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Hi i have a question about by VDSL service. So the max rate at the gate of my home is 120 mbit and the current rate is around 100 mbit both of them are for downstream. The upstream is near 45mbit current and max at the gate. Both SNR margins around 6 but no packet errors. But in the house which I am on level 5 of the house SNR is the same but downstream speeds are down 30 mbit from mentioned above and upstream 10 mbit lower. It is just 5 floors around 20 meters max of cables and it is a good copper cable. What should I do? Change the inside building copper wires again?

Hi there, I have some good news regarding my situation with my internet. I have been stuck with CenturyLink for about 10 years now, paying roughly $160 a month for 6 Mbps; I've been searching for a solution and even came here for ideas not too long ago. Just a couple days ago, however, Suddenlink has laid down a brand new wire just in front of my house. Although the internet will certainly be much better and cheaper than what I'm currently receiving, I am wanting to know what type of internet wire this is. I apologize for the lack of focus on the wire itself, but I'd like to provide a bit more context to potentially help bring up answers. Suddenlink has had a standard cable internet line (At least that's what the FCC has listed on their website at my home address) on a street very close to my home for years, out of reach for service until now. With this in mind, am I safe to assume that this would also be cable internet instead of the ADSL that CenturyLink offers? Thank you for your time.

Hey there, I recently switched over to teksavvy because Telus was just getting ridiculous with their pricing and I got the Smart Rg 516ac with the new contract, but when it got installed they only plugged in one of the dsl cables from the wall and the other one is just hanging there. I am not entirely sure how to use the second cable. The old Telus router I had had both of those cables plugged in. Anyone know anything about that?

Dear all, To give a bit of background, the only way to have cabled internet home is through a DSL cable. Unfortunately, the cable of the ISP is old which has a terrible uplink (about 2Mbps max, with a lot of lost packets). Thus a few years ago we moved to 2 4G routers, which has a way better internet connectivity, but limited to 150GB of data each, which is not a lot for 4 heavy users. So I was wondering if I could use some load balancing with one 4G routeur to have some decent internet at times, but also the VDSL connection for unlimited internet. However I would like to avoid having to use my ISP's modem for this, as it is really bad (in my opinion) and locks user's out to modify parameters. Proximus (the ISP) does provide some list of the whitelisted modems, but I would rather use some more prosumer equipement which are of course not whitelisted. Thereby my first question, why would other equipement not work with my ISP. The ISP uses PPPoE, so I would assume that other modems using that protocol should be fine? (If you're interested here is the list of whitelisted modems: https://www.edpnet.be/en/support/ordering/internet/learn-about-dsl-technology/which-modems-can-i-use.html ) Then my second concern is about the connectivity. So assuming the modem part above works, most of them I found have a RJ45 port for WAN. However the DSL connection has an RJ11 port. Can I simply convert one to the other or is there some more processing involved in this? If yes, would modems be able to know/detect it only has 6 pins to use instead of 8? Bonus question, if any of you know any equipent who could be able to handle modem + router + load balancing, I would be interested. (Something from ubiquiti, netgear, ...) If this combination does not exist, I will look for the different elements apart. Thanks all for your time!

