BeThere Vs BT Broadband.

[Hixxey]

Since getting BT broadband two years ago my speed has slowly gone from 150kb/s (1.5 Meg) to around 80kb/s (0.8 Meg!) and thats with "up to 8meg".

I am thinking of getting Be There. But will my speeds increase?

It uses LLU instead of ADSL.

Here is some technical info for anyone who understands it.

DSL Connection

Link Information

Uptime:0 days, 2:01:56

Modulation:G.992.1 annex A

Bandwidth (Up/Down) [kbps/kbps]:448 / 1,280

Data Transferred (Sent/Received) [MB/MB]:19.93 / 103.06

Output Power (Up/Down) [dBm]:12.0 / 16.0

Line Attenuation (Up/Down) [dB]:26.0 / 48.0

SN Margin (Up/Down) [dB]:19.0 / 13.0

Vendor ID (Local/Remote):TMMB / TSTC

Loss of Framing (Local/Remote):0 / 0

Loss of Signal (Local/Remote):0 / 0

Loss of Power (Local/Remote):0 / 0

Loss of Link (Remote):0

Error Seconds (Local/Remote):0 / 0

FEC Errors (Up/Down):0 / 33,159

CRC Errors (Up/Down):0 / 19

HEC Errors (Up/Down):0 / 15

Line Profile:Interleaved

 

[FiXX]

not with that sn margin and attentuation, you obviously have had a lot of disconnects and bt have increased it to 13, ideal is 6, but when changing isp's it will be reset

 

[Hixxey]

not with that sn margin and attentuation, you obviously have had a lot of disconnects and bt have increased it to 13, ideal is 6, but when changing isp's it will be reset

Thanks for the reply but what does that mean?

 

[DeeKay86]

ADSL will use BT's network. LLU (local loop unbundling) is where BT lets other ISP's use their network (because of Ofcom saying BT has to allow competitors to use its network so they can compete!).

Anyways, you must be far from your exchange mate, not much you can do right now on ADSL then seeing as we are slowly reaching the point of 'fibre to the home', but thats still a couple of years from now.

Oh, I work for BT by the way.

Anyways, as much as I hate to say it, you may need to go with Virgin Media if you really want faster Broadband.

They have fibre to cabs and then coax to your house... will get much faster speeds with them for now.

Hope that helps.

 

[FiXX]

you would get a faster line than current with a 6bd sn margin, your attenuation is only 48 down. At my old house i had a 61 db line attenuation and i still managed a 3 meg line easy with 6db s/n

 

[H182]

Should be able to go higher, but it might not be very stable.