Distance to local exchange
 

Hi

Is there any website out there that will tell me how far i am to the local 'exchange' (sorry, i dont know the proper name for the thing), which will help give me an indication of the speed i would receive???


Any help is appreciated

Thanks

Re: Distance to local exchange
 

Yup...

Sam Knows

Type in your phone number/postcode, and then click BT ADSL on the results page. It will tell you how far you are from your exchange, and your expected speeds.

Re: Distance to local exchange
 

Thanks for the website, but i dont have a BT telephone number :confused:

Re: Distance to local exchange
 

Try this checker, it works with postcodes.

Re: Distance to local exchange
 

umm... that SamKnows one works with a Postcode too

Re: Distance to local exchange
 

Thanks for the reply
that does tell me the distance to the exchange, but not what speed i would get

Re: Distance to local exchange
 

So does Sam Knows.

Re: Distance to local exchange
 

TBH I've not used samknows to check distance to my exchange, so took the OP's word for it, that it was a phone number checker, and not a postcode checker. I'm not sure if Gavin has edited his post stating that, or I could have missed it.

Re: Distance to local exchange
 

You missed it :)

Yes it does... Using my details, it says: "...your line should be able to support a 5.5Mbps or greater ADSL connection..."

Download speed is about 120k/s download rate per 1mbps . So its saying I should be able to get a download speed of 660+ k/s

If you don't have a BT line (i.e. you hav NTL), you can't get ADSL. (Unless you mean you don't have a BT line yet)

Re: Distance to local exchange
 

I dont have a BT line at the moment, i'm with NTL but considering moving to ADSL and therefore getting a BT line.

So i was just wanting to see if there's anyway i could check how far i am to the local exchange and the roughly what speed i'd be getting.

Re: Distance to local exchange
 

found out if any of ur neighbours have a BT phone number and enter that it will give u a rough idea

Re: Distance to local exchange
 

all my neighbours are on NTL aswell

Is there no other way i can check what speed i would receive without having a BT line first.

I've checked my distance to the local exchange which is 740metres, if that helps at all. :confused:

Re: Distance to local exchange
 

just go to http://www.samknows.com/broadband/checker2.php?p=btadsl put your post code in and leave the phone blank then click check then click on BT ADSL on the side, thats all

Re: Distance to local exchange
 

How about a shop close to you. Get the number and try that.

Surely someone close to you has a BT Line?

Re: Distance to local exchange
 

My distance through Samknows is 0.9km apparently...

I'm using bebroadband 24mbps service and attaining this speed

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2007/01/93.png

What's the problem? I'm going insane, this isn't even TWICE as fast as my old BT 2mbps service... Help me out...

Re: Distance to local exchange
 

You will not get 24mb due to overheads. 22mb is the max you would get

Re: Distance to local exchange
 

Erm he isn't even getting 4Mb so I can't see it being overheads. Could be line noise, problem equipment on the line, problem equipment in the exchange, bad lines fullstop... the list goes on.
Have you asked for a line test from your telephone service provider? Is anything else on the line at all when you are testing (phone etc)?

Re: Distance to local exchange
 

Could be line distance. Who knows what route the line goes.

Sorry to i mis understood his post. I thought whe he said he was on BE Unlimited 24mb and this is what i am getting I thought thats what he thought he should or was getting.