AT&T shelving DSL may leave hundreds of thousands hanging by a phone line Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2020/10/03/att-dsl-internet-digital-subscriber-line-outdated/5880219002/ One of America’s largest internet providers is uploading its oldest broadband technology into the sunset. On Oct. 1, AT&T stopped selling digital-subscriber-line connections, stranding many existing subscribers on those low-speed links and leaving new residents of DSL-only areas without any wired broadband. “We’re beginning to phase out outdated services like DSL and new orders for the service will no longer be supported after October 1,” a corporate statement sent beforehand read. “Current DSL customers will be able to continue their existing service or where possible upgrade to our 100% fiber network.” DSL – a broadband connection delivered over old copper telephone lines – is no prize at AT&T. The company doesn’t sell downloads faster than 6 Mbps, less than a fourth of the 25-Mbps minimum definition of the Federal Communications Commission and further cramps their utility with stringent data caps of just 150 gigabytes. But the technology that provided many people (myself included) their first real broadband still works to provide an always-on connection and far more capacity than satellite connectivity. “I'm really not surprised that AT&T is phasing out DSL, as it's an obsolete technology,” emailed one soon-be-stranded DSL subscriber, retiree Jack Mangold of Collettsville, North Carolina. “I am, however, very disappointed that AT&T has no interest in replacing DSL in rural areas with some other technology.” AT&T reported 653,000 total DSL connections at the end of its second quarter, compared to 14.48 million on its fiber-optic and hybrid-fiber services. The latter, sold as “AT&T Internet,” combines fiber trunk lines with DSL last-mile connections for faster speeds. The company has seen DSL subscribers steadily dwindle. Bruce Leichtman, president and principal analyst at the research firm Leichtman Research Group, wrote in an email that two years ago, AT&T had just over a million DSL customers. “AT&T basically gave up on fighting cable over a third of its territory” said Dave Burstein, editor of the trade publication Fast Net News. That decline has put AT&T narrowly behind Verizon in this slower slice of the market; that New York firm reported 661,000 DSL connections in its second quarter, versus 6.298 million Fios fiber-optic connections. Verizon and such smaller telecom firms as Lumen (formerly CenturyLink) and Frontier have not announced plans to sunset their own DSL. That’s a good thing for the potentially 3 to 6% of the U.S. that Burstein estimated can only get wired broadband via this technology, even if such fixed-wireless ventures as Verizon’s just-announced expansion of its unlimited-data LTE Home Internet service to some rural areas across 48 states give more people more choices. But for those customers to get faster connections, providers can’t neglect their networks. “When I was at the FCC, there was actually hope that DSL technology could be improved to provide actual high speed broadband,” emailed Gigi Sohn, a fellow at the Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law & Policy who served as an advisor to FCC chairman Tom Wheeler during the Obama administration. “If I recall correctly, the companies were making promises of speeds around 25 Mbps or even higher.” That remains possible, as the CEO of a regional provider offering DSL over AT&T phone lines humble-bragged in a Twitter direct-message conversation. “We deliver up to 100 Mbps,” wrote Dane Jasper, CEO of Sonic. That Santa Rosa, California firm reaches those speeds by pairing DSL connections and installing its own, upgraded switching gear. In some areas, it also sells separate fiber-optic connections that can run 10 times as fast. Jasper said Sonic customers in its slower lanes don’t have to worry about their own bandwidth’s viability: “That is unaffected by AT&T’s decisions about their own network.”

I need some help, in short I hope to replace the garbage „ISP Special router“ with an „Wi-Fi 6 Mercusys AX180“, but I have run into to a problem, that the router only has WLAN, while there is an DSL cable going from a white box into the ISP router. Do I need to use an adapter? Do I have to rewire what's in the white box (ADSL box) to support WLAN or am I screwed?

Hi, so I just eant to ask. I had router that is connected with cable out from wall, port is called DSL. It worked fine, I got new router, but there is no DSL, same cable can go just to Tel1 Tel2. Also under the router there is green port, one that is for fiber cable how I see. I just wanna know, is it possible to connect it when I dont have fiber network, just that DSL stuff. Thanks (Old router is not connected on photos)

Hello LTT forum, I have a line coming to my home from a nearby telephone box. It was working just fine until a few days ago and somehow the line became aware of the corona virus lockdown and started acting up, my router+modem from the ISP keeps dropping the internet connection and nobody can come to service it, I have been irritated with it for about 2 weeks now and after googling a bit I could not find anything about the wiring. I checked the wire from the telephone box, It has a nice joint before coming to my house, then their are two more 3 more joints when it reaches my house, one outside the house for a box that connects my indoor phone line, sorry, lines. That box connects to two phones in parallel and both ends have ADSL splitters and to one of those splitters my modem is connected. Is there anything wrong with the wiring ? It was working just fine before. Fiber-optic ISP had just became available in my locality nut they can't provide a connection until the lockdown lifts. Can I do something to fix it for the time being ?. I just need it to not drop, online gaming is excellent on it, my other option is LTE. We all know how good LTE is for gaming XD ( I can change up the wiring anyway I want, just need one working Landline phone for my grandparents and a working modem for me )

Fiber internet is not available in my area as we are about 1km away where it is available. Can I put 1km fiber or dsl so that we'll have better internet here?

