I've had a few questions pile up over the past few months. Most I was able to answer, some, not so much regarding CenturyLink stuff.
First question, about the DSLAM/Remote that I am connected to! It looks much (almost identical) to this image http://i.imgur.com/nYCDXlq.png which was posted to here on DSLReports many years ago according to google. Last I was told, this remote/DSLAM was "fully fiber fed", whatever that meant in regards to total bandwidth available, I've not a clue. I've noticed when heavy-rain wind-driven storms roll through, the first hop (ks-76-7-12-129.sta.embarqhsd.net) outside from the DSL line here in the house, at the DSLAM, gets highly varied latency. There's no packet loss, there's no noticeable speed degradation, no DSL sync-losses, just when it rains, the ping goes up and down very rapidly as observed via mtr traces. Curious to know if this is being caused by rain getting into equipment somewhere along the line. If it is, I assume this is on CenturyLink's end of the spectrum to investigate.
Second question, CenturyLink has advertised, and have the 10mbps down/896k up package for a few years now at my location. However, over those years, CenturyLink has installed a new remote/DSLAM, about 954 meters away from me (cable distance measure according to the local tech), but the speeds have remained the same. I've gone ahead and included the DSL line stats that i've captured the other day.
noise margin upstream: 13 dboutput power downstream: 10 db attenuation upstream: 9 dbtone 0- 31: 00 00 00 45 78 9a ab cc cc cc bb bb aa a9 98 76 tone 32- 63: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 64- 95: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 96-127: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 128-159: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 160-191: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 192-223: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 224-255: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 256-287: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 288-319: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 320-351: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 352-383: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 384-415: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 416-447: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 448-479: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 480-511: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 noise margin downstream: 16 dboutput power upstream: 12 db attenuation downstream: 13 dbtone 0- 31: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 32- 63: 01 22 23 44 55 56 66 77 77 78 88 88 88 88 98 98 tone 64- 95: 89 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 98 99 tone 96-127: 88 88 88 88 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 tone 128-159: 99 99 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 tone 160-191: 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 87 88 88 88 88 88 88 tone 192-223: 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 tone 224-255: 78 87 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 88 88 88 tone 256-287: 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 08 99 88 88 88 88 88 88 tone 288-319: 88 88 88 88 88 88 87 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 tone 320-351: 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 77 66 66 tone 352-383: 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 56 55 55 55 55 tone 384-415: 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 56 56 56 66 56 56 65 tone 416-447: 66 66 65 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 tone 448-479: 55 55 54 54 54 44 45 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 tone 480-511: 44 44 44 44 44 43 33 33 33 22 22 22 21 00 00 00 ------------------------------------------------------------- SAR Driver Counters Display:inPkts = 0x0000104f, inDiscards = 0x00000000outPkts = 0x00000fe4, outDiscards = 0x00000000inF4Pkts = 0x00000000, outF4Pkts = 0x00000000inF5Pkts = 0x00000000, outF5Pkts = 0x00000000txRate(Bps) = 0, rxRate(Bps) = 0 DSL Line Status:noise margin upstream: 0 dboutput power downstream: 10 db attenuation upstream: 0 dbtone 0- 31: 00 00 00 45 78 9a ab cc cc cc bb bb aa a9 98 76 tone 32- 63: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 64- 95: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 96-127: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 128-159: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 160-191: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 192-223: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 224-255: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 256-287: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 288-319: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 320-351: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 352-383: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 384-415: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 416-447: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 448-479: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 480-511: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 noise margin downstream: 16 dboutput power upstream: 12 db attenuation downstream: 13 dbtone 0- 31: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 32- 63: 01 22 23 44 55 56 66 77 77 78 88 88 88 88 98 98 tone 64- 95: 89 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 98 99 tone 96-127: 88 88 88 88 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 tone 128-159: 99 99 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 tone 160-191: 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 87 88 88 88 88 88 88 tone 192-223: 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 tone 224-255: 78 87 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 88 88 88 tone 256-287: 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 08 99 88 88 88 88 