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<blockquote data-quote="mrplow" data-source="post: 1176272" data-attributes="member: 38928"><p>cblakey:</p><p>Stick your phone number into the BT checker <a href="http://www.dslchecker.bt.com/adsl/adslchecker.welcome" target="_blank">BT Broadband</a></p><p>and see what the estimated speed is for your line. That will give you a figure that you can theoretically achieve. If it says 2mb then you're getting the best you can over ADSL.</p><p></p><p>Kevrianos move to Virgin cable is a great idea . . . if you live in a cabled area.</p><p></p><p>Something else to check is to log into your router and find out the up and down speed that your connected at. You may never achieve the connected speed but again, if it says 2mb you'll never exceed that.</p><p></p><p>Also worth checking the old favourites; Try the router in the master phone socket without anything else connected, make sure all devices on the phone line have microfilters attached. </p><p></p><p>Reboot your router before doing any tests.</p><p></p><p>Maybe get a friend with a laptop to come and run speed test from that.</p><p></p><p>Lots of bits to try there, in a somewhat brain-dump random order but some stuff to try that'll give you a better idea of where the fault lies.</p><p></p><p>Post back with your results.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrplow, post: 1176272, member: 38928"] cblakey: Stick your phone number into the BT checker [url=http://www.dslchecker.bt.com/adsl/adslchecker.welcome]BT Broadband[/url] and see what the estimated speed is for your line. That will give you a figure that you can theoretically achieve. If it says 2mb then you're getting the best you can over ADSL. Kevrianos move to Virgin cable is a great idea . . . if you live in a cabled area. Something else to check is to log into your router and find out the up and down speed that your connected at. You may never achieve the connected speed but again, if it says 2mb you'll never exceed that. Also worth checking the old favourites; Try the router in the master phone socket without anything else connected, make sure all devices on the phone line have microfilters attached. Reboot your router before doing any tests. Maybe get a friend with a laptop to come and run speed test from that. Lots of bits to try there, in a somewhat brain-dump random order but some stuff to try that'll give you a better idea of where the fault lies. Post back with your results. [/QUOTE]
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