I've stopped working with obsolete xDSL network devices. I have an ISP Fiber who installed Fiber to the CURB and Fiber to the Home simultaneously just to make money. They installed the obsolete fiber to the curb systems to milk people into making them think that xDSL is a way for the future.

Meanwhile on quite stable 4G Networks they give the speeds that you see in the screenshot. I can reach more than 40 MBit per second! I would rather be ad hoc on the internet, then have a slow obsolete 10 MBit connection over two copper wires.

I am finally enjoying the internet again when it comes down to speed

»Bis 2050 hat sich das #DSL-Netz selbst abgeschaltet. Die Ausrüster stellen gerade die Produktion von aktiven Komponenten für #VDSL-#FTTC ein, und 25 Jahre wird die jetzt gekaufte aktive Technik nicht halten.[…] IMHO dürfte die aktive DSL-Technik (mit den jetzt noch beschafften neuen Komponenten) noch 10 oder mit Glück noch 15 Jahre halten, also in etwa so lange wie der #FTTH-Ausbau noch brauchen wird…«

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OK, VDSL question.

If you unplug the copper pair from the modem/router should the DSL light go out?

My link has been going down at ~00:15 (or ~02:15) every night for the last 3 weeks. It only comes back up if the modem is power cycled (PPPoE session handled by different kit). But as part of testing before resetting, I unplugged the copper pair and the DSL light doesn't go out (even after 5mins).

After the reset, if I pull the copper pair then DSL light does go out.

OK, this broadband fault is getting really annoying.

Overnight (It's always after midnight) my line will go down, it will then not come up until the Modem (VDSL in bridge mode) is power cycled.

It feels like it has to be a problem in the modem, as even unplugging the copper pair doesn't reset it (if it was the DSLAM end I'd expect that to clear it?).

I've swapped out the Modem (for an identical unit), and it still happens, which feels like it has to be a software fault.

Hey folks!

Sorry again for being so quiet on fedi recently! Just been so busy!

Some good news to share though: today we got confirmation from our ISP that we've finally been connected up to the OpenReach full fibre network

This means we'll now be able to move from our current FTTC (fibre to the cabinet) connection to a FTTP (fibre to the premises) one.

Our current connection maxes out at 80 Mbit/s down and 20 Mbit/s up.

We're currently looking at upgrading to the up to 900 Mbit/s down and 100 Mbit/s up service

Faster internet go brrr.