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Right ok so its lower than I imagined. Its possible that you may see slightly better speeds (more around the 7Mbps mark) but its hard to say until you switch. The noise margin is quite high aswell.
Like Griff has said those checkers use a number of different BT based sources to try and figure out your best speed so ther are hardly ever correct. I.e on my currenty 23Mbps connection If i check my line It says I will get 6.5Mbps and above lol - well derrr!!!!!
Unfortunately for you, you...
The 2 main things that determine what speed you can achieve is line attenuation which is how much loss of signal you have on the line and SNR (signal - noise ratio) this is how much signal you are receiving as opposed to noise on the line.
If you know for a fact that the max you can get on your line is around 6-7Mbps then you wont get any higher than that regardless if you go onto ADSL 2+. 1.5 Miles is quite far but its the actual line attenuation that matters. If you log into your current modem/router you should be able to find...
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You can find out here which ISP's you can move to.
Be Unlimited is the fastest and cheapest ISP around. They offer "upto" 24Mbps - but as I have stressed god knows how many times on various other topics recently you will only achieve “very high/good” speeds under various...
TBH mate if you dont even know what system specs you have and dont know how to find them out I wouldnt even bother trying as you could kill your PC in about 5 seconds lol.
Not being harsh but It just wouldnt be worth the risk as I know people who have done some serious damage
I am sorry but you totally confuse me lol. If you haven't broadband then you have a BT line full stop. You must have ADSL as you have been given the MAC code. What does the MAC start with?
I am with Be Unlimited and I have it configured so I am getting the best out of the line (Fastpath and a lower S/N margin). Also I have the router direct into the master socket with no extensions and a ADSL face plate. :)