Hi folks, I would like to ask for your advice. Since the whole COVID-19 situation many of us are working remotely and it seems this has put pressure on broadband providers across the UK, and my DSL connection has been very unstable these last couple of weeks. To fix this I am thinking of using 4G as an alternative, or back up to when the network drops speed. I found out that some DSL routers have USB input, where a 4G dongle can be plugged in, and the 4G connection can then be shared with devices either via WiFi or Ethernet. However I have no idea : What routers/brands support this functionality. The technical name of this functionality (combining 4G with DSL, or multi source connection) How does the functionality work? does it create 2 WiFi networks for example? how would that work with devices connected via ethernet? Is there a way to have the router alternate between 4G and DSL automatically depending on which is providing a more stable connection? if there's a router that can do this automatically (similar to a feature that is on smartphone, that switches to 4G if the WiFi is bad) that would be ideal. Appreciate your help with this.

Hi guys! I just wanted to ask if the reliability of a DSL connection is worth the slower internet speed compared to LTE (received via a Huawei Net Cube 3.1 and then transferred to my Desktop PC via Cable). I currently have a 40 Mbit connection over LTE, but get only about 17 Mbit on average. My fear is that when moving into a big city, the connection will be better but the speed slower due to more people using it at the same time. Thanks for your insights/thoughts in advance!

Greetings. I believe this topic has been cover in other forums. Not sure on this site but I found others. Need additional help. My problem is my *internet* goes out when the phone rings.(EDIT* DSL connection) I contact my ISP, they told me put filters on my phone line. (Similar to what's on my phone - https://www.firefold.com/DSL-Filter-for-2-Phones) Still have connection interruptions. I later found out that my home phone is 2.4 frequency as well as my modem. I understand that this can cause an interference with the Wifi but being on wired connection, why is this a problem? I'm out of ideas. -Slouch

Greetings. My max download speed according to my in modem settings is 3584kb/s. (See picture) The maximum I'v ever downloaded a file is around 375kb/s (give or take 10kb). There seems to be a cap on my download speed. It doesn't matter where I'm downloading, a file from google, a torrent, a game on steam, ect they all seem to maxing out around 375kb/s.(it takes an hour to dw 1 gb of data ) (I heard a VPN can help with my problem. I tried a VPN free trial for a bit. Didn't help anything but worth mentioning.) Questions: I know my internet is slow, regardless, is there anyway I can get my files to download quicker? My files download 162% slower then my max down speed. It be great to maybe half that amount? -Slouch

Been dealing with painfully slow internet speeds thanks to ATT, came home after work and found out ATT has somehow figured out how to send internet through black holes. I've tried everything possible with the router (on a 45mbps plan and usually get about 745kbps). Nothing has changed since getting the plan which used to provide about 25mbps, still slow but manageable. ATT is saying the connection is fine on their end, not sure how to remedy the situation.

I am getting brand new 40Mbps DSL internet service from CenturyLink in Minnesota. What is the best or a good value modem/router to get that will support 40Mpbs from their hookup? Quick Facts: 1) I purchased a Ubiquiti Unifi Ap-AC Lite - Wireless Access Point - 802.11 B/A/G/n/AC for the wireless. (I've heard wonderful things about it from Linus and other reviews.) 2) I will strictly be using the above access point for wireless. I don't care about the WIRELESS performance of the modem/router because it will be turned off. 3) I need the modem/router to support VDSL for the 40Mbps hardwired line capability. (I believe 40Mbps requires VDSL?) Here is the modem compatibility list from CenturyLink: http://internethelp.centurylink.com/internethelp/modem-compatibility-table.html Please let me know you're thoughts and thanks in advance!

i am looking for the best router which works with dsl/adsl that has good range for 2 floor house. i would prefer a router that supports ddwrt but its not absolutely necessary

So I have a good old centurylink dsl modem that has two dsl lights. Dsl 1 is off while 2 is on and the internet light keeps flashing because it cannot make the connection to the provider. I can't find a single thing online about the difference between the two dsl lights and there is only one dsl port on the back of the modem. This is not my modem so I do not know if the first light was on before the internet stopped working but if anyone can clarify the point of said light and or what I can simply do to fix this situation I'd be delighted thanks guys

Hi All, I know this is in the hardware networking forum but there is really no software networking fourm. I was scrolling through my settings on my Asus DSL-AC68u router thismorning when I noticed a setting (see picture below) called Annex Mode. Currently I have this set to Annex B/J. There are settings for: Annex A Annex I Annex A/L Annex M Annex A/I/J/L/M Annex B Annex B/J I would like to know exactly what it is and what it does. Will it increase my speed if I set it to a different mode? I am using VDSL2 by the way and I currently get 28 mbits down and 7 mbits up with no drops. Thanks in advance for any helpful answers

