Moving To Sky Broadband Unlimited

[Exdee]

Between 14-16 Mb on ADSL2+ if it's a decent line.

[timc]

Between 14-16 Mb on ADSL2+ if it's a decent line.

Well an ADSL attenuation of 10dB will be probably be 13dB for ADSL2+ in which case 18-20 meg is more likely. My 31.5dB Attenuation gives me 15.5meg as it is.

[Isitme]

Well an ADSL attenuation of 10dB will be probably be 13dB for ADSL2+ in which case 18-20 meg is more likely. My 31.5dB Attenuation gives me 15.5meg as it is.

That is upstream, the downstream is 25dbs, which will become 26-27db.

[Exdee]

Loop loss is the attenuation. You are looking at his snr margin.

[timc]

Yep just realised that.

[rozel]

Between 14-16 Mb on ADSL2+ if it's a decent line.

Based on the fact that I'm getting 7.3/7.5 Mbps at the mo, I will be more than pleased, especially as I will have an "Umlimited" service and a subscription £8 pm less than what I am paying at present.

Thanks for your help - much appreciated

roz

[Isitme]

Remember we quote sync speeds here, you actual download will be 10-15% lower. You should still have almost double the download speed you have and it will always be there, not just when BT feel like giving you it.

[rozel]

Yes thanks, I appreciate that. At the outset, I based my switch to Sky on the potential of getting at least 10Mbps. Anything over that will be a bonus. I have enjoyed great service from my existing provider (Entanet) and will move back to them in a flash, if I do not get the minimum of !0Mbps, which Sky have quoted me. I doubt though that I will have problems, although I do forsee some issues with my extensive home network using Sky's router.

I am thinking now, that once everything has settled down and assuming I am enjoying faster speeds, to marry up my Netgear WNR3500 Router with Sky's, putting the latter into some form of "Modem Only" mode. That way I know I will get great wireless coverage and Gigabit Ethernet speeds.

I hope this will be a possibilty when the time comes. Otherwise I will utilise my existing setup completely, my existing Netgear DG834G v3 and WNR3500, which work perfectly right now.

roz

[Scubbie]

I am thinking now, that once everything has settled down and assuming I am enjoying faster speeds, to marry up my Netgear WNR3500 Router with Sky's, putting the latter into some form of "Modem Only" mode. That way I know I will get great wireless coverage and Gigabit Ethernet speeds.

As mentioned previously, you could do this quite easily.

Should you need to know how to configure the Sky router, then please feel free to see the thread linked below. whilst the guide is aimed at adding the D-Link DIR613, the process is the same.

http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/askin...nk-dir613.html

IMHO it would cause you the least amount of disruption as effectively you are just changing one 'Modem' for another and your own Netgear would remain in control of your LAN.

[rozel]

Thanks again Scubbie - I will follow the guide as and when.

Problem is at the mo, that if I ultimately think it would be sensible to keep using my DG834G v3 in Modem Only Mode, I don't know how to log into it to change whatever settings I need to change for Sky's service. I am told that it's impossible once you have changed it over from Modem/Router mode (what it was designed for) to Modem Only mode, as it is now. I certainly cannot login to it now to check my line's stats for example, as previously stated. The Netgear forums say it's difficult but not impossible - we'll see.

roz