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On 21 Oct 2013, at 16:11, Neil Winchurst wrote: > On 21/10/13 15:46, Gordon Henderson wrote: >> >> IME routers are the lest likely thing to go wrong for the scenario you >> describe. >> >> However, you need to work out if it's the line sync speed thats dropping >> or just the fact that you're using a crap ISP with an overloaded network >> that's causing the slow-down. >> >> So login to the modem and check the actual line sync speed. Forget >> speedtest.net, downloading youtube, the first thing you need to do is >> work out the line sync speed. > I have checked in the router stats, download speed 14178 kbps, attenuation 21.0 db > and line margin 9.0 db. Is that what you mean? Sounds like the number Gordon had in mind. Mine calls it "Downstream rate" Either ways if that is stable when the problem occurs, it is unlikely to be router/line quality, more likely to be simple congestion (your end, your line, or at the ISP end). BT as far as I can tell largely over provision most of this stuff, so whilst they don't guarantee that cheap ADSL services won't be congested in their equipment, I've never seen the issue rest with BTs provisioning. BT line quality yes, BT plugging the wrong wire into the wrong box, but not actually the bottleneck because too many people are using it being in BT kit. That said a good ISP will check for you if you report a problem, as they can see some changes to the line rate from the BT kit. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq