SNR , whats the lowest it can go?

[BLOODUK]

I used to get Disconnects with BT if the SNR dropped below 7 , whats the lowest it can go before it disconnects with SKY?. Or does it not work like that

Thanks

[Proppinupthebar]

I used to get Disconnects with BT if the SNR dropped below 7 , whats the lowest it can go before it disconnects with SKY?. Or does it not work like that

Thanks

I've seen my box reporting 3 and 4 dB. However at that point the internet no longer works! The box re-synched at a lower speed a few mins later. The box seems to like approx 7dB.

[BLOODUK]

Interesting , thanks

[Andy17]

I have sky's V1 white netgear and my noise margin has gone as low as 3.5db and the connection held solid.

[IWasNotTheEnemy]

on Connect, with my Phase 2 Netgear I've had 2-3 and it's been fine...only a couple of times mind...normally around 6-7

[joss]

Non sky DG834GT will happily hold on to a solid connection of 3db

[AlexS]

I've had a Sky v2 DG934G hold a connection with noise margin at 0db and lower( -1db according to routerstats ) until a re-sync.
I'd still dump it for a "Broadcomm" chipset based router though if Sky's T&C would allow it. ( as they're more stable on my long line which suffers from night-time interference )

[Brian69]

Well blood is in luck, because the Sagem has a Broadcom chip set (as does his Speedtouch) The very best router I have seen on Easynet (uk online) was a Billion 7402GXL on my sons line (52dB att and a sync of 6144). I tried it on my line and the noise margin increased by 5db (it syncs at 16meg) and once the speed upgrade goes through I may give it another go.

[izools]

Billion routers are definitely the best. Namely the 7402 series, as Brian69 mentioned.

Reason being that Sky / Easynet use Globespan DSLAMs which contain a Conexant chipset. The Billion 7402 series of routers contain the same type of Conexant chipset that are inside the LLU DSLAMs, so they "get on" really well.

I remember when I was with Sky before at my old house, my old Billion 7402GL would connect at 5.8 meg on a 54dB line, a huge improvment over anything based on the Broadcom (Sagem F@st, DG834GT) or TI AR7 (DG934G) chipsets.

Oh, and I wouldn't worry about it breaching the Sky Ts and Cs - as I remember talking to Customer Solutions back along at Sky and I told him I was using a Billion router because he didn't understand why ADSL 2 was giving better results than G.DMT or ADSL 2+ on my longish line (As we know, ADSL 2 / 2+ upstream can be rubbish on Broadcom routers & Sky LLU, eh? Not with Billion 7402s!)


When I have some spare cash I will be purchasing a Billion 7402NX router. They are very expensive (best price I've found is £135) but they are absolutely bomb proof routers especially when used on Easynet LLU. Plus the 7402NX gives me wireless-N and 3G fallback which is a nice feature to take advantage of my OH's free 3G Dongle and free usage from Vodafone (works for them).

Billion 7402 FTW!!!

[Angel_Rex]

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