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Attenuation change!!

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  • 21-06-2007 9:08pm
    #1
    mickzer
    Registered Users Posts: 282 ✭✭


    Hi All,
    I only have broadband for the last three months (Eircom 2Mb )and during that time The attenuation has always been 59/29. But last night I lost my connection for about ten minutes and when it came back it had changed to 55/29. Then tonight when I turn it on it shows 56/29. I'm about four miles from the exchange(Wexford).Is it changing for the better or the worst? And why is it changing at all?

    Mickzer.


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    rc28
    Registered Users Posts: 2,246 ✭✭✭rc28


    mickzer wrote:
    Hi All,
    I only have broadband for the last three months (Eircom 2Mb )and during that time The attenuation has always been 59/29. But last night I lost my connection for about ten minutes and when it came back it had changed to 55/29. Then tonight when I turn it on it shows 56/29. I'm about four miles from the exchange(Wexford).Is it changing for the better or the worst? And why is it changing at all?

    Mickzer.

    I have been looking at my stats recently and have noticed that my attenuation figure changes too, it dropped down to 49 last night from 51 but i thought this figure isn't supposed to change unless you move away/closer to the exchange??
    Also you say you have 2mb bb but what's it like with such bad attenuation figures and long distance from the exchange? The reason I am asking this is because today we ordered 2mb (upgrade from 1mb) as eircom said the line was fine for it even though I was given advice on another forum that my attenuation figure of 50 was too bad for 2mb??
    What figures do you get when you run the speedtest at:
    http://www.speedtest.net?

    Also with attenuation the higher the figure the worse it is I think? So the lower the better.


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    mickzer
    Registered Users Posts: 282 ✭✭mickzer


    Hi Rc28,
    I just tried it now and I got this:
    143594080.png
    Actually , that's a little better for downloads and a lot better for uploads than I was getting, so maybe they improved it a bit! (Here's hoping).

    Mickzer.


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    mickzer
    Registered Users Posts: 282 ✭✭mickzer


    OK,It's gone down to 55/29 again now.
    Also did another test at 55/29. Not a lot of difference that I can see:

    143644905.png

    Mickzer.


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    #5
    Peanut
    Registered Users Posts: 1,462 ✭✭✭Peanut


    I'm no expert, but I think it's very normal for those figures to jump around a bit - the combination of cheap modem electronics not giving an exact measurement and changing physical conditions on the line will likely affect it.


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