Thread: BSNL 8mbps? or higher?

that is why you are being able to get such high speeds.in my modem rates are---
upstream--512kbps
downstream---2048kbps.
even if i try to chage the rates by switcing to another line mode(say,ADSL2) the line rates remains same after rebooting the modem & line mode also change back to default value.so i am guessing that in my area line speeds haven't been upgraded yet.

dont rely on the bsnl servers speed test!its like saying i can transfer a file at 100mbps from another computer in my lan!
and yeah im from kerala and i do get these speed spikes from time to time & not just when i start to download a file!
its been happening since sept of last year!
i think bsnl might upgrade to 4mbps next year! 8 mbps might take longer!
wish they gave unlimited 2mbit connections at decent prices!

P.S:and yes ur line is capable of 8mbps!and when they upgrade their speeds u wont hav to bother with anything... while others may hav to do some rewiring!

well when i saw the modem configuration before it did show speeds
similar to this....
upstream--512kbps
downstream---2048kbps.

but now see this in the config page....
Line Rate - Upstream (Kbps): 1024
Line Rate - Downstream (Kbps): 16384
(modem=huaewai);
this may be what the exchange guys re wrote in my modem......an i did notice some changes in SNR values too from before...the modem was 3 years old..
may be newer modems r configured correctly...

i received my modem on 24th dec last year so it is just only 3 months old but still my line rates are---2048kbps & 512kbps.i believe that modems will be reconfigured only after a particular area's line speeds are increased.so first bsnl guys will increase the line speed by configuring/rewiring at the exchange & then they will ask for customers to bring their modems to reconfigure them too.

bsnl uses adsl 2(upto 8mbits) & not adsl 2+(upto 24mbits)!

if your modem has adsl 1 firmware yes your max speeds will be 2048/512 even if bsnl provides more!

also try going to the modem config page and play around with the settings! for me adsl2 & g.dmt works! and my line rates are 9122down and 768 up!

and if your modem doesnt hav adsl 2 in the settings call bsnl up and ask for firmware upgrade!

P.Slay with modem settings at your own risk!

that's what i am talking about.my modem has all modes including ADSL2 & ADSL2+ but the point is that if i change the mode to ADSL2 & restart the modem to apply changes the settings change back to previous ones.my modem's operation mode is set to G.DMT & it seems that i can not change it.even if your modem is set to ADSL2 if the line speeds in your area are not increased then it will be of no help.

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
& also ADSL (G.DMT) max downstream rate is 12mbps & upstream rate 1.3mbps.

In telecommunications, ITU G.992.1 (better known as G.DMT) is an ITU standard for ADSL using discrete multitone modulation. G.DMT full-rate ADSL expands the usable bandwidth of existing copper telephone lines, delivering high-speed data communications at rates up to 12 Mbit/s downstream and 1.3 Mbit/s upstream.

so what this means is that for those modems which support such high speeds the speed increase will be possible when the speeds at local exchange are increased & when modem syncs with the exchange its line rates will automatically increase.in ADSL speed does not depend on modem if your modem supports high speeds.it all depends on local exchange.whenever they increase speeds modem's line rate will automatically change when it syncs with exchange.

surely you are not getting 9122kbps download speed & 768kbps upload speed.this only means that your modem can provide these speeds with the existing connection but unless bsnl increases speeds at your local exchange you won't get these speeds.it has been reported by many that new users who just got connection are getting more speeds(like some home 900 getting 512kbps-1mbps) & the possible reason may be that these users are connected to newer machines at the exchange which are configured with higher speeds.

if u r using huawei suplied bsnl modems...then refer ur modem mannual and u wiil c

MT882 Features:

Data rates up to 24 Mbps for downstream and 1.2 Mbps for
upstream

this means the modem which i got from bsnl before 3 years itself had adsl2+ in it
its only a matter of time before bsnl upgrades ur local exchange....

and dont worry about internal bsnl trunk connections---as far as i know their fibre optic core routers can route at over 25GBPS.......its only ur local exchange config that matters

the rate at which our modems syncs with local exchange does not have anything to do with fibre optic core routers of bsnl.these routers are used to carry traffic on NIB & they don't directly interact with your modem ever.what matters is how the speeds are configured at local exchange which in turn also determines the sync rate of modem with local exchange.

well thats what i meant....that ur local exchange must connect u to ur home with newer machinery in the ADSL space and internally bsnl trunks r fibre optic....so its ur local exchange that tells wat speed u must hav...

i am just hoping that they increase the speeds because my city is a small city & upgradation work usually begins at metros/big cities.

Originally Posted by whitestar_999

i am just hoping that they increase the speeds because my city is a small city & upgradation work usually begins at metros/big cities.

HI Whitestar_999
Maximum I have got (Surat city,Gujarat ) is 1800 kbps.
I hope they start upgrading the local exchanges for faster speeds.

perry261

date: 25.04.2008 time: 19.56 hrs

Originally Posted by whitestar_999

i am just hoping that they increase the speeds because my city is a small city & upgradation work usually begins at metros/big cities.

@whitestar
friend from where u got this news of upgradation . do they consider delhi ncr for a change

upgradation i mentioned was for IPTV for which line speeds must be 8mbps.in kolkata line speeds are already increased to 8mbps & some users get their download speeds as 8mbps in speedtest results but the actual download speeds is still capped by bsnl around 2mbps.

Last night my torrents were at all time high,around 280kBps,

I also occasionally get speeds 5-12Mbps(for the past 2 weeks). it stays until i disconnect. but hard luck every time(4 or 5 times) i get it there is a current cut within 5-10min. once i got 5Mbps for an hour. but i don't care much. my problem is most of the time( for past 2 weeks) i am not even getting above 350Kbps. At night time i get only 150-250Kbps.
i live in chrompet (chennai).

Originally Posted by narasimhan1990

I also occasionally get speeds 5-12Mbps(for the past 2 weeks). it stays until i disconnect. but hard luck every time(4 or 5 times) i get it there is a current cut within 5-10min. once i got 5Mbps for an hour. but i don't care much. my problem is most of the time( for past 2 weeks) i am not even getting above 350Kbps. At night time i get only 150-250Kbps.
i live in chrompet (chennai).

Are you talking about torrent downloads or http-ftp downloads(through download manager) ?

Originally Posted by bharatgourabdas

Are you talking about torrent downloads or http-ftp downloads(through download manager) ?

normal downloads.

sweet.. where do you live?

right now i am getting 4Mbps stable speed. i hope current doesn't fail tonight.
i live in chennai(chrompet).
i tested both
global and bsnl speed tests it shows 4 Mbps. i hope current doesn't fail( already 5 times current cut today due to some predicted cyclone).

guys i can feel it. in youtube videos load superfast. usually it gets struck now and then and i need to pause to get uninterupted video. but now 6min video finished loading in just 30 sec.

Guess you are lucky.I have seen speeds upto 550kBps with IDM,but never with normal downloads and torrents,I am not so lucky,max 248kBps.

no current cut till now still cruising on 4 Mbps.
but once i off the modem it goes away. and next time some mere 250-350Kbps speed replaces. but if u connect and disconnect no problem. so not going to off the modem till next current failure.

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i havn't downloaded anything now because already 1.5GB limit exceeded. i will tell u tomorrow if there aren't any current cut tonight.

actually it might sound silly
how to attach image because the size of the image is 800KB but the max size for upload is 98KB