New to Sky Broadband Max, I need some help...

[jonathanen]

Hi everybody!! I have both Sky+ Box & standard Sky box with all 6 mixes entertainment package as well with all Sky Movies channels & Sky Sports channels, Sky Talk Unlimited & Sky Broadband Max Package all installed on Wednesday 9th May. Sky customer services told me that my BT phone line accepts up to 13.8 MB. After I have a lot of research about getting the detailed modem statistics from the Internet. I'm 960 metres away (approx 965 metres) from Maida Vale exchange (as the crow flies). I think that I'm capped to 6 MB on ADSL2+ mode. Am I right? I need your help how to improve my download speed up to 16MB. Shall I contact Sky to uncapped my line? But how? I'll really appreciate it, if you help me.

Anyway, here are my modem statistics as follows:

/usr/sbin/adslctl: ADSL driver and PHY status
Status: Showtime Channel: FAST, Upstream rate = 764 Kbps, Downstream rate = 6695 Kbps
Link Power State: L0
Mode: ADSL2+
Channel: Fast
Trellis: ON
Line Status: No Defect
Training Status: Showtime
Down Up
SNR (dB): 7.0 12.0
Attn(dB): 31.5 19.1
Pwr(dBm): 0.0 12.4
Max(Kbps): 6832 864
Rate (Kbps): 6695 764
G.dmt framing
K: 14(0) 24
R: 10 16
S: 16 8
D: 64 8
ADSL2 framing
MSGc: 59 68
B: 13 23
M: 16 8
T: 15 1
R: 10 16
S: 1.0654 7.7037
L: 1757 216
D: 64 8
Counters
SF: 1855211 1855209
SFErr: 55 2
RS: 113051956 15769276
RSCorr: 33823 22
RSUnCorr: 135 0

HEC: 45 1
OCD: 0 0
LCD: 0 0
Total Cells: 475530753 54271574
Data Cells: 430631 101692
Drop Cells: 0
Bit Errors: 0 0

ES: 26 2
SES: 4 0
UAS: 14 16
Total time = 8 hours 22 min 13 sec
SF = 1855211
CRC = 55
LOS = 4
LOF = 0
ES = 26
Latest 1 day time = 8 hours 22 min 13 sec
SF = 1855211
CRC = 55
LOS = 4
LOF = 0
ES = 26
Latest 15 minutes time = 7 min 13 sec
SF = 26733
CRC = 0
LOS = 0
LOF = 0
ES = 0
Previous 15 minutes time = 15 min 0 sec
SF = 55436
CRC = 0
LOS = 0
LOF = 0
ES = 0
Previous 1 day time = 0 sec
SF = 0
CRC = 0
LOS = 0
LOF = 0
ES = 0
15 minutes interval [-30 min to -15 min] time = 15 min 0 sec
SF = 55437
CRC = 0
LOS = 0
LOF = 0
ES = 0
15 minutes interval [-45 min to -30 min] time = 15 min 0 sec
SF = 55436
CRC = 0
LOS = 0
LOF = 0
ES = 0
15 minutes interval [-60 min to -45 min] time = 15 min 0 sec
SF = 55437
CRC = 0
LOS = 0
LOF = 0
ES = 0

[NewsreadeR]

Welcome to the site jonathanen

Don't look like you are capped to me.

Try your test socket behind the master socket

http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/view.php?pg=master

And then repost your stats, you are not syncing higher.

[jonathanen]

Thanks for the quick reply. But my BT Master socket does not look exactly the same as shown in: http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/view-master.html. Instead, I think I have the old fashion type BT socket and here are the pictures that I have taken with my Premier digital camera as follows:

http://www.jonathanen.com/pages/Help...t/IMAG0897.JPG and http://www.jonathanen.com/pages/Help...t/IMAG0898.JPG

But I'll test it out after work around 7pm and I'll post my new modem statistics.

Actually, hang on... Maybe I'm using triple phone splitter from my BT socket, first socket connects to standard Sky box in the living room. Third socket connects from the phone adaptor to my house phone next to the computer, my Sky broadband wireless router & connection to my Sky+ box in my bedroom fitted with a double splitter onto the microfilter using Masterplug standard 15m extension cable reel from Agros cat no: 552/0255 phone. Inside my bedroom, from the double splitter fitted onto the microfilter, another Agros 15m extension cable connecting to another house phone next to my bed.

