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#211688 6-Apr-2017 23:50
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Hi I have overseas parents who have extremely slow internet. It could well be in need of a master filter. But before murdering us, could you please comment on these data

 

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                                                   Downstream             Upstream
SNR Margin:                                          42.8               24.8 db
Line Attenuation:                                     9.3                2.1 db
Data Rate:                                              3072             509 kbps
Max Rate:                                              26708            1192 kbps
CRC:                                                       24                7

 


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  #1757887 7-Apr-2017 05:25
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first question is why is the SNR so high? they have pretty good attenuation at 9dB so should have good speed if the SNR was better. in NZ on ADSL it would be somewhere less than 12dB normally

 

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  #1757978 7-Apr-2017 10:02
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Without knowing the location, I would suggest that the sync rate is artificially set at 3000/500 by their ISP.


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  #1757991 7-Apr-2017 10:13
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RunningMan:

 

Without knowing the location, I would suggest that the sync rate is artificially set at 3000/500 by their ISP.

 

 

I'm turning red in the face.

 

Just found out they are using a BB service capped at 1 Mbps/ 300 kbps ... !

 

*bangs head against the wall




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  #1757997 7-Apr-2017 10:17
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Quite an easy fix then - just give more money to the ISP money-mouth


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  #1757998 7-Apr-2017 10:18
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Wow what a crap plan. Guess it must be cheap or something. What do they use it for?





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  #1758011 7-Apr-2017 10:28
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richms:

 

Wow what a crap plan. Guess it must be cheap or something. What do they use it for?

 

 

Worse than crap. Not exactly cheap either!


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Wow, that stinks of the bad-ol-day's in New Zealand before Telecom quivered in fear of the Commerce Commission. I didn't know such intentionally rubbish plans still existed in the developed world.

 

Do they live on an island somewhere, serviced via satellite?


 
 
 

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  #1758064 7-Apr-2017 12:07
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RunningMan:

 

Without knowing the location, I would suggest that the sync rate is artificially set at 3000/500 by their ISP.

 

 

 

 

was my first guess seeing the sync rates too..

 

 

 

aus commonly do the same thing, remember not all countries do FS/FS





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  #1758075 7-Apr-2017 12:20
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hio77:

RunningMan:


Without knowing the location, I would suggest that the sync rate is artificially set at 3000/500 by their ISP.



 


was my first guess seeing the sync rates too..


 


aus commonly do the same thing, remember not all countries do FS/FS



Thanks that explains the sync rate being so much lower than attainable

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  #1758077 7-Apr-2017 12:21
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Quite an easy fix then - just give more money to the ISP money-mouth



Yes. Should've asked them about their "broadband" plan before looking into the modem stats

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