This thread scares me.
Has anyone asked the OP who he actually pays his line rental to, or asked for line stats from his ADSL modem / router?
As a reminder it would appear they have more options than just Virgin on their phoneline:
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Originally Posted by Stuart_
Here is my result from the BT line-checker:
"We have tested your line and can confirm your line supports the UK's most complete broadband package, BT Total Broadband. We estimate your maximum connection speed to be 0.256Mbps, which is the fastest speed your line can currently support."
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5 pages of rigmarole for what's probably nothing more than a noisy line (note the 500kbps IP Profile that BT's DLM has set on his 1.2Mbps sync, this is abnormally low and indicates instability) that could be resolved through something as simple as removing ring wire which is soaking up noise or installing a filtered face plate such as one available from
http://www.adslnation.com/products/xte2005.php
It's also worth noting that Alcatel modems also work well on longer lines and have given some excellent results on BT Wholesale lines.
If OP is a low bandwidth user they may also find some value from
this.
Migration to another mass-market ISP isn't going to fix it, Be won't even accept orders from very long lines, resolving the line issue at home or using an ISP that guarantees to resolve it will.
So, OP, what ADSL modem / router are you using, so that some line stats and error stats can be obtained please?