On 18/12/2019 10:38, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 18/12/2019 10:30, John Rumm wrote:

[1] Appalling meaning a good day gave 4 Mbps download. A poor day
gave 0.07 Mbps. A bad day gave 0.0 Mbps. Hence moving to FTTP was
essential.

Then you had an unresolved cable fault.

Had similar here - the unresolved cable "fault" was that there was 6km
of the stuff!


Nope. Its very unilikely that noise levels will give you a 0-4Mpbs range
on a daily basis on a clean cable.

Its far more likely there were bad joints and crackles on it.

A clean line of 5km will just about do 5Mbps. That is pretty much what I
have.

A typical line back to the exchange at that distance will do 2-3Mbps or
less if the house phone wiring is old and decrepit (as many houses are).
Bell wire hack is always worth a try in any property with slow internet.

My line attenuation is 48dB but many neighbours see 60+dB losses.

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Martin Brown