I got a bit of a shock also to see someone saying they were on the same exchange

Yes I'm in Wylam, right in the bustling centre :laugh: and normally sync at 8128.
I can get 6300 download in the mornings but in the evening it's started dropping to 0.4.
The lowest speed I got was 0.1 a couple of weeks back. When I ran
www.speedtester.bt.net it said there was a fault and I noticed that the profile had dropped. Since then the connection rate has returned but the actual speed has remained the same. As I'm with TalkTalk I think it's probably just as easy to change provider as try and deal with their support.
I've read a lot of good things about Xilo and was looking at them, Vivaciti, Zen or A&A.
A consistent 5.5mb sounds brilliant especially at a distance from the exchange even at it's best, my speed has always dropped to about 2 - 3 mb in the evenings.
When I try my mothers telephone number in the BT checker it gives a maximum expected speed of 1.0mb - although I've read that they underestimate.
I didn't realise that Stocksfield exchange had been unbundled - maybe they have more millionaires
This is what I currently get from my Draytek 2820
--------------------------- ATU-R Info (hw: annex A, f/w: annex A) -----------
Running Mode : G.DMT State : SHOWTIME
DS Actual Rate : 8128000 bps US Actual Rate : 832000 bps
DS Attainable Rate : 9760000 bps US Attainable Rate : 1200000 bps
DS Path Mode : Interleave US Path Mode : Interleave
DS Interleave Depth : 0 US Interleave Depth : 0
NE Current Attenuation : 0 dB Cur SNR Margin : 12 dB
DS actual PSD : 9. 9 dB US actual PSD : 12. 3 dB
ADSL Firmware Version : 232201_A
-------------------------------- ATU-C Info ---------------------------------
Far Current Attenuation : 0 dB Far SNR Margin : 12 dB
CO ITU Version[0] : 00005453 CO ITU Version[1] : 00005443
DSLAM CHIPSET VENDOR : < TI >