The adaptor connected to the third socket from triple splitter, connected to my bedroom, I fitted another microfilter behind the adaptor connecting to my bedroom, from this microfilter, I connect another Argos 15m extension cable reel connecting to the house phone in the living room and from this adaptor, I connect directly BT cordless phone in the hallway.

It took me hours to get all the phones working perfectly without interuptions / noises from using the Internet at the same time, also allowing to use the online services from both Sky boxes without interuptions from the phone or the Internet at the same time. And that's the only way I can think of to get all of them working at the same time.

[jonathanen]

Hi, I connected the Netgear wireless router/modem directly to my BT socket using only one microfilter to both my modem & my BT cordless phone, and here is my new statistics as follows:

/usr/sbin/adslctl: ADSL driver and PHY status
Status: Showtime Channel: FAST, Upstream rate = 764 Kbps, Downstream rate = 15323 Kbps
Link Power State: L0
Mode: ADSL2+
Channel: Fast
Trellis: ON
Line Status: No Defect
Training Status: Showtime
Down Up
SNR (dB): 9.0 12.5
Attn(dB): 31.0 18.8
Pwr(dBm): 1.3 12.4
Max(Kbps): 16284 864
Rate (Kbps): 15323 764
G.dmt framing
K: 239(0) 24
R: 16 16
S: 1 8
D: 64 8
ADSL2 framing
MSGc: 59 68
B: 238 23
M: 1 8
T: 2 1
R: 16 16
S: 0.4980 7.7037
L: 4096 216
D: 64 8
Counters
SF: 33600 33598
SFErr: 29 1
RS: 4368116 285583
RSCorr: 4250 1
RSUnCorr: 809 0

HEC: 29 0
OCD: 0 0
LCD: 0 0
Total Cells: 19678653 976499
Data Cells: 87826 9918
Drop Cells: 0
Bit Errors: 0 0

ES: 3 1
SES: 2 0
UAS: 14 692
Total time = 9 min 24 sec
SF = 33600
CRC = 29
LOS = 1
LOF = 0
ES = 3
Latest 1 day time = 9 min 24 sec
SF = 33600
CRC = 29
LOS = 1
LOF = 0
ES = 3
Latest 15 minutes time = 9 min 24 sec
SF = 33600
CRC = 29
LOS = 1
LOF = 0
ES = 3
Previous 15 minutes time = 0 sec
SF = 0
CRC = 0
LOS = 0
LOF = 0
ES = 0
Previous 1 day time = 0 sec
SF = 0
CRC = 0
LOS = 0
LOF = 0
ES = 0

Thanks very much, all I got to do now is, finding out how to connect 4 house phones, Sky+ box & standard Sky box and my Netgear modem/router to one BT phone socket with only 3 x microfilters & 3 x 15m extension cable reels & 1 x 10m extension cable reel for my standard Sky box in the living room.

[reddwarfcrew]

bet you're well chuffed with those results. That's full whack!

Good luck with teh re-cabling!!

I think this post is a really good example of how poor bb performance is sometimes nothing to do with Sky or BT, your connection was almost down by 66% due to your own internal wiring. So many people are quick to slate sky (I know you weren't).

[jonathanen]

Finally!! I have sorted out the cabling, using all 3 x microfliters, 3 x 15m extension cable reels, 1 x 10m extension cable, 1 x double phone socket & 1 x triple phone socket connecting all 2 corded phones, 1 cordless phone, 1 Sky+ box, 1 standard Sky box & Netgear wireless router/modem.

I can now use the phone / sky+ or standard sky boxes online service at the same time with the Internet on all the time using the full 15323 kbps without any problems. Much better than 4MB, paying £25 a month to Telewest / Virgin. I'm very glad that I have cancalled my Virgin contract, no need to pay £120 a month anymore, thank god for that. Big thanks to Sky & people in this forum who have helped me. I'm very happy now with a huge smile on my face!! Lovely and sweet.... Lovely and upto 16MB broadband... Well done Sky, you're the best!!