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First of all, you want to find out what speed the line should be capable of. The availability checker on the bottom left of [http://aa.net.uk aa.net.uk] will give an estimate as to what your line should be capable of. If your speed is lower than what the availability checker suggests, then there is a problem to be investigated. |
First of all, you want to find out what speed the line should be capable of. The availability checker on the bottom left of [http://aa.net.uk aa.net.uk] will give an estimate as to what your line should be capable of. If your speed is lower than what the availability checker suggests, then there is a problem to be investigated. |
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==Finding your current |
==Finding your current Line Speed== |
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The sync rate is the speed that your router is connected at to the exchange. You can check the line rate of your line |
The sync rate is the speed that your router is connected at to the exchange. You can check the line rate of your line by using the [[Status_Tests]] from the Control Pages. |
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The bits of information to look for are: |
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[[File:Ftb.png|none|frame|DSL Status test showing below fault threshold rate]] |
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Example: |
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[[File:Linerate-slow.png|none|frame|This one has a rate of 338k - something is wrong!]] |
[[File:Linerate-slow.png|none|frame|This one has a rate of 338k - something is wrong!]] |
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Here the line is at 338K. That is slow, and indicates a problem. |
Here the line is at 338K. That is slow, and indicates a problem. |
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==Testing the Speed of the Line== |
==Testing the Speed of the Line== |
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