Telkom VDSL: Pathetic Upload Bandwidth

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Franna

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Anybody else with a max attainable rate higher than 50Mbps DOWN and 15Mbps UP according to their VDSL2 router line stats? Would like to compile a list to give to TelkomZA for a possible trial. Or better yet, post your VDSL line stats to confirm:

VDSL Port Details Upstream Downstream
Line Rate: 3.092 Mbps 41.039 Mbps
Actual Net Data Rate: 3.072 Mbps 40.959 Mbps
Attainable Net Data Rate: 16.570 Mbps 53.247 Mbps
Trellis Coding: ON ON
SNR Margin: 29.8 dB 7.0 dB
Actual Delay: 0 ms 3 ms
Transmit Power: 1.1 dBm 12.8 dBm
Receive Power: 0.0 dBm -7.3 dBm
Actual INP: 0.0 symbols 1.0 symbols
Total Attenuation: 3.5 dB 20.2 dB
 
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Franna said:
In the line stats of the Zyxel SBG3300-N VDSL router:

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VDSL Training Status: Showtime
Mode: VDSL2 Annex B
VDSL Profile: Profile 17a
Traffic Type: PTM Mode
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VDSL Port Details Upstream Downstream
Line Rate: 3.092 Mbps 41.039 Mbps
Actual Net Data Rate: 3.072 Mbps 40.959 Mbps
Attainable Net Data Rate: 16.571 Mbps 54.570 Mbps
Trellis Coding: ON ON
SNR Margin: 30.1 dB 7.3 dB
Actual Delay: 0 ms 3 ms
Transmit Power: 1.1 dBm 12.7 dBm
Receive Power: 0.0 dBm -7.3 dBm
Actual INP: 0.0 symbols 1.0 symbols
Total Attenuation: 3.5 dB 20.0 dB
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Are you sure Telkom is offering VDSL2?

Does not matter what your router says. Just means your side on your router is set to VDSL2...
 
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Franna said:
Anybody else with a max attainable rate higher than 50Mbps DOWN and 15Mbps UP according to their VDSL2 router line stats? Would like to compile a list to give to TelkomZA for a possible trial. Or better yet, post your VDSL line stats to confirm:
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Yes, my Max is 90116 kbps Down and 33630 kbps Up
 
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PsyCLown said:
Well if most have 4Mbit or less then they do not have much of a choice I guess. I don't quite see the point of your post though :S
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What I mean by that, is that it would be difficult to get a petition organized for it, due to the low user base. I would sign on it, even though I am limited to 10.

irBosOtter said:
Are you sure Telkom is offering VDSL2?

Does not matter what your router says. Just means your side on your router is set to VDSL2...
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I am pretty sure as well, mybroadband quoted telkom saying they are rolling out VDSL2 somewhere, not VDSL1.
Found the link
Presuming the vendors and contractors involved meet Telkom’s requirements, technical testing will then run for a period of 3–6 months.

The new MSANs will allow Telkom to roll out ADSL2+, VDSL2, and fibre-to-the-premises to customers within the trial areas.

All three technologies won’t necessarily be available in all areas, and Telkom’s head of wholesale and networks, Bashier Sallie, said that particularly FTTx would only be rolled out where it made business sense.
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Has anybody got senior contacts in Telkom to send this thread to? Can a MyBB staff writer maybe pickup on the story. Anybody got contact with Duncan McLeod from TechCentral. Maybe start a campaign like Mweb: "Free the upstream (web)".
 
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MickeyD said:
What's he going to do? Stab them with a pen? I'm sure that Jan @MyBB can do better...
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LOL - The pen is mightier than the sword...

Duncan McLeod was instrumental in fighting the Telkom monopoly from the late 90's, the days when only Telkom was allowed to send data signals across a public road, via cable or wireless.
 
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LOL - The pen is mightier than the sword...

Duncan McLeod was instrumental in fighting the Telkom monopoly from the late 90's, the days when only Telkom was allowed to send data signals across a public road, via cable or wireless.
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Wrong forum... DF does not appreciate being quoted on MyBB.

Chat to Jan Vermeulen.
 
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We've been whinging about the slow fixed-line upstream speeds in South Africa since our Let's Talk Geek days (remember those, MickeyD? ;))

I actually switched my main connection to a WISP because they could give me higher upstream speeds.

I'll tackle an article on this from next week by e-mailing some ISPs (particularly Neotel and Vox who offer symmetrical services) and Telkom to ask them why things are the way they are right now, and what must be done to change it.
 
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Many thanks Jan, much appreciated. If you need any assistance with research or testing don't hesitate to ask.
 
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I like this Jan. Shout if you need assistance research testing etc.
 
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Reading this thread is so painful - I am still stuck on a 4Mbps line with 512kbps upload once every second month for 5 minutes:(

I hope that by the time VDSL is available in my neighbourhood the upload ratio is improved, happy to add my name to any list to this effect.
 
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As far as I am aware all Huawei IMAX units can support adsl2+ annex M. 90% of all ADSL routers support annex m. So Telkom could push the upload speeds on ADSL to 2.5mbps if they wanted. I have seen our IMAX here and it is a Huawei one. This would help with the 20meg ADSL profiles.....
 
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Franna said:
Anybody else with a max attainable rate higher than 50Mbps DOWN and 15Mbps UP according to their VDSL2 router line stats? Would like to compile a list to give to TelkomZA for a possible trial. Or better yet, post your VDSL line stats to confirm:
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DSL Modulation ITU G.993.2(VDSL2)
Annex Mode ANNEX_B
SNR Down 17.3 dB
SNR Up 30.2 dB
Line Attenuation Down 12.0 dB
Line Attenuation Up 4.2 dB
Data Rate Down 40959 kbps
Data Rate Up 3070 kbps
MAX Rate Down 106196 kbps
MAX Rate Up 45199 kbps
 
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