Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed - Page 102

qasdfdsaq · 23-03-2012, 18:30

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Originally Posted by General Maximus

nice, I havent heard of an area having 6 channels yet so you might be the first

There are areas already with 8.

Chrysalis · 23-03-2012, 18:34

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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq

There are areas already with 8.

any examples? as craig said the same thing yet I havent seen any configs.

qasdfdsaq · 23-03-2012, 19:18

They were posted on this forum, but I don't have them bookmarked and can't be bothered digging them up.

Synthetic · 23-03-2012, 19:23

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Originally Posted by Blackened

No, it was power on the 5th channel. I notice it quite a lot as it sticks out on the table like a sore thumb.
All seems to be OK at the moment though, but there were never any browsing issues, or otherwise.

I believe it was a known bug in the firmware, but usually cleared after a reboot, i stand to be corrected though

Kymmy · 23-03-2012, 19:47

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Originally Posted by Chrysalis

any examples? as craig said the same thing yet I havent seen any configs.

Mines been 8 channels since the 50Mb install on the 8th March..

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Connection
Startup Procedure
Procedure Status Comment
Acquire Downstream Channel 323000000 Hz Locked
Connectivity State OK Operational
Boot State OK Operational
Configuration File OK
Security Enabled BPI+
Downstream Channels
Lock Status Modulation Channel ID Max Raw Bit Rate Frequency Power SNR Docsis/EuroDocsis locked
Locked QAM256 32 55616000 Kbits/sec 323000000 Hz 5.8 dBmV 42.3 dB Hybrid
Locked QAM256 25 55616000 Kbits/sec 267000000 Hz 6.6 dBmV 43.2 dB Hybrid
Locked QAM256 26 55616000 Kbits/sec 275000000 Hz 6.5 dBmV 42.9 dB Hybrid
Locked QAM256 27 55616000 Kbits/sec 283000000 Hz 5.9 dBmV 43.0 dB Hybrid
Locked QAM256 28 55616000 Kbits/sec 291000000 Hz 5.3 dBmV 42.7 dB Hybrid
Locked QAM256 29 55616000 Kbits/sec 299000000 Hz 6.8 dBmV 42.9 dB Hybrid
Locked QAM256 30 55616000 Kbits/sec 307000000 Hz 6.3 dBmV 42.7 dB Hybrid
Locked QAM256 31 55616000 Kbits/sec 315000000 Hz 6.0 dBmV 42.5 dB Hybrid
Upstream Channels
Lock Status Modulation Channel ID Max Raw Bit Rate Frequency Power
Locked ATDMA 2 20480 Kbits/sec 35800000 Hz 39.0 dBmV
Unlocked Unknown 0 0 Ksym/sec 0 Hz 0.0 dBmV
Unlocked Unknown 0 0 Ksym/sec 0 Hz 0.0 dBmV
Unlocked Unknown 0 0 Ksym/sec 0 Hz 0.0 dBmV
Primary Downstream Service Flow
Downstream(0)
SFID 61735
Max Traffic Rate 53000000 bps
Max Traffic Burst 10000 bytes
Mix Traffic Rate 0 bps
Primary Upstream Service Flow
Upstream(0)
SFID 23715
Max Traffic Rate 5140000 bps
Max Traffic Burst 8160 bytes
Mix Traffic Rate 0 bps
Max Concatenated Burst 8160 bytes
Scheduling Type Best Effort
Current System Time:Fri Mar 23 19:46:02 2012

data0002 · 23-03-2012, 20:36

here is my config page settings

Procedure Status Comment
Acquire Downstream Channel 266750000 Hz Locked
Connectivity State OK Operational
Boot State OK Operational
Configuration File OK
Security Enabled BPI+

Downstream Channels
Lock Status Modulation Channel ID Max Raw Bit Rate Frequency Power SNR Docsis/EuroDocsis locked
Locked QAM256 81 55616000 Kbits/sec 266750000 Hz -1.2 dBmV 42.7 dB Hybrid
Locked QAM256 82 55616000 Kbits/sec 274750000 Hz -1.0 dBmV 43.1 dB Hybrid
Locked QAM256 83 55616000 Kbits/sec 282750000 Hz -0.9 dBmV 42.6 dB Hybrid
Locked QAM256 84 55616000 Kbits/sec 290750000 Hz -1.2 dBmV 42.6 dB Hybrid
Locked QAM256 85 55616000 Kbits/sec 298750000 Hz 0.2 dBmV 43.0 dB Hybrid
Locked QAM256 86 55616000 Kbits/sec 306750000 Hz 0.2 dBmV 43.4 dB Hybrid
Unlocked Unknown 0 0 Ksym/sec 0 Hz 0.0 dBmV 0.0 dB Unknown
Unlocked Unknown 0 0 Ksym/sec 0 Hz 0.0 dBmV 0.0 dB Unknown

