Should I upgrade to VDSL with these stats?

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Uncle

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# 157611 6-Dec-2014 10:45

I'm on a brand new connection with CAT5e cabling (but can connect the model directly to the patch panel or incoming phone line). The VDSL and ADSL plans are the same price so I was wondering if I could attempt to upgrade but from what I've read I may be a bit too far away from the exchange. I'm not too worried about getting better down, its the up bandwidth I want.

Any help would be appreciated. (Apologies if this is in the wrong forum).

Thanks

Stats from ASUS DSL-N55U modem

Modulation : ADSL2+
Annex Mode : Annex A/L
Line State : up
Lan Tx : 96437
Lan Rx : 75746
ADSL Tx : 74071
ADSL Rx : 94957
CRC Down : 0
CRC Up : 0
FEC Down : 0
FEC Up : 5
HEC Down : 0
HEC Up : 0
SNR Up : 12.5
SNR Down : 11.7
Line Attenuation Up : 14.0
Line Attenuation Down : 18.6
Data Rate Up : 925
Data Rate Down : 16715

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# 1189815 6-Dec-2014 11:02

If it's mainly the up throughput you want, then yes I'd say go for it.

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# 1189820 6-Dec-2014 11:14

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The downstream attenuation is well over the 10.8dB usual limit, so in all likelihood Chorus will decline the order.

Uncle

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# 1189833 6-Dec-2014 11:25

Oh ok. So there is a hard limit for acceptance. There's just a few conflicting articles around the place that have opposing views. Thought my connection might be on the boundary. Would my connection potential be worse if I were accepted?

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# 1189834 6-Dec-2014 11:31

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RunningMan: The downstream attenuation is well over the 10.8dB usual limit, so in all likelihood Chorus will decline the order.

They barely follow that rule anymore.

I would upgrade just for the upstream.

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# 1189835 6-Dec-2014 11:43

RunningMan: The downstream attenuation is well over the 10.8dB usual limit, so in all likelihood Chorus will decline the order.

Sbiddle mentioned in other thread that this imaginary limit has long gone.

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# 1189840 6-Dec-2014 12:14

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nakedmolerat:
RunningMan: The downstream attenuation is well over the 10.8dB usual limit, so in all likelihood Chorus will decline the order.

Sbiddle mentioned in other thread that this imaginary limit has long gone.

It's seems it's still official policy, but there are clearly VDSL2 installs occurring that exceed this.

Uncle

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# 1189898 6-Dec-2014 14:21

Hmm, might give it a go, will post back how it goes. Thanks for the replies

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# 1189900 6-Dec-2014 14:24

sbiddle:
nakedmolerat:
RunningMan: The downstream attenuation is well over the 10.8dB usual limit, so in all likelihood Chorus will decline the order.

Sbiddle mentioned in other thread that this imaginary limit has long gone.

It's seems it's still official policy, but there are clearly VDSL2 installs occurring that exceed this.

This.

Almost seems to be potluck if it will go through or not!

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# 1189914 6-Dec-2014 16:09

hio77: Almost seems to be potluck if it will go through or not!

I got VDSL installed with an ADSL downstream attenuation of 19.1.

Despite a proper VDSL install (with master filter, Cat6 cable run, and dedicated RJ45 jack) I only got ADSL download speeds and only slightly improved upload speeds.
So I went back to ADSL2.

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# 1189915 6-Dec-2014 16:10

Sideface:
hio77: Almost seems to be potluck if it will go through or not!

I got VDSL installed with an ADSL downstream attenuation of 19.1.

Despite a proper VDSL install (with master filter, Cat6 cable run, and dedicated RJ45 jack) I only got ADSL download speeds and only slightly improved upload speeds.
So I went back to ADSL2.

Yep, for you it didnt go so well. but they still tried it.

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