speed problem

[Lesman]

Hello.

I have a contract for a Fiber35 package. The download speed is about 27 Mbps and the upload speed is about 6 Mbps. On February 23, the speed suddenly dropped to about 13 Mbps to the router and 11 Mbps to the PC. A line check showed a problem. On March 2, an engineer arrived. After his visit, the speeds did not change much and the line test continued to show the problem. After about three weeks, the line test shows that everything is fine, but the speeds to the router are 18 Mbps and to the computer 15 to 16 Mbps. This situation continues to this day. I don't understand why the speeds can't go back to normal as they were according to the subscription, and it's been over a month! My neighbor has Internet on the same network and still has normal speeds and we are connected the same way!! I do not understand! I'm still using the original router and cables I received when I first connected, and why is the speed difference 2 to 3 Mbps? Please explain this problem to me and help me get back to normal.

[Skynet_TX]

Hi @Lesman,

If there has been a fault on your line then this can cause your speeds to be reduced, however once things are fixed, and you have had a stable connection for a few days, the speeds would normally start to increase again. The support team here will be back tomorrow, and they will be able to check your connection to see if they can still see any reason for your reduced speeds.

It is totally normal for a speed test on your device to show a bit less than the sync speed to your router, I have a sync speed of 40, but the best I will get on a speed test, from an ethernet connected PC, is 37.8, this is completely normal and expected. But the fact that your sync speed has dropped from 27 to 18 is what needs to be investigated. I assume you have restarted your router, just to see if that gives you a faster sync speed.

It would be worth switching your router off for over 30 minutes, this will give you a new session when you switch it back on, this can help with slow download speeds, but doesn't often help with slow sync speeds, but it can't hurt to try.

For one of the TalkTalk Support Team on this community to be able to look into this you will need to update your community profile to include :

• Your name
• Landline telephone number that your TalkTalk service is provided on (this is shown in ‘My Account’) OR add your account number to the ‘private notes’ section if you have Full Fibre with no landline
• An alternative contact number

This will allow them to identify you, and they will then be able to help.

Don't post any personal details in this thread, just add them to your community profile (only you and the TalkTalk Support Team on this community can see your profile details).

Then they will hopefully be able to respond to this post tomorrow.