Thread: BSNL conection not giving full speed

Hi guys,
I'm using BSNL HOME 500 COMBO plan which should give me 2Mbps=256KBps speed but ever since I connected my plan four months ago I couldn't cross 200KBps=1.56Mbps mark.

I'm just half a KM away from the exchange and one of my friend which uses the same plan 2KMs further away from exchange getting up to 240KBps. My phone line is perfectly fine giving no distortion what so ever.

Both of us mainly use u torrent for downloading and Zamunda site which a ratio free site.

what could be the problem and what are the solutions in all the different possible scenarios in my case.

Well have u tested the speeds with direct http downloads? U should be getting 210~235 kBps with direct downloads. For torrenting the speeds will hover between 180~210 kBps.

ya I'm getting margenly lower then these speeds. But my point is can I have better speeds anyhow which is my friend is getting.

I'm getting SNR margin downstream 25.3 and upstream 23.0. The Attenuation downstream is 17.5 and upstream is 5.2.

I'm getting SNR margin downstream 25.3 and upstream 23.0. The Attenuation downstream is 17.5 and upstream is 5.2.


I'm using BSNL HOME 500 COMBO plan which should give me 2Mbps=256KBps speed but ever since I connected my plan four months ago I couldn't cross 200KBps=1.56Mbps mark.

I'm just half a KM away from the exchange and one of my friend which uses the same plan 2KMs further away from exchange getting up to 240KBps. My phone line is perfectly fine giving no distortion what so ever.

Both of us mainly use u torrent for downloading and Zamunda site which a ratio free site.

what could be the problem and what are the solutions in all the different possible scenarios in my case.

@ surinder1508,Your SNR margin is fine. The slow speed could be because of a different reason.

And what could be it?

Plus solution please.

Originally Posted by surinder1508

And what could be it?

Plus solution please.

have u carried out a speed test on Speedtest.net - The Global Broadband Speed Test or ur speed voes are only based on torrents?

No sysytm is having 100% efficiency . They are saying that from 256kbps upto 2 Mbps.

In very rare cases u will get nearly 2Mbps.

ya I done that as well and I downloaded direct from servers using orbit too many times sligtly better speeds there but nowhare near my freinds conection speeds.

You can never predict that torrents will reach the max speed, i.e., 256 kB/s. It all depends upon the number of seeds, what piece of the file you want, what piece is available, etc. You may always have some unused bandwidth. So by downloading multiple torrents at the same time, you can maximize the use of available bandwidth.

This is exactly how download managers work. Without a download manager, a file may be downloaded at the rate of 70 kB/s. But download managers optimize this by opening multiple connections to the same server and download parts of the file concurrently. They may open 5 concurrent connections and thus download at 240+ kB/s.

Finally, BSNL never promised you 2 mbps consistently. You have been promised a minimum of 256 kbps and a maximum of 2 mbps. That speed is also within BSNL network. So your actual download speed could be anything from 32 kB/s to 256 kB/s.

Yes ofcorse I understand torrent download stuff and we both are using multiple torreents at same time (right from start months ago) some of them even so capable they can utelise all your available bandwidth alone at zamunda like latest games,movies,software etc... even with very few seeders. so there is no chance of availability issue at all.

we have done some times same downloadings overnights and he always gets better speeds of 230KBps to 245KBps mine remains always bitween 180KBps to 200KBps max.

And I'm 1.5 KM nearer to exchange from him as well (just half a KM away from exchange) with no other connection nearby infect I'm only the third user from exchange.

And ya I know BSNL don't promise to us 2Mb/s but can't we push them for better speed which is others are getting in same region if problem (like weakness of signal, wiring etc...) is from there part.

Originally Posted by surinder1508

Yes ofcorse I understand torrent download stuff and we both are using multiple torreents at same time (right from start months ago) some of them even so capable they can utelise all your available bandwidth alone at zamunda like latest games,movies,software etc... even with very few seeders. so there is no chance of availability issue at all.

we have done some times same downloadings overnights and he always gets better speeds of 230KBps to 245KBps mine remains always bitween 180KBps to 200KBps max.

And I'm 1.5 KM nearer to exchange from him as well (just half a KM away from exchange) with no other connection nearby infect I'm only the third user from exchange.

And ya I know BSNL don't promise to us 2Mb/s but can't we push them for better speed which is others are getting in same region if problem (like weakness of signal, wiring etc...) is from there part.

will u be so kind as to post ur speedtest results here?

