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| Topic Started: Apr 11 2008, 12:30 PM (338 Views) | |
| Gee | Apr 11 2008, 12:30 PM Post #1 |
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Found a site that tells you how you may increase your broadband speed,I am currently getting 2MB on a 8MB connection. Basically one of the main problems is that there are too many wires connected in our phone sockets and you only need to have 2 wires connected. This guide will explain the rest. http://www.dslzoneuk.net/socket.php?type=interactive I've done it and everything seems to be still working (internet,phone), but it will take up to 3 days before I notice any changes and I'll let you know if there are any changes. Edited by Gee, Apr 11 2008, 12:32 PM.
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| Gee | Apr 11 2008, 12:47 PM Post #2 |
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Also the site is good for finding out other info, like how far away you are from the telephone exchange. I'm 1 mile away - 2MB on a 8MB connection - how fucking close do you have to be to get a decent connection speed? - inside the exchange? |
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| Deleted User | Apr 11 2008, 01:12 PM Post #3 |
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well i'm only a quarter of a mile away and barely get 1mb... bloody Tiscali!!! ^o) |
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| the mighty coco | Apr 11 2008, 04:36 PM Post #4 |
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770m as the crow flies seemingly, still only get 2.5 mb according to the speedtest. bt reckon it's a 4.5mb line(best i can get in the area) so i'll try some of the tips later and see how it goes. |
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| Gee | Apr 11 2008, 04:54 PM Post #5 |
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Also I would check your download speed through your router, rather than through a web site. Download speed through my router is 3MB |
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| The DeadlyCount | Apr 14 2008, 02:08 PM Post #6 |
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I'm defor gonna try this when i get home, my speed can go up to 2.5Mb but at peak time im luck to reach 0.5Mb and thats why i'm shit at COD4. I'm with Tiscali but think i'm gonna change to sky soon |
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| dodmaster | Mar 5 2009, 02:48 PM Post #7 |
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Gee, did you notice any difference with this? I'm considering trying this tonight. |
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| Gee | Mar 5 2009, 06:04 PM Post #8 |
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Forgot about this thread, It didn't make any difference that I could notice,so I wouldn't bother. |
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| dodmaster | Mar 5 2009, 06:08 PM Post #9 |
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hmnnn. okay fanx. am resigned to a dull night in again. no xboxlive, no tv and can't afford 90 quid for a fucking ripoff ticket for the killers tonight. the world's a big notwork bastard, tbh. even my work internet connection is pish! Edited by dodmaster, Mar 5 2009, 06:08 PM.
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| dodmaster | Mar 6 2009, 10:14 AM Post #10 |
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ah well in the end I did get three bars last night for a little while- after I logged into the router and blocked off my flatmate from secretly cyphoning off my broadband connection via wireless! Sneaky bastard figured out that he can get the wep key from the underside of the o2 router, but didn't have a wire in the back like he used to so I couldn't tell. So the router password's getting changed again tonight - after I spack him for 50 quid of 2 months' non-payment. And cheek. Not that it would make a huge difference to my connection but it will make me feel better. Bloody students. Edited by dodmaster, Mar 6 2009, 10:17 AM.
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| Johnny | Mar 6 2009, 10:36 AM Post #11 |
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Why don'y you set the mac addresses on your router mate to allow and disallow, thats what I had to do to stop some twat in my street bleeding my connection. |
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| dodmaster | Mar 6 2009, 02:13 PM Post #12 |
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my router doesn't let me do that with the mac without problems. I tried setting the disallow option but it crashed the router and I had to phone up o2 lastnight because it banned me too. doh. anyway a password only I know is good enough.
Edited by dodmaster, Mar 6 2009, 02:14 PM.
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| GingerElvis | Mar 6 2009, 06:38 PM Post #13 |
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Haha, well I er...work for BT Business Broadband Tech Support so any questions fire them over. :-D No lynching though please ;-) The iPlate works by 'cutting' off some now defunct wires within the telephone socket. Generally you can expect a 40% increase Anything over 6km from the Exchange and you'd be very lucky to get anything over 512Kbps PM me if you want me to look at your line (BT ISP only) or ask questions here if you want. :-) Edited by GingerElvis, Mar 6 2009, 06:39 PM.
