VDSL Upgrade

[DanyaalShah]

Hello guys

I've had VDSL for a while now. I'm on a 20mb line and I was considering upgrading to a 40mb (no fibre in my area unfortunately so this is the best option)
Can you guys check my stats and tell me if it would be good enough to handle a 40mb and what speeds would I likely be getting?
Any help would be appreciated folks! Thanks.

 

[Soul Assassin]

Stats are pretty good, I'd say no problem.

 

[Totempole]

^ Agree 100%.

You should easily sync at the full 40/10 rate over VDSL.

 

[DanyaalShah]

Thanks! Will be sure to update when I do upgrade.

 

[cavedog]

With those stats 40/10 without any issues if the dp supports 40.

 

[DanyaalShah]

With those stats 40/10 without any issues if the dp supports 40.

I assume it does because it says my area supports 40mb VDSL.

 

[cavedog]

I assume it does because it says my area supports 40mb VDSL.

Remember that Openserve will be upgrading lines starting next month.

 

[DanyaalShah]

Remember that Openserve will be upgrading lines starting next month.

I am a bit of a noob when it comes to all this. I have internet through Telkom so will I also get an upgrade?

 

[cavedog]

I am a bit of a noob when it comes to all this. I have internet through Telkom so will I also get an upgrade?

I believe that Mybroadband did write an article about it. Openserve confirms free upgrades I think is the article name.

 

[Dimpie (JIGSAW)]

Here's the link > https://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadband/386234-openserve-confirms-free-speed-upgrades.html

You should be upgraded to 40 free of charge

 

[bwana]

I borrowed a router from a friend and I'm really not sure how to interpret these... is 20mb the best I'm going to get?

 

[Totempole]

I borrowed a router from a friend and I'm really not sure how to interpret these... is 20mb the best I'm going to get?

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My best guess would be that you're running in Fast Path mode instead of Interleaved. Slightly lower upload and download speeds, but significantly better latency.

If I'm reading your stats correctly It looks like you should easily be able to get 40Mb VDSL.

I can't figure out why there's more than one figure for each stat though (D1; D2; U1 U2; U3 etc).

 

[bwana]

My best guess would be that you're running in Fast Path mode instead of Interleaved. Slightly lower upload and download speeds, but significantly better latency.

If I'm reading your stats correctly It looks like you should easily be able to get 40Mb VDSL.

I can't figure out why there's more than one figure for each stat though (D1; D2; U1 U2; U3 etc).

Thanks - appreciate the assessment. I'm really unfamiliar with this hardware

 

[DanyaalShah]

Thank you wonderful people for all the help! I’ll just wait for the free upgrade. Saved me some coin haha

 

[Totempole]

Thank you wonderful people for all the help! I’ll just wait for the free upgrade. Saved me some coin haha

Hoping for a free upgrade myself. But my line is linked to a Telkom voice service and has been migrated to Afrihost. So not sure what this will mean for me.

 

[IamNoone]

Hoping for a free upgrade myself. But my line is linked to a Telkom voice service and has been migrated to Afrihost. So not sure what this will mean for me.

Depending on your service, your sync speed may increase but if they manage the data package to the speed your data package is on there will be no improvement, if not you will get the increased speed.

 

[Totempole]

Depending on your service, your sync speed may increase but if they manage the data package to the speed your data package is on there will be no improvement, if not you will get the increased speed.

I have a separate data package with Vox and another small ISP, so they're not rate limited.

But at this point, no sign of price drops for standard DSL services through Telkom and ISPs.

Only PureDSL bundled services seem to be on the cards for a price reduction at this point.

 

[cavedog]

I have a separate data package with Vox and another small ISP, so they're not rate limited.

But at this point, no sign of price drops for standard DSL services through Telkom and ISPs.

Only PureDSL bundled services seem to be on the cards for a price reduction at this point.

Openserve is also changing Copper connect speeds and pricing. The Copper Connect lines will be upgraded also but obviously it will depend on the ISPs if they will drop pricing.

 

[IamNoone]

Openserve is also changing Copper connect speeds and pricing. The Copper Connect lines will be upgraded also but obviously it will depend on the ISPs if they will drop pricing.

Or upgrading to the new speeds

 

[Totempole]

Openserve is also changing Copper connect speeds and pricing. The Copper Connect lines will be upgraded also but obviously it will depend on the ISPs if they will drop pricing.

It basically depends on who is actually in control of increasing the speeds.

If it's up to the ISPs, and you don't have a bundled data package with them, I'm sure they'll be far less inclined to upgrade the client.

If the upgrade will be a blanket upgrade (exchange permitting) performed by Openserve themselves, then we may be in luck.