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hitler517

Hi, I'm using BSNL H500 plan and for the past few months my bandwidth reads only around 1.6 Mbps max.......
My download speeds in torrents only goes upto 180 KBps max with port forwarding and private trackers.........
I was getting full speeds of around 220-230 KBps until this happened.......
I tried G.DMt mode disabling adsl and adsl 2+ but it only furthur reduced my speed........
My signature shows the speeds was getting 2-3 months back....
I contacted the local BSNL authorities but they could't find any fault with my line.......

I'm using XP-SP2 with Mcafee total protection........ I tried on a couple of systems at home but no change...........

raghuram333

Same problem here...any suggestions guys....it may get corrected by itself...what to do??? its really irritating to be with 180kbps after using with 230kbps speeds...

Buddy where u from???? myself from karnataka.....just wanted if its region specific???!!!

hitler517

Hi raghuram333, Im from Kerala.......
Really its irritating to see speeds dropping from 230 to 170 KBps.....
Before I used to download 4-4.5 GB each day 2-8 free hours..... Now it hardly touches 3.5GB.....
It seems a common problem with so many users downloading at the same time.......
Hope it gets resolved soon.....

Essbebe...... Meetdilip..... Whr r u????
Do u have a any possible solution to this problem??
I have also heard that ports can be decisive in speeds as well....
How can i apply for a change of port???

meetdilip

This is a BSNL server problem. There is nothing we can do. Request a port change application at your local exchange. It may work.

raghuram333

does port connected to bandwidth??? coz port openong is al perfect...with T1.413 modulation i c a increase in bandwidth...but very small....i don c a increase in downloading speed.....

hitler517

Not the port we use raghuram333...... Our connection is port binded in the sense that even if someone get out id,pass they cannot use our account from another telephone line...... Our connection can be used only from our telephone line.... This port binding is done at Bangalore I heard where they set the bandwidths for each connection.....

The only probable explanation to our problem I can see is that BSNL is on a rotating policy giving everyone a turn..... I remember I began having these problems from July 1st...... Same day the id,pass in my modem also changed somehow and I had to set it again.....

So guess what, problem is not ours, but BSNL's...... They might be trying to facilitate as many customers as possible with the current resources........ Also from various posts in the forum we can see that the local BSNL guys were never able to solve these problems..... Most often than not, it got solved by itself...... So, waiting hopefully..... Just now checked the utorrent speeds..... 178 KBps.......
4 months back same time it used to be 220-230 KBps...........

If you see my signature you will see that it was taken on June 13th.......... the last month i saw 220-230 speeds............

raghuram333

accosrding to me Port binding is al happens in yer local area exchange i guess....and bandwidth is also set there itself...for speed contrl speed caps is used..the only reason they might put it,if users in that area exceeds,they will hav to use their avialable resourses...so they might hav decreasede it for us,(had exceeded bandwidth earlier)......

so if it will get alrite by itself,how much time shd i wait....1 mnth?

hitler517

I came to know from the BSNL local authorities that it is at Bangalore the port speed is set and these people have no control over it.....

As far as the waiting time is concerned, I have been waiting for nearly 4 months now......

raghuram333

preety long time buddy.....i went to the exchange today and made them to check port and connection line.....everthings good....wen i asked abt the bandwidth,they told me to contact JE.....i havent met him still.....my neighbour is senior divisional engg,so will ask him to talk with JE or he may giv a solution....hoping for the best!!!!

hitler517

Cheers buddy..... I also got my line checked just now.... They say the line is fine..... Also they asked me to change the mode to G.DMT..... I think there is some difference.......

raghuram333

coolll.....wats the line rates now???? even i tried that.but had frequent disconnect problems..but had no increase in the line rates......but T.413 modulation is showing:confused some increase in the rates.....will use this for today 2-8am....& decide which one is good....

hitler517

After enabling just the G.dmt mode bandwidth showed 1.7Mbps.......
But after restart again the ADSL modes got enabled.......
Now I again disabled the ADSL modes and checked but the line rates got reduced...... Bandwidth read around 1.6 Mbps......
I will check 2-8 and post what speeds I get....

