Telkom...Hahaha- yes but no- its finished!

so i phoned telkom yesterday asking them how far the exchange is from where i'm located and they said they are not allowed to say....

me: hey, how are you?

telkom: good, with what can i help u today sir?

me: i want to find out how far the exchange is from where i'm located?

telkom: we are not allowed to say?

me: errh, what do you mean?

telkom: i don't know.

me: ok, at what speed does my line sync then?

telkom: at full 4mbps speed.

mek thats good, thanks.

telkom: anything else sir?

me: yes i would like to find out how far you guys are at proccessing my DSL application.

telkom: ref number...

me: blah blah

telkom: oh its finished.

me: great i can go buy a router then

telkom:no

me: what do you mean no?

telkom: you must wait until somone phones you and says its finished.

me: but you just said....

telkom: u must wait!

me: uh ok.???

*hang up*

5min later

me: hello?

telkom: yes your dsl is ready to be used....we are finished...


hahahahaha...

oh yeah i dont know how this Attenuation works, but i see you giys make a fuss about it, so is mine any good????

Attenuation 6 dB 23 dB???


btw... took me 3 working days after ordering do 3 to get everythig working... i guess im lucky???

I think the 1st one is your SNR and 2nd the Attenuation. They're both pretty good.
What's your max download anyway?

Attenuation Rates:

20bB. and below = Outstanding
20dB-30dB. = Excellent
30dB-40dB. = Very Good
40dB-50dB. = Good
50dB-60dB. = Poor and may experience connectivity issues
60dB. and above = Bad and will experience connectivity issues



For S/N Margin Readings:

6bB. or below = Bad and will experience no line synchronisation or intermittent synchronisation problems.
7dB-10dB. = Fair but does not leave much room for variances in conditions.
11dB-20dB. = Good with little or no synchronisation problems
20dB-28dB. = Excellent
29dB. or above = Outstanding

Thanks Jacklondon. That was quite helpful!