Originally Posted by totallyfandu

No sysytm is having 100% efficiency . They are saying that from 256kbps upto 2 Mbps.

In very rare cases u will get nearly 2Mbps.

But my friend is getting better speed then me from same exchange which further away from it.

Originally Posted by surinder1508

But my friend is getting better speed then me from same exchange which further away from it.

hmmm seeing your problem just tell me have you disabled the 20% bandwidth reserved for windows ? if not search around you will find the way to disable it ....!

I'm not allowed to do so following massage pops up when I try to do so.

You are only allowed to post URLs to other sites after you have made 15 posts or more.

Tell me the other way to so by the way I'm getting 1564kbps dowload speed and 313kbps upload speed there by selecting Mumbai server.

Just post without the "http://" prefix. I will edit your post and add the prefix.

Also, I sometimes get more or less the same speed. So there is possibly not much you can do. You can request for a line check.

I don't know about that stuff at all please make it clear to me where from I can determine that and how to disable it?

Moderator note: Moved some of the relevant post from this thread (SNR Margin and Line Attenuation - What do they mean?) here ...

Originally Posted by surinder1508

I don't know about that stuff at all please make it clear to me where from I can determine that and how to disable it?

If you'd like to change how much bandwidth is reserved for QoS (the default is 20% of the total bandwidth), do the following:

1. Make sure you're logged in as "Administrator" (not just any account with admin privileges).
2. Navigate to START>Run and type: gpedit.msc
3. Navigate to Local Computer Policy > Administrative Templates > Network > QOS Packet Scheduler
4. In the right window, double-click the limit reservable bandwidth setting
5. On the setting tab, check the enabled setting.
6. Where it says "Bandwidth limit %", change it to read 0 (or whatever percentage you want to reserve for high priority QoS data)
7. Click OK, close gpedit.msc

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Originally Posted by kirankumargb

hmmm seeing your problem just tell me have you disabled the 20% bandwidth reserved for windows ? if not search around you will find the way to disable it ....!

Thanks for the help I shell try it tonight.

Originally Posted by surinder1508

I don't know about that stuff at all please make it clear to me where from I can determine that and how to disable it?

check the above post dear i have given the procedure of doing it ..... to disable it just keep it at 0% or you can click as disable it....!

Yes I got the sollution from you and done so lets see how it goes tonight.

sure do post your results ! so many other will be benefited

@kirankumargb
Myth - "Disabling QoS will free up the 20% bandwidth reserved by QoS - IObit.Com Forums

Myth - "Disabling QoS will free up the 20% bandwidth reserved by QoS
Reality - "There have been claims in various published technical articles and newsgroup postings that Windows XP always reserves 20 percent of the available bandwidth for QoS. These claims are incorrect. As in Windows 2000, programs can take advantage of QoS through the QoS APIs in Windows XP. 100% of the network bandwidth is available to be shared by all programs unless a program specifically requests priority bandwidth.

This "reserved" bandwidth is still available to other programs unless the requesting program is sending data. By default, programs can reserve up to an aggregate bandwidth of 20% of the underlying link speed on each interface on an end computer. If the program
that reserved the bandwidth is not sending sufficient data to use it, the unused part of the reserved bandwidth is available for other data flows on the same host."

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;Q316666

The Nonbestefforlimit value is recommended to be left at 20, setting it to 0 deactivates any QoS function (present in many wireless routers) that is needed to prioritize network traffic.
Me myself have experienced a severe slowdown in my home LAN by deactivating this function.

Please consider this in the next updates of the module!

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The Myth that is called the QoS 20% Bandwidth Gain - gameshogun™ Since 2003

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Finally, if you think and/or feel it did give you back your 20% bandwidth (regardless of what Microsoft and other tech sites said), then good for you. If you want to test it, go ahead there is no harm in doing this “tweak". If nothing happens, then it only proves that it is nothing but a false tweak misunderstood by many, and next time do your research before believing tweaks posted by even the tech’iess of sites.

Originally Posted by essbebe

@kirankumargb
Myth - "Disabling QoS will free up the 20% bandwidth reserved by QoS - IObit.Com Forums


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The Myth that is called the QoS 20% Bandwidth Gain - gameshogun™ Since 2003

Thanks for the clarification ........!