Turn off your LP transmitter for a few minutes and see if speeds improve during that period. This happened to me at the original location of Annandale Terrace Radio in Annandale VA.
Whenever I went 'Plates Up', my DSL speed would plummet. Apparently, the phone line and inside wiring did not like local RF interference in the AM band.
This discussion of DSL performance brings back a lot of memories, and I will share some experience in the hope of assisting channelX1610.
Dialup was sufficient for my early internet activity, but the decision to do a radio stream required more bandwidth, so I upgraded to DSL.
The service provider I had, we'll call them "BoboLink", subcontracted with the local copper wire phone company, we'll call them "AP&P", and I was shipped a modem by BoboLink, which I installed.
Over the year or more of DSL I had three problems, all inter-twined:
1. The DSL service would disappear for unpredictable lengths of time;
2. I was aware that AM 850kHz at 5kW had a strong RF presence on the phone line because I could hear it on the phone;
3. When I called BoboLink, which seemed to answer from India, they always told me the problem was with my computer and they never relayed a trouble report to AP&P.
It is true that the DSL operates on signals from just above the human hearing range and up past the AM radio spectrum, and so the 850kHz signal had a lot to do with my problem.
I could filter out 850kHz, but that put a notch right in the center of the DSL's operating range.
I got a new computer and my own modem, but the trouble continued.
I also learned that the phone line from the pole to the house was ancient side-by-side copper, and not the more desirable twisted pair used in the present time. Perhaps getting AP&P to replace that drop wire might have fixed the problem, but I solved it by switching to cable internet.
By random chance I have an excellent and reliable cable service.
10-miles away a family member is not so lucky. They have the same company, we'll call it "Cheater", but their service drops all the time, and here's another thing you should know:
When the family member, we'll call them "family member", tested his speed, he was only getting half of what he was paying for. He reported it, and the Cheater switched him to the correct speed. They have control over your speed at their end.
Let us know how it goes.
I called Cincinnati Bell last night. They upgraded the speed on my router up to 3mbps but I'm still averaging 1.3 mbps when nobody is home. My roommates use netflix and games on their PS3 which completely kick me off the internet due to the low bandwidth. A technician is coming out tomorrow afternoon to resolve the issue. I hope they can fix it. Even if all I can get is 3mbps I'll be happy. 1.3 is just not enough.
As for cable internet, It's $65 a month for 20mbps for 1 year. Then it skyrockets. Since I told the time warner sales rep I'll be using netflix and a PS3, they want me to get this ridiculously expensive package. That's when I called Cincinnati Bell and got DSL. I can barely afford the $44.95 a month I'm paying now.
Also, my low power transmitter has been off since July. Around here, I'd be broadcasting to a forest. I'm 5 miles from my previous location in Owensville. I'm actually closer to Newtonsville, a tiny town that doesn't even have a caution light or a gas station. I plan on either relocating Channel X to Newtonsville or renting my former bedroom near Owensville from my dad and using it as a studio.Either plan will happen when I can get an AM transmitter, which is gonna be a very long time at my current budget. My finances have gotten worse since I moved out. But, I'm not giving up on the dream.
Most common DSL services, unless specified, are on a shared basis with other subscribers on the tier. Each tier is limited in how many subscribers can be on it at the same time, while dividing the available bandwidth on that tier to each of those subscribers going through it.
At times speeds will seem good, and others not so good, usually coinciding with "load times", or certain parts of the day/evening/overnight.
Specifying a dedicated DSL service avoids the sharing of the available bandwidth with other DSL subscribers. But it's also
more expensive.
And yes, DSL relies on the POTS lines..ie the Plain Ol Telephone Service wires, or commonly known as "twisted pair". Highly subject to external influences like electromagnetic interference (high level RF signals), electrical arch activity like that from a nearby metal fabricating shop, or someone doing some light welding down the street.
RFB
Channel X
I used to live a few miles out of Newtonsville on Hunt Rd. Years ago.
Nothing there but corn and soybeans. My address was Blanchester, phone was Milford and think we were on two or three county borders. My high school was Clermont Northeastern. As they say, small world.