88 88 tone 288-319: 88 88 88 88 88 88 87 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 tone 320-351: 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 77 66 66 tone 352-383: 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 56 55 55 55 55 tone 384-415: 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 56 56 56 66 56 56 65 tone 416-447: 66 66 65 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 tone 448-479: 55 55 54 54 54 44 45 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 tone 480-511: 44 44 44 44 44 43 33 33 33 22 22 22 21 00 00 00 DHCP: ServerIP Pool Starting Address: 10.0.0.2Pool Size: 32 ZyNOS Firmware Version: 3.70(BJT.5) | 12/03/2010 WAN Information:DSL Mode: ADSL2PLUSIP Address: N/AIP Subnet Mask: N/ADefault Gateway: 0.0.0.0VPI/VCI: 8/35 LAN Information:IP Address: 10.0.0.1IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 ------------------------------------------------------------ noise margin upstream: 0 dboutput power downstream: 10 db attenuation upstream: 9 dbtone 0- 31: 00 00 00 45 78 9a ab cc cc cc bb bb aa a9 98 76 tone 32- 63: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 64- 95: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 96-127: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 128-159: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 160-191: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 192-223: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 224-255: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 256-287: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 288-319: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 320-351: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 352-383: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 384-415: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 416-447: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 448-479: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 480-511: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 noise margin downstream: 16 dboutput power upstream: 12 db attenuation downstream: 13 dbtone 0- 31: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 tone 32- 63: 01 22 23 44 55 56 66 77 77 78 88 88 88 88 98 98 tone 64- 95: 89 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 98 99 tone 96-127: 88 88 88 88 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 tone 128-159: 99 99 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 tone 160-191: 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 87 88 88 88 88 88 88 tone 192-223: 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 tone 224-255: 78 87 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 88 88 88 tone 256-287: 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 08 99 88 88 88 88 88 88 tone 288-319: 88 88 88 88 88 88 87 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 tone 320-351: 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 77 66 66 tone 352-383: 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 56 55 55 55 55 tone 384-415: 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 56 56 56 66 56 56 65 tone 416-447: 66 66 65 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 tone 448-479: 55 55 54 54 54 44 45 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 tone 480-511: 44 44 44 44 44 43 33 33 33 22 22 22 21 00 00 00
Are those line stats as seen above able to be "bumped up" to handle a faster upload and faster download sync rate?
If so, who could i contact to get a different data-rate profile set and how would I go about doing such? I've looked at CoreConnect on the CenturyLink website, but it seems to be dead-set on only selling 10mbps service - which is what i have currently. I can go to these dsl speed calculator sites all day long and put in these values to get a theoretical result, which is well... theoretical.
The lines at the NID with the service wire to the local utility box near the road is about 12 years old now, if not 13. To me, that's still in prime/perfect condition. The lines from the utility box to the cabinets are around 13 years old due to road expansion a decade ago requiring the replacement of utility poles and buried cable.
Next question, would vDSL be an option or does the DSLAM/Remote have to support such features? Obtaining a vDSL based modem isn't an issue.
What about bonded aDSL2+? Would that be an option as well?
Lastly, with google fiber /just/ to my north - and by north, I mean by going to the other side of the road and I could sign up for Google Fiber. Think CenturyLink would be willing to implement a build out of a gigabit network within the Spring Hill, KS CenturyLink footprint? There's a lot of residential housing going up across the intersection from me. And in which, there's a few people in that subdivision that are connected to the same DSLAM/Remote that I am on up the road from me.
Long story short: We're deprived of faster upload speeds and faster download speeds. Symmetrical internet to me is a dream, but faster speeds all around would be a very welcome sight. 10mbps does not cut it any more for a family of four trying to stream content to a 'Smart TV', browse youtube or watch TwitchTV on laptops/desktops, even playing online computer games can be a pain. Let alone, the upload of 70KB/sec can easily be saturated when anyone goes to upload any media (pictures, videos) to facebook, youtube, and so forth - that's excluding mobile phones connecting to the wifi in the house and starting to sync up all of their data to Dropbox, Picasa, and so forth. When the upload is saturated, the download speed greatly suffers due to how DSL works in the first place. There are no alternatives to CenturyLink where I am at currently. Time Warner wants an arm and both legs to install a coaxial line to the house from their equipment a half mile up the road (the new subdivision). Comcast simply said "Nope, that won't happen" for their services. :(
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