Drastic drop in speed since contact renewal

[steveyboy]

I recently renewed my fibre contact but since then my speed has dropped significantly...I've re-booted the router, changed cables etc but that has made no difference.

[Chris-TalkTalk]

Hi steveboy,

Do the routers have built in fibre modems or are they just routers?

Please also see Our guide to Future Fibre

Chris

[steveyboy]

Thanks for the info regarding fibre speed..I assume that in my area it's only Fibre to cabinet and not to home?

If this is the case, can I use a normal router? I have a firewall router that I was thinking of attaching and also quite a good netgear router.
Also, do you know who I would contact about finding out if full fibre to home is planned for my area.

[Michelle-TalkTalk]

Hello,

Thanks for the update. Yes they are just regular microfilters.

Thanks

[steveyboy]

Thanks for your help, the speed seems to be sorted out...I think it was possibly the filter. I don't have a spare one so I temporarily borrowed from a friend.
I'll try to get a new filter, the one I was using was from Talktalk.
Is it just a normal filter?

[Chris-TalkTalk]

Do you still hear the noise on the telephone line if you just have your telephone connected and disconnect your router?

There isn't really a way to speed up your current connection on FTTC as your speed is mainly limited by the length and quality of the cable from your home to the street cabinet 

Chris

[steveyboy]

I don't think I have another filter, so unfortunately I can't try it out.

Thanks for the info on fibre65..Is there a way of speeding up my current connection?

[Chris-TalkTalk]

Hi steveyboy,

Yes those speeds are around what we would expect.

Yes it could be the filter, do you have another one that you can test with?

Upgrading to Fibre 65 just removes the 40Mbps cap so unfortunately there would be no benefit in upgrading to Fibre 65 for yourself as your sync speed is currently well below 40Mbps

Chris

[steveyboy]

Thank you, I've just had a chance to try it out, disconnecting the phone and the router appears to have sorted it out...I've run a speed test and I'm now getting 24.1 download and a 4.1 upload speed.

Does this seem correct?

It just leaves me with the problem of connecting the phone. Is it possible the filter is causing the problem?

Also, would you be able to tell me when fibre65 will become available in my area?

[Debbie-TalkTalk]

Hi steveyboy

How are you getting on following the 30 minute power down of the router?

Thanks

Debbie

[steveyboy]

OK, thanks. I've tried disconnecting the router but it was only for about 5 mins...I'll try it for 30.

[Chris-TalkTalk]

OK thanks. Can you switch your router off and leave it off for at least 30 minutes, then switch back on and retest - please let us know if there's any improvement

Chris

[steveyboy]

At the moment, a few sites I download from is showing that I'm downloading at app. 450 kb/s, normally these same site download at approx, 990 and above.
A speed test, done with talktalk shows that I'm getting 3.7 download and 4.3 upload..usually upload speed is less than download speed.

[Chris-TalkTalk]

OK thanks, have you noticed an improvement in speed?

Chris

[steveyboy]

Yes, the phone is still disconnected..

[Chris-TalkTalk]

Hi steveyboy,

Is the phone still disconnected? Your sync speed is now 26Mbps

Chris

[steveyboy]

I've tried disconnecting the phone, but the speed still seems to be approx. half (or worse) of what it was previously.

[steveyboy]

I just tried the phone line and therev seemms to be a slight hissing sound on it...I rarely use the phone and only just recently plugged the phone back into the socket.
Could the phone be causing the problem?

Thanks

[Michelle-TalkTalk]

Hello,

I've run a test on the line which has detected a potential fault. Are you experiencing any issues with the voice service such as noise on the line or no dial tone?

Thanks