Jul-2014 16:21

Tima gave me a quick check on the address, said the attentuation was 36db, so I'm guessing the speed I'm getting could be close to the maximum. Don't understand why somewhere so central can have such poor speeds.

My home isn't far away, connected to the Remuera exchange also gets pretty depressing speeds.

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#1096226 26-Jul-2014 16:22

Escay: Tima gave me a quick check on the address, said the attentuation was 36db, so I'm guessing the speed I'm guessing is about the maximum. Don't understand why somewhere so central can have such poor speeds.

My home isn't far away, connected to the Remuera exchange also gets pretty depressing speeds.

Doesnt seem right but its just how copper works.
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