10 Mbps Upgrades: Give your feedback

[who.is.michael]

Upgrade: Yes
Region: Cape Town, Tamboerskloof
Exchange: Leeusig 8
Dialing prefix: 021 487, 021 481, 021 426, 021 424 , 021 423, 021 422
ISP: Cybersmart
Router: Telkom Billion 800 VGT & (Private Netgear WNR3500)

ADSL Parameters:
Connect Mode: ADSL2+; auto-fallback
Modulation: G.Dmt.BizPlusAuto
Profile: MAIN (change profile, as some deliver better throughput and stability)
Coding Gain: 7 (not Auto)
Tx Attenuation: Bis_0DB
DSP Firmware Version: E.67.2.83 (http://sizwebroadband.co.za/sites/sizwebroadband.co.za/files/800VGTv562b.069.zip)
Operational Mode: BisPlus
Annex Type: ADSL2A
Upstream: 831900 (0.812 MB/s)
Downstream: 10014100 (9.779 MB/s)

Downstream Parameters:
SNR Margin: 15.0 dB
Line Attenuation: 26.5 dB
CRC Errors: 0
Latency: Fast

Upstream Parameters:
SNR Margin: 6.0 dB
Line Attenuation: 13.5 dB
CRC Errors: 0
Latency: Fast

ADSL Advanced setting:
Capability: BIS+/BIS/GDMT (might have to set it to bis and restart to activate DSL 2+; takes approx. 3 minutes)
s=1/2 Mode: Disable

Actual Throughput:

DL: 8.21 Mb/s
UL: 0.68 Mb/s
Ping CTN: 8 ms

Note: Speed still unstable

 

[LazyLion]

Upgrade: No
Region: Brackenhurst, Alberton.

 

[feo]

Upgrade: No
Region: Erasmia, Pretoria (012370)

 

[whippey]

Upgrade: Yes
Region: Claremont, Cape Town, 021683, Clareinche exchange

 

[Valerion]

Upgrade: Yes
Region: Cresta, Jhb (Exchange Aasvoëlkop)

I am in the same area, using the same exchange and I have NOT been upgraded yet.

Region: Windsor East. JHB
Exchange Aasvoëlkop
Upgraded: No

 

[Zenbaas]

Upgrade: Yes
Regionarktown, JHB. (011 484)

 

[bos08]

Upgrade : No
Area : Houghton, JHB (011788)

 

[PilgrimToHyperion]

Upgrade : Yes
Region : Capital Park, Pretoria, 012 323 ...

 

[Vixremento]

Upgrade: No
Region: Discovery, Roodepoort

 

[cronjec]

Upgrade : Yes
Region: Pretoria, Garsfontein

 

[theprince]

Upgrade: No
Region: Port Alfred, West bank

 

[Looney]

Upgrade: No
Region: Sunningdale, Lombary IMAX

 

[stefan9]

Upgrade: Partially
Region: Maroelana,Pretoria

 

[hj2k_x]

Upgrade: Yes
Region: Cape Town, Tamboerskloof
Exchange: Leeusig 8
Dialing prefix: 021 487, 021 481, 021 426, 021 424 , 021 423, 021 422
ISP: Cybersmart
Router: Telkom Billion 800 VGT & (Private Netgear WNR3500)

ADSL Parameters:
Connect Mode: ADSL2+; auto-fallback
Modulation: G.Dmt.BizPlusAuto
Profile: MAIN (change profile, as some deliver better throughput and stability)
Coding Gain: 7 (not Auto)
Tx Attenuation: Bis_0DB
DSP Firmware Version: E.67.2.83 (http://sizwebroadband.co.za/sites/sizwebroadband.co.za/files/800VGTv562b.069.zip)
Operational Mode: BisPlus
Annex Type: ADSL2A
Upstream: 831900 (0.812 MB/s)
Downstream: 10014100 (9.779 MB/s)

Downstream Parameters:
SNR Margin: 15.0 dB
Line Attenuation: 26.5 dB
CRC Errors: 0
Latency: Fast

Upstream Parameters:
SNR Margin: 6.0 dB
Line Attenuation: 13.5 dB
CRC Errors: 0
Latency: Fast

ADSL Advanced setting:
Capability: BIS+/BIS/GDMT (might have to set it to bis and restart to activate DSL 2+; takes approx. 3 minutes)
s=1/2 Mode: Disable

Actual Throughput:

DL: 8.21 Mb/s
UL: 0.68 Mb/s
Ping CTN: 8 ms

Note: Speed still unstable

Same exchange.

No upgrade here.

 

[prox]

I am in the same area, using the same exchange and I have NOT been upgraded yet.

Region: Windsor East. JHB
Exchange Aasvoëlkop
Upgraded: No

Interesting...

Are you one of these:

011772,011678,011478,011476,011431,011380,011280,011215

And you are on 4096?

 

[Yuu]

Upgrade: No
Region: Stanger (KwaDukuza) , KZN

 

[Valerion]

Interesting...

Are you one of these:


And you are on 4096?

011-476
4096 Mbps
Synching at G-DMT, even though my router is set to auto-sync up. I tried to manually set it to ADSL-2+ and it kept on using G-DMT.

 

[DOOMIE61]

Upgrade: No
Region: Umhlanga - 031 566 XXXX gateway exchange

 

[Gatecrasher]

Upgrade: No
Region: Port Alfred, West bank

How dare they overlook the jet-setting, swinging, playboy capital of the Eastern Cape? If ever a town needed an injection of speed, it's this one.

 

[zeely]

Upgrade: No
Region (Somerset West, Cape Town)