Activated now then please post info here

[Ciderman]

Order Date: 14/5/2008
New Connection: Yes
Router Arrived: 16/05/2008
Connection Due: 27/05/2008
Actually Connected: 27/05/2008
Up sync speed: I havent checked yet
Down sync speed: I havent checked yet
Distance from the exchange: No idea

[James H]

Sky Broadband Max
Order Date - 3rd June 2008
New Install
Router Arrived - 9th June
Connection Due - 12th June
Actually Connected - 12th June
Down speed - ~ 2900 kbps
Up speed - 416 kbps
Distance from exchange: 800 metres

Outcome: Probably going to regrade to Mid down the atrocious speeds, seems there's not much I can do about it as I'm in a block of flats!

[Ashaman Jay]

Sky Broadband Mid
Order Date - 17rd June 2008
New Install
Router Arrived - 19th June
Connection Due - 20th June
Actually Connected - 20th June
Down speed - ~ 5632 kbps
Up speed - 384 kbps
Distance from exchange: nae idea

I was told I'd get 5500 from sky and I did.

Then I plugged it into the master socket

Connection Speed 8096 kbps 384 kbps
Line Attenuation 37.0 db 21.5 db
Noise Margin 10.3 db 14.0 db



Need to get my max delays sorted. I'm gonna upgrade to max an see what happens if theres no change in connection speed when that gets sorted.

[mrvanx]

Product: Sky Max
Order Date: 17/6/2008
New Connection: No, Migration from Zen
Router Arrived: 20/05/2008
Connection Due: 26/06/2008
Actually Connected: 26/06/2008
Up sync speed: 7904 Kbit/s (44db Attenuation, 7.9db SNR)
Down sync speed: 768 Kbit/s (27.5db attenuation, 14db SNR)
Distance from the exchange: 1.5km (approx)

Works very well, i would have liked a faster sync speed however. Cant complain for £10

[Mystic Eddy]

Order Date: 19th June 2008
Migration: From BT
Router Arrived: 24th June 2008
Connection Due: 27th June 2008
Actually Connected: 30th June 2008
Up sync speed:764
Down sync speed:16381
Distance from exchange: 830m.

[RBD]

Sky broadband Mid
Order Date: 26th june 08
Migration: migration from orange with mac
Router Arrived: 30th june 08
Connection Due: 4th july 08
Actually Connected: 4th july 08
Up sync speed:384
Down sync speed:2656
Distance from exchange: 2.57km Straight line

[Moski]

Sky Broadband Max
Order Date - 1st July 2008
New Install
Router Arrived - 4th July
Connection Due - 9th July
Actually Connected - 9th July
Down speed - 6112 kbps (has been high as 8094)
Up speed - 768 kbps
Distance from exchange: 650 metres straightline

[Xeona]

This thread has not been updated in awhile.

Order Date: 1/10/2008 (*)
Package: Connect (@ £5/month)
New Connection: No. Migration from Pipex
Router Arrived: 21/10/2008
Connection Due: 27/10/2008
Actually Connected: 27/10/2008 (12:32PM GMT)
Up sync speed: 2944 kbps
Down sync speed: 448 kbps
Distance from the exchange: 1.56 kilometres

(*) I ordered sky Talk + Line rental at the same time, therefore, I had to wait for my sky line to be activated before my sky broadband order could be started.

[DDonnachie]

Order Date: 16/10/08
Connection: Migration from Pipex
Router Arrived: 21/10/08
Connection Due: 27/10/08
Actually Connected: 27/10/08
Up sync speed: 649
Down sync speed: 3480
Distance from the exchange: 847m

[gill501]

Order Date: 11/12/08
Package: Mid
New Connection: No. Migration from Orange
Router Arrived: 16/12/2008
Connection Due: 23/12/2008 (router proved to be faulty and was told another to be sent, received 30/12/08)
Actually Connected: 30/12/2008 6pm
Up sync speed: 3445 kbps
Down sync speed: 292 kbps
Distance from the exchange: 1 mile

Overall happy so far even after having no internet for 1 week due to the first router Sky sent being faulty. It's a shame there's no way to check the router before the connection date to save this time. Speeds about 500mbps faster than Orange.