The BSNL guy also told to switch to bridge mode...... I didnt try it so far.... Let me see if the modulation change helps......

raghuram333

TO save he settings u shd apply ,and then giv a reboot to the modem(by selecting the it in management i guess)

whats the use of bridge mode????

hitler517

I didnt do a reboot from the management menu coz on giving the save/apply there the modem rebootted, but the settings wont remain.......

In Bridge mode you need not do the port forward...... I think you will have to dial in from your computer while using bridge mode....... I haven't tried it so far.....

and speed...... I dont see much of a change with g.dmt mode alone......


Are you using any firewall?? I just disabled my Mcafee firewall and enabled just the windows firewall..... Now getting about 180 KBps speed consistently...... (with torrents).......





CAN ANYBODY PLS TELL HOW TO SETUP BRIDGE MODE FOR UT300R2U??
I CONFIGURED THE MODEM BUT WHEN I TRIED DIALLING IN, IT SAYS WRONG PASSWORD??

what is the username, password you have to use for dialer....?
Is it the one which we use to check our usage or the one which we enter into the modem settings in pppoe mode?
pls give the format...... is "@bsnl.in" needed?

raghuram333

even my modem is the same..1st giv apply after selecting the modulation type....then reboot from management....for the next use the settings wont change for me....

in T.413 the line rates are 2048 and 512(dld and uld(kbps))...a slight increase in the bandwidth...the download speed remained consistenly at 160-180kbps....that may be due to torrent seed limits.....downloaded total 3.2gb(2:30-8am).....that makes-complete bandwidth has been used .......

am using avast....never disable firewall in p2p sharing....its risky....else use peer gaurdian

hitler517

with g.dmt as mode, do a save/reboot from management menu..... I did that and now the settings remained even after power off......

u enabled T.413 mode alone???
i think g.dmt mode is somewhat ok for me...... speeds stayed at about 180-185 most of the time...... (with best torrents from private trackers.....)

I disabled mcafee firewall and enabled windows firewall..... Later on i turned it back on again and there wasn't much difference in speed...... got 180-185......

the bsnl guy told me bridge mode will offer slightly better speeds than pppoe.... will try that tomorrow......

raghuram333

ok....

if u enable T.413 and G.dmt,it will select the latest one i.e G.dmt....so if u want T.413,untick G.dmt.......

180-185 -download speed rite??? or does it include uploads also????

ok....am waiting for yer reply on bridge mode,,,,why tommo??? today is good!!!!

Actually this bandwidth is fine as per the plan......but after using it in high speeds,,,,its hard to accept this "low" speed.....

hitler517

so u ticked t.413 alone???

nooo..... it's just the download speed..... uploading at 20 KBps........

i meant tonight......

same here pal....... i was going all guns at 220-230 sometime back and all of a sudden down to 160 KBps is baaaaaaaaaaaadd...........

raghuram333

ok....me staying with T1.413 for now...its the oldest type of modulation...but still ,am wit it....

I read that,if there s port shortage-they might be upgrading their dslam swithes.......so due to this there may be temporary reduction in speed.......but in yer case 4 months-means something else.......

ok,get me the bridge results later

i wanted to ask this-but forgot-i said some bsnl guy said this--but u in kerala---so,how does banglore NIB decide yer speed limits???

hitler517

sorry, that was a mistake........ Initially when i took the connection, there was some delay in getting it..... whenver i tried contacting them, they used to say that the Bangalore centre is where the speeds are set......

now when i contacted them i clarified it...... the port speed is set locally....

I will let u know the bridge speeds tmrw morning..........

Right now i have configured bridge mode and find it very useful..... even did auto downloading at a particular time with computer hibernated......... (just 2 command files needed....)