I recently changed from Westnet¹s 1.5MB plan to the 8MB/384 plan. Like others, I¹ve had slow line speeds and down load speeds (line speed varies between 1835 kbps and 2343 kbps, download varies between 229KB/s and 293 KB/s). I¹m less than 750 metres cable distance from the Wellington Street exchange. I¹m using a D-Link DSL-300 Generation II modem. Westnet support says that the modem doesn¹t provide information needed for Westnet to check line condition and attenuation.
I¹ve experimented with manual settings using system preferences but automatic setting gives the fastest result. I¹ve seen a couple of postings that mention G.DMT protocol. Is that something I can setup on the modem that I have? The other thing I¹ve noticed since the upgrade took effect is that it now takes a lot longer to connect to Westnet. It¹s not uncommon to get a ³other side is not responding² message. Given that I hadn¹t had that problem before the change to the 8MB plan, even through the first few weeks of the school holidays and over the Christmas New Year break, could this be a sign that things need to be tweaked at the Westnet/iiNet end? Regards, Michael Hawkins.
