Telkom ADSL 8Mbps :)

yeah, good line conditions and a good (high) SNR on the down and up side. Maybe they must fetch your lines and put them in at my place....hehe Can one ask them to set your profile at 1536kbps, ie in 512k increments? I think this is the highest stable connection I can achieve, 2048 sucked doggy ass.
 
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SuPaStA said:
Well if you knew about adsl you would know to check your routers lines stats and calculate from there if you can support 8mb adsl.

The fact you had a peak in your speed for a few seconds means nothing.
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you took me far to seriously. tbh given this is nothing more than conjecture at this poin ti didn't feel it worthwhile to even try ascertain whether my line would handle 8Mbps.
 
hey guys,

i noticed alot of talk about attenuation and SNR margins.. as far as i know, in order for the line to be stable(no disconnects/desyncs) the Attenuation needs to be lower then 55db, and the SNR above 10db...

recently i synced at 4096 for 9 months, stable downloads, stable line, everything perfect..

my readings when i synced at 4096 were 52 att, and 16db SNR

on the 11th i pick the phone up and there is no dial tone, and the router isnt syncing, i report the fault and a day later the phone line is back up... since then though, ive been getting disconnected/router desyncing alot, so i monitored the noise and attenuation...

i noticed that my router wouldnt even let me past +- 2500kbps and at that speed my SNR is 6db ( FROM 16db @ 4meg), the router then proceeds to desync itself down to a stable SNR of 16db and a speed of about 700kbps, and can stay connected for days and days on end...

Now... my question is..? where is the fault, obviously my line can run at 4 meg perfectly like it did for 9 months before the 11th of may 2008, ive had them lower me to 2 meg, and the same thing happens... I think its at the exchange, perhaps a faulty port, or something!

Does anyone have any clue? or have they had this happen to them?
ive logged 8 faults all of which have come back "resolved" with no changes to my line.. please help :(

feedback is gr8ly appreciated :)

thanks
 
Thats exactly my problem too!!!!!!! Awaiting my knight in a white telkom bakkie....I need answers.
 
aborg said:
knight in a white telkom bakkie
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I was in the opposite situation, would dread the site of the white bakkie, as often when it appeared my line would go down.

It transpired the patch lead connecting my premisis loop to the exchange trunk cable (in the street cabinet) was lying in a way that every time the door was opened it was tugged, and eventually pulled out of the punch down block.

I would guess the problems others have are in a similar vein. Its not usually a change with the copper in the ground, but rather shoddy patching at the SDC or exchange that changes quality characteristics on the line.
 
Yeah thats what I am expecting, and need to go with the techie and 'watch over his shoulder' - it seems like this is the only way that I can see what condition the infrastructure is in. Seeing is believing talking to 0800 375 375 is BS.
 
lets hope for the best
and that they fix my line, i dont want to pay for 8mbps when i am/will currently get 2.7mbps
 
I know what they do... when ever they see a user using his allocated local cap and costing them more money then they think he/she should they send out a tech to put a gob of chewing gum were his line terminates at the mini exchange forcing him to resync at a less damaging speed...
 
I guess they haven't found me yet i downloaded 7GB Local yesterday and 3GB today though today i could bare hit 70Kb/s nost of the time... Wait maybe they did cath up with me

LOL
 
boramk said:
lets hope for the best
and that they fix my line, i dont want to pay for 8mbps when i am/will currently get 2.7mbps
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They never promised you 4mbs lol, they said upto lol. Nut if they upgrade you i doubt they will let you remain on 2.7mbs coz 1-4mbs should be reserved for the new 1mb line users so if you lucky you will get 6.7mbs for the 8mb line you pay for, upside i guess:D
 
Aborg, i had a telkom techie here today, he replaced the line from my box to the box outside in the street, it was faulty... fixed my problem 100%... syncing at 4096 now.. get your techies to check all the lines! i suppose the problem is not always at the exchange:/
 
well they say up to, just phone telkom and tell them you want it to be faster, like 4 :) and than the really friendly black lady that is almost not understadible will increase your line speed, well that happend to me :D
 
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