Do routers tend to be slightly slower after replacing old telephonic cables ?

[Ralph]

We just changed the borked old cables with new ones, and the internet, while more consistent, seems slower. Is it normal ? The cables are brand new and much better than the older ones.

[[☥] - CJ -]

what cables did you get? you mean an ethernet cable or a coaxial cable?

If the speeds changed after you switched cables, you could try power cycling the router, i.e unplugging the power, waiting a few moments then plug it back in.

i had actually done this recently myself, got a new coax cable and a new ethernet cable, i upgraded to Gigabit from my previous 150/160Mbps. replacing the ethernet cable and coax cable actually stabilized my connection and gave me higher and more consistant speeds than the previous 2 cables.

in any case, it could simply have to do with your router if its an older model and maybe not designed for the type of cable you are using, CAT6 or 7 for example when you were probably using a normal CAT5 or CAT5E cable.

[Ralph]

Originally posted by ☥ - CJ -:

what cables did you get? you mean an ethernet cable or a coaxial cable?

If the speeds changed after you switched cables, you could try power cycling the router, i.e unplugging the power, waiting a few moments then plug it back in.

i had actually done this recently myself, got a new coax cable and a new ethernet cable, i upgraded to Gigabit from my previous 150/160Mbps. replacing the ethernet cable and coax cable actually stabilized my connection and gave me higher and more consistant speeds than the previous 2 cables.

in any case, it could simply have to do with your router if its an older model and maybe not designed for the type of cable you are using, CAT6 or 7 for example when you were probably using a normal CAT5 or CAT5E cable.

No, none of the above.
You know how your router is linked to your landline by DSL connection ? The wires which create the connection are the ones that got replaced.

[[☥] - CJ -]

wasnt aware it was DSL, probably should have mentioned that, unless i missed it.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

When using DSL, make sure you have Filters between wall and phone if you still have phones on that land-line config. With the gateway modem, you want to use the shortest possible telephone line between it and the wall as you can. Once this is connected you can go very long with your Ethernet LAN cables to connect to your PCs. As ethernet cable won't see any slow-downs until you go beyond 350+ feet or so.

[Washell]

@op, were the connectors professionally attached? DSL is very sensitive to interference and will throttle speed to handle it.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Overall with DSL you want it like this:
> Dedicated Phone Line Socket for the DSL Modem/Gateway
> Shortest as possible phone line cable (6ft or less) from wall to modem
> 3rd party Router; using the WAN port on Router to connect Ethernet between Router and Modem. Connect a PC via Ethernet Cable to Router. Turn on Modem + Router + PC, then on the PC open web browser and go to the IP Address for the Modem and also Router and configure each. For DSL config you want to select PPoE and in the entry boxes enter the DSL ISP account username + pw; and the Modem+Router will use this to auto-reconnect and keep the DSL connection alive at all possible times, so no manual login is require on the PC side of things in the OS (which would be needed if using only a modem without any router)
> For each of the other phone wall jacks in the Home/Office, connect DSL Filter Bridge between Phone Wall Socket and physical phone; this filters out the digital data noise so its not heard when using a phone on the same line as the dsl modem. The modem line doesn't need any filter though.

[Ralph]

We have filters in every single socket in this house.
Also, somehow today the internet is faster today, though still slower than before.

[steelconan]

in the UK it may take some time for the speeds to restore after resetting the fast DSL. might be the same

[[☥] - CJ -]

As its DSL it could be peak hours related

Test your speeds late at night when most people would be asleep in your area and you'll know if thats the case.

[x_wing]

Some adsl routers has an admin pages that shows information about signal quality and the max speed they can get on that scenario. If you can access that page (many isp blocks the access unfortunately) you could check if your speed loss is due a problem in the phone line.

Also, you should start measuring how much is your speed loss and contact your isp. Normally the contract states that they must guarantee a minimum speed, so if you find out that your levels breaks the contract they must give you a solution (also, they can remotely measure the phone line stats, so they could also detect problems in your line)

[Ralph]

Originally posted by x_wing:

Some adsl routers has an admin pages that shows information about signal quality and the max speed they can get on that scenario. If you can access that page (many isp blocks the access unfortunately) you could check if your speed loss is due a problem in the phone line.

Also, you should start measuring how much is your speed loss and contact your isp. Normally the contract states that they must guarantee a minimum speed, so if you find out that your levels breaks the contract they must give you a solution (also, they can remotely measure the phone line stats, so they could also detect problems in your line)

The admin page says nothing has changed besides the consistency which has gotten better.
The SNR margin is at a stable 10 +/- 1 so the phone line is out of question, but we just changed it yesterday.
I have nothing on the contract since I don't even know if there was one, and if there was one, my father (deceased) is probably the one who signed it.

I just can't think of another reason why the net would be SLOWER with better stats.

[Ralph]

Originally posted by Ralph:

Originally posted by x_wing:

Some adsl routers has an admin pages that shows information about signal quality and the max speed they can get on that scenario. If you can access that page (many isp blocks the access unfortunately) you could check if your speed loss is due a problem in the phone line.

Also, you should start measuring how much is your speed loss and contact your isp. Normally the contract states that they must guarantee a minimum speed, so if you find out that your levels breaks the contract they must give you a solution (also, they can remotely measure the phone line stats, so they could also detect problems in your line)

The admin page says nothing has changed besides the consistency which has gotten better.
The SNR margin is at a stable 10 +/- 1 so the phone line is out of question, but we just changed it yesterday.
I have nothing on the contract since I don't even know if there was one, and if there was one, my father (deceased) is probably the one who signed it.

I just can't think of another reason why the net would be SLOWER with better stats.

Problem solved, internet is now much much better. I assume that it's the yes to my question then.