Activated now then please post info here

[CheekyLad]

Ordered: 1st September
Migration from PlusNet 2Mb
Router Arrived: 5th September
Connection Due: 12th September
Actually Connected: 12th September
Up sync speed: 764 Kbps
Down sync speed: 15323 Kbps

Line Att: Down 25.5db Up 13db
SNR: Down 12.3db Up 13db

Speedtest: ADSLGuide : 12.3Mb down, 0.6Mb up

Aluminium phone line, not copper !!

[bardo]

Order Date: 01/09/2006
Migration from Eclipse
Router Arrived: 04/09/2006
Connection Due: 12/09/2006
Actually Connected: 13/09/2006
Up sync speed: 766 kbps
Down sync speed: 15323 kbps

Actual down/up speeds 8444kbps/638kbps (Speedtest.net London server)

[stu44y]

Order Date:30/8/06 (Max)
Migrationfrom Plusnet IPSTREAM 2000
Router Arrived:4/9/06
Connection Due:11/09/06
Actually Connected:11/09/06
Up sync speed:766 Kbps
Down sync speed:15323 Kbps

[skullkid]

Order Date: last August
Migration: Pipex to Sky
Router Arrived: 2/9/06
Connection Due: 13/9/06
Actually Connected: 14/9/06
Up sync speed: 766 kbps
Down sync speed: 12295 kbps
Exchange Distance: 0.8 mi (about 2 mins)

Line Attenuation 37.5 db 20.8 db
Noise Margin 7.2 db 9.7 db

My Exchange:
http://www.samknows.com/broadband/ex...hp?ecode=WMLON

My Noise Margin was 28db 29db on pipex
so is the sky Noise Margin at 7.2 db 9.7 db low and is that a good thing or a bad thing?

[whitedot]

Order Date 30 August 2006
Migration from Tiscali 1mb
Router Arrived: 9 September 2006
Connection Due 11 September 2006
Actually Connected 14 September 2006
Up sync speed 766 kbps
Down sync speed 3540 kbps

3km from exchange so the speed is normal I suppose.

Order Date : 31st August
Migrated: From Plusnet
Router Arrived 14th September (After a lot of hassle and telephone calls)
Connection Due: 11th Spetember
Actually Connected: 12th September (Lack of router left me 2 days without net)
Down Sync 5696
Up Sync 448

[youravinalarrrf]

Jul 26 Registered interest with Sky.
Aug 8 Got email saying I would receive more info in 2 weeks.
Aug 24 Got email saying I could sign up with my BAND code.
Aug 29 Asked for MAC code from Pipex amazingly received it same day!!!!
Aug 29 Phoned up sky, gave them my BAND code and also my MAC
code they said 5 days for router and up to 12 days for activation.
Aug 29 Ordered Ethernet card for my PC
Sept 1 Router arrived.
Sept 2 Letter with activation date going to be on Sept 8 arrived.
Sept 2 Letter with username arrived.
Sep 8 Line should be activated. It wasn't
Sep 8 Rang Sky for update - wait till midnight blaa blaa blaa
Sep 9 Rang Sky for update - didn't have a clue - told to ring back
Sep 9 Rang Sky for update - put through to provisisioning - didn't have a clue - told me to ring BT?!?!? - told them that was their job and to ring me back with an answer or I would cancel!!! Promised to call within 48 hours - they didn't
Sep 9 Checked BT Tracker revised date for 15 Sep now showing
Sep 10 - Sep 14 Decided it was a waste of time and money talking to Sky anymore - still no return call from Provisioning as promised.
Sep 15 As if by magic finally connected as per BT Tracker - all working OK but I have a low SNR problem to sort - probably internal wiring.

Mid Package
Up sync speed:385 Kbps
Down sync speed:3376 Kbps
Line Attenuation 53.5 db 32.4 db
Noise Margin 7.1 db 19.5 db
1.78km from the exchange

Update 22nd September

I've just bought and fitted the ADSL Nation XTE-2005 Master Faceplate

New Stats

Mid Package
Sync Speed Down:5235 Kbps Up:380 Kbps
Line Attenuation Down:53.5 db Up:32.3 db
Noise Margin Down:7.2 db Up:20.3 db
1.78km from the exchange

[gabbler]

mid package
order date 29th aug
migrated from orange
router arrived 1st sep
connection due 8th sep
actually connected 15th sep
up sync speed 385kbps
down sync speed 8190kbps

Ordered Sky BB Mid package: 8th September
Migrated from: BT Broadband upto 2mb Package
Router Arrived: 10th September
Connection Due: 15th September
Actually Connected: 16th September
Up sync speed: 6455 kbps
Down sync speed: 385 kbps

Comments: Fairly quick setup, although bt was reluctant to give me my mac code lol