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| the mighty coco | Mar 6 2009, 07:31 PM Post #14 |
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now ye fucking tell me, lol. throw out some free iplates then amigo. |
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| dodmaster | Mar 6 2009, 08:27 PM Post #15 |
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Ginger is this iPlate thing the same as removing the extra wires as linked above? And about my line speed - when I check any isp website when they test my line to check how much i can get, they all say 2mbps, even for adsl2+. I heard about something called 'low client areas' or whatever, and I think i'm in one of those. How could I tell? |
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| cybadaz | Mar 6 2009, 08:39 PM Post #16 |
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oh dear ....... it made me laff when sky told me not to use a phone extension cable as the extra length will cause a slow down in connection speeds ................................... i said i dont see an extra 10 feet of wire on what could already be a 1mile journey can make any difference ...... the only problem is in the connectors used , so long as they are good connections then dont worry |
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| GingerElvis | Mar 6 2009, 08:46 PM Post #17 |
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Haha nice try. BT is actually made up of about 100 seperate companies and the red tape between them is astounding. Gonna have to give yourself a fright and get your wallet out! The iPlate only works with certain kinds of socket though. The only one it works with is if your's looks like a regular socket with the connection in the middle but a 'line' across the middle and two screws either side of the connection. Take out the screws and you'll find another connection marked "Test", that's where the wires are 'cut'. Coco, you might be only a short distance 'as the crow flies' but the cable will not go directly to the Exchange, typically following streets or infrastructure trenches. PM me your Broadband number if you want to know how far exactly. Forgot to mention, BT are rolling out 20Mb Broadband over the next 12 months by upgrading thier Exchange equipment. You can see when BT plans to upgrade your exchange by going to Sam Knows, input your Broadband telephone number, select the Exchange then scroll down. What you're looking for is under the heading "BT Wholesale Information". Look at the date next to "21CN WBC status:". Don't expect it to be next week though :-) Apologies for the Big Wall Of Text. |
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| the mighty coco | Mar 6 2009, 08:51 PM Post #18 |
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i've just changed from bt to plusnet, which bt own. i'm 500m from the exchange and we're getting upgraded march 2010. I have one of those sockets but it's not the one where my router goes, does that make a difference? |
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| GingerElvis | Mar 6 2009, 08:54 PM Post #19 |
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Dod, I've certainly never heard of "low client areas". A major factor in BB speed is the distance to the Exchange. If you are in a low populated area, your exchange may be far away, that's the only thing I can suppose they mean. As far as my knowledge goes, it is just a case of snipping a wire, although I'd never recommend it as if you damage your socket, you run the risk of doing permanent damage and BT call out charges aren't cheap!!! If you feel you want to have a go, spend some time researching the I-Plate and how it works first :-) |
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| GingerElvis | Mar 6 2009, 08:57 PM Post #20 |
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Coco, we've had no official brief yet on the I-Plate (it's only been on the market a couple of months) but as I understand it, yes you could see a benefit. As with any extension socket with the same number needs a microfilter, the I-Plate cuts interference from the defunct copper wire. Again, have a proper look into it though first. |
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| dodmaster | Mar 6 2009, 09:10 PM Post #21 |
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Cheers Ginge, I've had a looksee into the iplate and it turns out i don't have the right BT NTE5 socket - it certainly doesn't look like it to me anyway, but it does have bt on it in a circle in the topleft. I'm actually dead on 1 mile from my exchange and on IP Stream O2 Access, which is pure murder atm. Knowing my luck with these internets it won't be worth my while. I've got a defunct socket in my room and I'm taking that apart atm. The bell wires are still there so I reckon i'll hack about at the 'main' one after. |
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| GingerElvis | Mar 6 2009, 09:13 PM Post #22 |
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Dod, also mate, forgot to mention. If you haven't already change your wireless security from WEP to WPA. With no knowledge and the right software, a mate of mine hacked a WEP in under 20 minutes. WPA hasn't been broken - yet. 
Edited by GingerElvis, Mar 6 2009, 09:15 PM.
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| the mighty coco | Mar 6 2009, 09:19 PM Post #23 |
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this is handy having our own tech support on hand. pity bt are a bunch of cunts(as meaty would say) no offense matey. haha. my main gripe with my bt connection was latency on the line which has been getting worse all the time. i've done a test on speedtest.net and my ping has more than halved since i swapped over this afternoon. i'm hoping that once the connection has settled down a bit this will drop even further. the tech support files on plusnet have all sorts of tests i can run to help pinpoint any probs and get it sorted. better leave it for 7 days to kinda settle down 1st tho. |
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| dodmaster | Mar 6 2009, 09:34 PM Post #24 |
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right I'll deal with security after. I got to do something about this shit connection first. I just don't think this iPlate thing will work on my socket. I only have one, so it has to be the master socket but it doesn't look like the one the iplate's designed for. my ping is 150 and the router says it's connected at 448kbps up, 3200 down. Like fuck it is lol. I can't even load up speedtest! |
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| GingerElvis | Mar 6 2009, 09:56 PM Post #25 |
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www.speedtest.net isn't really the best place to test your speed as the results are effected by server loads. As for latency, and this goes for any ADSL ISP, there are two types of data transmission: Fast-Mode and Interleaving. Every connection as standard is set to Interleaving. Basically this is where the data automatically tests for consistency which cuts down on transmission errors. The result is a more stable connection but as a result, slower. Think of this as drinking through a straw. Fast-Mode is ideal for gamers (know any?). Basically, you're given a whole bunch of data and told to sort it out. Transmission errors are more likely but as the data isn't being 'filtered' a faster connection can result. Think of this as having a drink thrown over you with your mouth open. Worst case is you get an intermittant dropped connection, as soon as you report that, your ISP will change you back to Interleaving. I would only recommend Fast-Mode to people with short lines (<2km max), the longer the line the more errors naturally occur (which is why people with short lines have better connections). Have a chat with your ISP, it shouldn't be too hard to swap them around. |
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| B00mer182 | Mar 6 2009, 10:03 PM Post #26 |
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Ginge you in for some shit now boy.... |
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| GingerElvis | Mar 6 2009, 10:04 PM Post #27 |
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Dod, BT (and I assume your ISP too) globally limits upstream transmission 448Kbps. The only way to change this is to buy something called SDSL but we don't need to go into that. Whatever your router is synced at, that's the speed it's getting. If you're getting slower than that, whatever is your side of the router is causing it. Piggy-backed wireless connections, radio-inteference are two major contributors. Change your WEP to WPA and change your wireless channel. WiFi runs on radio waves so think of all the things that effect your old radio! Changing channel changes the frequency and will with any luck, give you a faster connection. One of the things that people overlook with wireless connections is how well your wireless adapter works with your router. Have a look on the old tinterweb. I remember reading a magazine test and basically the difference between the worst and best performing adapter was 2Mbps! |
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| the mighty coco | Mar 6 2009, 10:07 PM Post #28 |
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lol, somebody stuck in at the training day... yeah plusnet offer the service of switching interleaving off in the member center dashboard. have to raise a ticket to get it back on if it fucks up. also they prioritise games traffic so any other useage shouldn't slow down game performance. we'll see. |
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| GingerElvis | Mar 6 2009, 10:13 PM Post #29 |
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Haha, right you feckers. BT Call Out Charge - £95 Work/hr x2 - £90 Total --- £275 I'll take cash please :140 |
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| dodmaster | Mar 6 2009, 10:19 PM Post #30 |
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lmao. and you still expect a cup of tea? ok i've changed to wpa and am going to hop through the channels this weekend to test connectivity, but tbh I think the router is lying to me about my speed, considering the furore over at o2.forums Edited by dodmaster, Mar 6 2009, 10:24 PM.
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| GingerElvis | Mar 6 2009, 10:21 PM Post #31 |
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Milk, no sugar. And those Digestives look nice :-) |
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| GingerElvis | Mar 6 2009, 10:54 PM Post #32 |
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Last one I promise. How good is the quality of your line? When you use the phone can you hear a hissing or are ppl distant or quiet? Noise is caused by excessive voltage on the line (which is used to 'push' sound down the line). The more voltage the more likely it is that the BB signal will be poor. The same is true with faint transmissions (calls). Low voltage means there isn't enough voltage to push the BB down the line. In most cases this will be need to be logged with BT or whoever your phone operator is. |
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| Johnny | Mar 7 2009, 01:02 PM Post #33 |
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Any guys on here Virgin Media engineers by chance ???? |
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| the mighty coco | Mar 7 2009, 02:08 PM Post #34 |
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i can be a virgin engineer if needed ;) |
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| Johnny | Mar 7 2009, 02:14 PM Post #35 |
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ok, there is a way of boosting my speed without extra payout to VM, how is this done please?? |
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| the mighty coco | Mar 7 2009, 03:45 PM Post #36 |
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sorry i thought you were on about the sacrificial type virgin. i know how to get more speed out of them. |
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| GingerElvis | Mar 7 2009, 08:10 PM Post #37 |
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Johnny, I've heard rumours of a frequency you can add to the router to 'unlock' your line to the maximum allowable. To be honest, i've never seen it done and nobody seems to be tell me what that freq is. I think it's a bit of an urban myth. Have a look around though if you've got a couple of hours spare. Like I say, it's a frequency you can apparently input into your router. Just to add, i've had friends and i've done it before too, moan to VM that you wanna leave and for the most part they'll put you on 20-30mb if you aren't already Edited by GingerElvis, Mar 7 2009, 08:12 PM.
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| Johnny | Mar 7 2009, 08:17 PM Post #38 |
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Cool mate thanks for the info, I'm on 2MB at the mo, will give them a ring and see if they give me free 20 MB for a month...cheers |
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| GingerElvis | Mar 7 2009, 08:28 PM Post #39 |
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I've heard a rumour that VM are upgrading all 2mb to 10mb - link to follow in a mo if i can find it again. http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=14589 |
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| Johnny | Mar 7 2009, 08:35 PM Post #40 |
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W00t W00p thats fucking brill news |
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