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RE: [OT] ADSL Max



Some people have had problems, others haven't according to
adslguide.org.

Paul.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Ian Lowe
> Sent: 26 April 2006 21:57
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] ADSL Max
>
>
> 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.
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> Neil B.
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