RE: [OT] ADSL Max

["Ian Lowe" <ianlowe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Be aware, it will screw your connection for ten days - we migrated a week
ago, and the line is still shafted - I'm with Eclipse's Evolution service,
and went from a 1Mb max line to *probably* about 3.5Mb down 448k up.

I say probably, because the best download speed I have had since the
regrade
is about 200kbps, and that for a minute or so, before it dropped back to
20k
a second.

Yep, ADSL Max turns your line into ISDN * 2 for ten days while the profile
is trained. (it seems that people on marginal lines have a worse experience
as the system tried to figure out your baseline maximum speed without CRC
errors.

I'm patiently waiting for the ten days to end so that I can see what we
get.

Ian.


-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Neil Ball
Sent: 26 April 2006 16:33
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] ADSL Max

Any ADSL Max users out there yet?



I had my office changed (Eclipse Internet) and am happy with the results -
only 3.5Mb downstream on this particular connection but it is still cheaper
than the old 2Mb business rate previously charged so faster/cheaper than
before.



I'm particularly interested in the results from anyone on list who had a
512K or 1Mb service before due to their distance from the exchange. At home
I have a 1Mb service and although my SNR is good my line attenuation is
sitting in the mid 50's. I'm wondering if I will get any improvement by
changing over to ADSL Max. It's a few quid a month extra compared to the
fixed service I'm on just now so financially only worthwhile if I do see a
speed increase.



Neil B.











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