Upstream Channels
Lock Status Modulation Channel ID Max Raw Bit Rate Frequency Power
Locked ATDMA 3 20480 Kbits/sec 27400000 Hz 47.0 dBmV
Unlocked Unknown 0 0 Ksym/sec 0 Hz 0.0 dBmV
Unlocked Unknown 0 0 Ksym/sec 0 Hz 0.0 dBmV
Unlocked Unknown 0 0 Ksym/sec 0 Hz 0.0 dBmV

Primary Downstream Service Flow
Downstream(0)
SFID 1328
Max Traffic Rate 111000000 bps
Max Traffic Burst 10000 bytes
Mix Traffic Rate 0 bps

Primary Upstream Service Flow
Upstream(0)
SFID 1327
Max Traffic Rate 5120000 bps
Max Traffic Burst 16320 bytes
Mix Traffic Rate 0 bps
Max Concatenated Burst 16320 bytes
Scheduling Type Best Effort

Current System Time:Fri Mar 23 20:35:56 2012

General Maximus · 23-03-2012, 20:57

nice, pretty much perfect

scrooge · 24-03-2012, 12:22

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

Most on demand retiers with no other changes don't start a new contract - the only expception is M/L 10 customers going to 30Mbit

If you get a new bundle along with the retier then it would be a new contract

I took advantage of the early 60Mb upgrade (was on 20Mb retention), got a superhub delivered. No other changes. I've now received a new contract to sign, is this correct??

SnoopZ · 24-03-2012, 14:04

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Originally Posted by scrooge

I took advantage of the early 60Mb upgrade (was on 20Mb retention), got a superhub delivered. No other changes. I've now received a new contract to sign, is this correct??

No it's not correct, people really shouldn't phone up for an early upgrade and wait it out in my opinion.

Best thing you can do is phone them up.

edit

Actually i see you said 20Mb retention so now i am not sure.

SnoopZ · 24-03-2012, 21:14

Is it likely that we will all be increased to 8 downstream channels and 2 upstream channels when the speed uplift is completed? Because some of us are on 5 DS and other on 6-8 DS.

slowcoach · 24-03-2012, 22:59

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Originally Posted by slowcoach

Prior to yesterday I had 4 DS channels. Now I have 4, 6 or 7 after reboot, upload speed has dropped to 3Mb from 10 and the data transfer LED is flashing all the time even when no data is flowing.

100Mb Engineer booked for tomorrow.

Update:

Engineer called, no problem this end, told me to leave it for a week and call in if the upload speed doesn't go back to normal. They are doing the double speed work at the Head-end which is where I thought the trouble would be, anyway he gave me a new Super Hub and went on his way.

I had seen comments about the SH and it's incessant blinking LED but prior to this trouble mine only gave an occasional blink so I didn't really understand what they were on about, now I have the annoying constant blinking which I was assured by the Engineer was as it should be, time to stick a bit of electrical tape over it methinks.

SnoopZ · 24-03-2012, 23:39

Mine only blinks all the time because of my broadband quality monitor i have set up, you haven't set 1 up have you?

slowcoach · 25-03-2012, 00:58

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Originally Posted by SnoopZ

Mine only blinks all the time because of my broadband quality monitor i have set up, you haven't set 1 up have you?

No I haven't, it now blinks all the time even when the computer is off.
Engineer said they all do it due to VM monitoring the modem or something, they must have a lot of spare capacity because when millions of users have the SH there is going to be one hell of a lot of bandwidth going to waste.

General Maximus · 25-03-2012, 06:32

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Originally Posted by SnoopZ

Is it likely that we will all be increased to 8 downstream channels and 2 upstream channels when the speed uplift is completed? Because some of us are on 5 DS and other on 6-8 DS.

If they did that for every area regardless, it would be great. It would help alleviate congestion no end and be a bit of future proofing as well as they wouldnt be chasing their tails all the time. That being said, it is such a damn good idea that I know they wont do it and will only do the minimum for the speed doubling and that is it. They probably wont bother will 8 channels till they start to rollout 200mbit.

Kymmy · 25-03-2012, 08:04

Weird thing is though is that this 8 channel area is not and never has been congested..