Hello all, I live in a rural southern town with poor data infrastructure. As many of you experience, I'm getting about 1/3 of the speed that is advertised. It's an ATT DSL connection run through a TP-Link TD-8616 modem to a Linksys EA6350. Basically one task can be run at a time and if someone else tries to do something on the internet it bottoms out. I know there are settings I can adjust but whether that'll help, I don't know. Anything I can do to optimize my connection would be ideal. Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Hi! Do you know any routers with one/two/three 11dBi antens in standard?

TL;DR? How fast is ping with DSL vs cable? How fast is DSL ping? So I have recently moved into a friends place at an apartment. The building has a bundle plan for free TV channels from Comcast/Xfinity, so TV is free for everyone in the building. (Basically its worked into the rent). Internet however, must be payed for on your own. This is my room mates internet: This is how much is costs: What the fk. This is under their performance package that is supposed to be 25mb down and 5 up (capped). At a whopping $2.68 per Mbps. I have done all of the things, including replacing the modem/router combo and getting a new one. Xfinity says "Its a new problem is your area just the past few days, affecting the whole are" And that they want to send the technician that "reads the script" to our place to fix it. If that is true then why the f would the problem for the whole area be at my place? The problem is one of the following, poor quality/old cables in the walls, or the main line is over taxed, as we live on an island- causing the only connection to where we live to be used up by everyone that lives on the island. I'm so done with this company on every level. After looking for other internet in out area AT&T might be the way to go with DSL, but does its ping stack up to cable? They have a one year contract plan for $60-65 that is 45mb down and 6mp up. Only reason I'm not jumping at this is I am not familiar with DSL. I made the jump from dial up to cable, and never used DSL. PS: the ping on speed test sometime jumps up to above 100 for no reason. PSS:https://www.inmyarea.com/internet/34957/providers

I'm leasing my first apartment and I was wondering if I should go with DSL or Cable internet. I mostly game online and stream a little. I also stream 4k content from Amazon Prime video and Netflix. My local providers is CenturyLink DSL or Cox Communications cable internet. CenturyLink is promising 100 Mbps down and 10mbps up over DSL due to a Fiber node being outside of the bulding. They are priced at $55 per month for life. I never used DSL before and I was wondering if DSL actually can get 100 Mbps down or now? Where I'm currently living at, they offer a fiber connection to the side of my current home and I will greatly miss that service. Cox offers speeds from 30 Mbps down and 3 up to 1000 down and 35 up. That last time I used their service, I was paying for 150 Mbps down and only receiving 3-7bps after 7pm until 8 or 9 am the following morning. I'm worried that that will be the issue at the apartment complex with everyone wanting to use the internet during the evenings.

On ADSL 2+ Connection which is supposed to be 18 Mbps down, I am getting 35 down and 5 up

Hello, (First post btw.) I bought a 4g router with a subscription. It should have around 25 MB up and down. But I get 24 down and 12 up. That's still better than my DSL connection that has a 6 down and 1 up. (all wired connection) The thing is that before I moved I used to live stream daily. Now I've been told that if I live stream for 1 hour with 5000kpbs (5mb/s) +2mb/s for the game etc. That would be 7mb/s. Converted to the data plan I've got for the modem 3.15 GB per hour. The data plan I've got is 100 Gb/s per month. If all the 100gb are used I've got 5 GB's per day. If those are used I can order free 2gb packages when 80% of the 2gb is used. The problem is that if I do this every day in the week with a stream from 3 hours I've used 66,15 GB per week. (not counting the downloads and anything else I did on my pc.) So in 1 and a half week of streaming and I've got to add 2gb/s every 35 min. Now I thought about just adding the 2 networks together. Now comes the question. How do I do this and will this help? I know about network switches but not enough to know if this is possible.

Hello, There's a lot of noise on my dsl line. I was wondering if the type of phone wires used, and the condition they are in is affecting my internet. I've attached a photo of one of the jacks inside my apartment. The port on the right is for the telephone socket. I'm also curious to know if it's a twisted pair setup or the older quad wires. Looking forward to receiving your input.