Re: Why I regret joining virgin media
 

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Re: mrs pabs, she sounds like a keeper lol I can see why you got married :D[/QUOTE]

;)

In the long run its probably easier for her to stop me winging like a kid in a candy store wanting more :D

She's good like that

Re: Why I regret joining virgin media
 

well Ive been moved on to docsis 1 (10Mb) and will see how my line behaves tonight, catch you online if your about. I'll show you the ropes :D

The odd thing is that even though Ive been moved around the network, my codewords still climb as before, 15000 per channel per second. Any of you experts got an idea?

Re: Why I regret joining virgin media
 

Not without stats - especially if they've moved you to Docsis 1.

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DS-1 DS-2 DS-3 DS-4
Frequency 299000000 307000000 315000000 323000000
Lock Status
(QAM Lock/FEC Sync/MPEG Lock) Y/Y/Y Y/Y/Y Y/Y/Y Y/Y/Y
Channel Id 85 86 87 88
Modulation 256QAM 256QAM 256QAM 256QAM
Symbol Rate
(Msym/sec) 6.952 6.952 6.952 6.952
Interleave Depth I=12
J=17 I=12
J=17 I=12
J=17 I=12
J=17
Power Level
(dBmV) 2.54 2.41 2.56 2.76
RxMER
(dB) 36.61 36.17 36.17 36.84
Correctable
Codewords 64928060 106326979 106587463 82619251
Uncorrectable
Codewords 278 897 262 255

US-1 US-2 US-3 US-4
Channel Type 1.0 N/A N/A N/A
Channel ID 4 N/A N/A N/A
Frequency
(Hz) 37500000 N/A N/A N/A
Ranging Status Success N/A N/A N/A
Modulation 16QAM N/A N/A N/A
Symbol Rate
(KSym/sec) 2560 N/A N/A N/A
Mini-Slot Size 2 N/A N/A N/A
Power Level
(dBmV) 43.50 N/A N/A N/A
T1 Timeouts 0
T2 Timeouts 0 0 0 0
T3 Timeouts 3 0 0 0
T4 Timeouts 0 0 0 0

should it be 256qam?

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/04/31.png

might be wrong but i dont think this has changed...

cpc4-pres14-2-0-custxx.pres.cable.virginmedia.com

Re: Why I regret joining virgin media
 

Upstream will be 16QAM or QPSK. never 64QAM or 256QAM at the present time (it needs much better infrastructure quality for that).

But your codewords .....

Does your event log have TEK as well as T3 errors? If so it might be the dreaded Motorola fault!

Re: Why I regret joining virgin media
 

It does indeed! Im sure I was told it was normal to have the TEK with the T3's though. The only thing thats thrown me off the moto issue is my codewords, the problem i have with them constantly climbing doesnt relate to the usual complaints with the moto kit, that and I no longer get t4's etc

---------- Post added at 16:57 ---------- Previous post was at 15:00 ----------

Actually scrap the docsis 1, even though Ive been moved over to 10Mb Im still on docsis 3 :confused: didnt notice it earlier

etwork Access : Allowed
Maximum Number of CPEs : 1
Baseline Privacy : Enabled
DOCSIS Mode : DOCSIS 3.0
Config File : Pb772b1a0f605219b.cm

Sorry, I meant the download not the upload :) I wasnt very clear, only had a quick lunch break to type on here :)

Any explanation on the docsis seph/igni? Dont make me spend £70 on that book! :)

Re: Why I regret joining virgin media
 

You're using a DOCSIS 3 modem so you'll stay on the DOCSIS 3 network regardless of which tier you are on. If a DOCSIS 3 modem locks onto the DOCSIS 1/1.1 network it notes that your modem is DOCSIS 3, from its' MAC address, and kicks it over to the DOCSIS 3 hardware.

256QAM is fine on the downstream and your SNR is ok for it so obviously the issue isn't showing up on the SNR. 256QAM is possible on upstream but not aware of any operator that uses it due to its' touchiness to plant conditions.

Re: Why I regret joining virgin media
 

cheers :)

bearing all that in mind, what difference or benefit would there be from moving to 10Mb? Off to try the gaming and some tests but Im struggling to see the point, though pingplotter was looking better earlier:confused:

Re: Why I regret joining virgin media
 

The difference is before you could go up to 53Mbps down and 1.75Mbps up and now you can do a maximum of 10Mbps down and 0.512Mbps up and you are being charged less, that's about it.

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Thanks for being to the point, thats what I thought :) after a few hours gaming it would seem you are right. One last question, any thoughts on the codewords as its not a fault linked with the motorola issue, Im clutching at straws that much that I can only think of the cable from the cab or the CM power lead as a test modem was just the same :) they are the only local thing to me not changed though I think the cable from the cab was new at install in jan

On the plus side, should things not work out in the gas industry, I feel ready for a job at VM, I'm learning so much that I might change my name to broadbandings and send in my C.V :D

Re: Why I regret joining virgin media
 

Codewords issue is not related to previous Motorola problems I'm not sure where you'd have gotten that possibility from.

Changing your name to Broadbandings is a bad idea, they may confuse you for someone else and bin the CV as coming from a guy who is a pain in the posterior. :)

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Will VM last longer than the gas industry? One has declining resources, the other faces "Infinity"!

"broadbandings" - the artist formerly known as "Speedfreak"!

If you do change your name, don['t forget to give obtuse answers at will!!!!!

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Meow :)

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Grrrr.:waving:

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roar!

sorry... I felt left out :)

So any theories at all on the codewords, please dont reply with a random animal noise :p: