Problem that has just got worse

[I_Hate_Sky_Awnsers]

Thanks, Do you know if Sky have a gaming profile?? They supposedly put me on it before, When they found out that I have a PS3. They told me that it means that less errors will build up.

When I asked about it after they told me that there isn't a gamer profile and that i'm not on a profile??

If there is one!! Would I be better on or off it?

Before my recent problem the best speed that I have ever had is about 1.2MB. A BT engineer told me that he is surprised that I get 1MB. I don't know where I stand in asking them to make my speed better. Are they fobbing me off or is that (1.2MB) the best I can really get?

They told me that my speed is headlining at 2MB. Earlier when I was on the phone to Sky they put it up to 8MB but they said it made no difference.

I feel like my hands are tied because I don't know the technical ins and outs of it all.

If you have been told that you are not on a profile then it just means that you are on a DSLAM were the speed can be manually set.

Only ISAM's have profiles were the settings can only be chosen from a list.

Either way a gamer profile is just settling your max delays to 8ms.

Don't no why you were told it would reduce errors as it is more likely to increase the number of errors that builds on your line.

What it will do is reduce your ping times and therefore you will experience less lag when gaming on line in theory. If your line starts to build too many errors you will then start to experience packet loss which is worse than a slightly higher ping time.

Before doing anything we need to make sure that your setup is perfect as a gamer profile with poor setup will result in packet loss. Once your setup has been corrected and the line needs re-profiled you will have to give sky a call to change the profile at which time a gamer profile/8ms max delay can be set.

Your hands are not tied as we can tell you the technical ins and outs.

The reason that setting the line at 8 didn't help is because you line is unable to handle the speed and therefore errors will likely be created, therefore reducing your throughput speed.

They also should have used the term access as opposed to headline as the headline speed for LLU packages is 20Mb

Would it be possible to post the test socket stats anyway? There likely won't be a speed increase but an increase in the SNR, which is what we are looking for.

[Isitme]

The reason your attenuation figure has dropped is that you are now on G.DMT. When a line is set to ADSL2+ it shows the full attenuation, in your case 70+dbs. The maximum that will be shown when a line is on G.DMT is 63.5dbs.

What you need to do is call Sky and ask to be put through to CST as you are not happy with your speed. If Tier 1 say you are getting as much as you can, tell them, with all due respect, that you do not believe that and would like passed to CST. If you get hold of a decent agent there he/she should be able to get your speed up to 1.5Mb+.

[I_Hate_Sky_Awnsers]

The reason your attenuation figure has dropped is that you are now on G.DMT. When a line is set to ADSL2+ it shows the full attenuation, in your case 70+dbs. The maximum that will be shown when a line is on G.DMT is 63.5dbs.

What you need to do is call Sky and ask to be put through to CST as you are not happy with your speed. If Tier 1 say you are getting as much as you can, tell them, with all due respect, that you do not believe that and would like passed to CST. If you get hold of a decent agent there he/she should be able to get your speed up to 1.5Mb+.

Tell them to use pacman to check as EALS will say you are currently getting more than your max, always does.

Most of Tier 1 have now lost LAMA access so will probs need put through to CST.

[playwithfire]

thx people I'll try got bt openreach coming tomorrow hopefully"But doubt" it will get fixed. try to keep you updated. And thx again

[Isitme]

I could almost bet that BTO will find nothing wrong. Your line needs properly configured by Sky, that is the only way you will get an improvement.

[I_Hate_Sky_Awnsers]

I could almost bet that BTO will find nothing wrong. Your line needs properly configured by Sky, that is the only way you will get an improvement.

Agree that its probably going to come back line shows right when tested

Let us know how you get on.

[playwithfire]

Hi, Still waiting for the engineer to come, I just had a look at the speed again and noticed that the attenuation has gone up to 80.5db, Not seen it that high before. Also, The noise margin fluctuates consistently from around 10db to 11.5db. Should it do that? It refreshes every 10 seconds and the number is different just about every time.

I'll let you know what happens when they come.

If you are both right and the line is fine, Sky will probably just send another engineer out. Sky/BT seem to just pass the buck between each other.

[Isitme]

I just had a look at the speed again and noticed that the attenuation has gone up to 80.5db

It looks like you have been put back on ADSL2+

Post your stats and we will see.

[playwithfire]

On my phone right now so can't put stats on. Guessing that you are right though.

[I_Hate_Sky_Awnsers]

The noise margin fluctuates consistently from around 10db to 11.5db. Should it do that? It refreshes every 10 seconds and the number is different just about every time.

That amount of fluctuation is normal especially at the weekend when the line can pick up interference from other lines.

The attenuation of around 80 just means that you are on ADSL2+ and have a line length of around 6km. Although i have seen longer lines with lower attenuation.