On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 01:48:03PM +0100, Nick Daniels wrote:
Bit off topic for lists but, this morning I noticed my line was slow, according to Plusnet speed check I am getting 125kbs, and for the last year I have been getting 990kbs. Yet they insist there is nothing wrong.
You don't say what type of ADSL you have. Is it a Max based product, rather than 1 Mb/s line (I assume if you've been getting 990kb/s it's not supposed to be a 2Mb/s line)? If so then if a Max line syncs at a lower than normal rate to the exchange then the data rate will be instantly dropped to the lower sync rate, whereas if it syncs to a higher than normal rate it will take 3 days for the data rate to be raised to match the higher line rate. This is to try and ensure a stable line.
I would check the sync rates your ADSL router has been reporting and give it 3 days to see if the rate increases back to what you expect (assuming the router claims it stays synced at a high enough rate).
J.