Adsl 2+

[TonyA]

Hi, Just pure speculation! I hear that Telkom is testing ADSL2 etc. My modem (Billion 7402G) allows me to select ADSL, ADSL2 and ADSL 2+. I have been experimenting and found that when I select ADSL 2 or ADSL 2+ the modem syncs. I cannot see any immediate speed increase (I have a 512 Home Line). So I am not sure if I am actually connecting at ADSL 2 etc or whether the modem is going into a fallback mode. Does anyone have any idea of how I could check?
Much obliged.

 

[Kryon_MC]

Whether you are connecting or not at ADSL2+ is irrelevant. You are still going to get only 512k because that is what you are paying for! Even if you had a fribre connection, it would only be 512k!

 

[Nokkie]

true until you upgrade your 512k to adsl2+

 

[TonyA]

Main point of my post is "can anyone help check if I am connecting at ADSL 2 not whether I can get a speed increase"! All I really want to know is what type of ADSL connection I am using if that possible, I'm no expert at this stuff.

 

[qwagga]

ADSL2+ reached consent at the ITU in January 2003, joining the ADSL2 standards family as G.992.5. ADSL2+ doubles the downstream bandwidth, increasing the downstream data rate to as much as 25 Mbps.

While the first two members of the ADSL2 standards family specify a downstream frequency band up to 1.1 MHz and 552 kHz respectively, ADSL2+ specifies a downstream frequency up to 2.2 MHz. The result is a significant increase in data rates on shorter phone lines.

Please note that changing to ADSL2(+) will not give you a line speed increase unless you are subscribe to the service.

 

[Darth Garth]

Telkom uses G.Lite or ITU G.992.2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITU_G.992.2

 

[TonyA]

Thanks for Info. I am now very much wiser.

 

[mikef]

Telkom uses G.Lite or ITU G.992.2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITU_G.992.2

Not according to their website they don't

http://www.telkom.co.za/athome/products/dsl/home_installations.html

 

[krepunk]

So basically, Telkom is still on ADSL, not ADSL2/ADLS2+/etc ?
Why do they ship routers that are capable of ADSL2/+?

I'm just asking because my girlfriend's brother told me that he installs ADSL2 routers and that is proof that we are using ADSL2.

 

[bwana]

So basically, Telkom is still on ADSL, not ADSL2/ADLS2+/etc ?
Why do they ship routers that are capable of ADSL2/+?

I'm just asking because my girlfriend's brother told me that he installs ADSL2 routers and that is proof that we are using ADSL2.

Because that's how the manufacturers make them.

 

[Paul_S]

So basically, Telkom is still on ADSL, not ADSL2/ADLS2+/etc ?
Why do they ship routers that are capable of ADSL2/+?

Because as far as I know none of the modems are manufactured locally and certainly none by Telkom. Telkom just rebrand the modems.

Overseas are switching over to ADSL 2/2+ so it makes sense that the manufacturers make modems that support both the old and the new standards instead of having to make special ADSL 2/2+ only modems.

 

[ravetoad]

I'm just asking because my girlfriend's brother told me that he installs ADSL2 routers and that is proof that we are using ADSL2.

Wearing an eye-patch doesnt make you a pirate.

You probably cant buy a non ADSL2/2+ router...

 

[bullfrog]

Think of it this way: Your motherboard is capable of running a dual core cpu, that is evidence that you must be running a dual core cpu

 

[krepunk]

ok, thanks!