Switching off Talktalk router at night?

xxdeebeexx

Hi, does switching off my Talktalk router at night affect my fibre speeds?
I usually get 30+ mps download but reacing 6.2 mps at the moment. The equipment has been checked and the lines too..
Just wondering about turning the router off when not in use.


tia


dx

Browntoa

The exchange end learns the profile of your line over 10 days initially , not sure if turning off affects your profile

cajef

My BT fibre modem and Netgear router have not been switched off for over six months, the amount of electricity they use is minimal and the speed stays rock steady.

xxdeebeexx

cajef wrote: »

My BT fibre router has not been switched off for over six months, the amount of electricity it uses is minimal and the speed stays rock steady.

What sort of speed do you get?


dx

Swipe

Yes switching it off every night at the plug will affect your profile and reduce your speeds. The exchange basically interprets this as a line drop. What you can do to prevent this affecting your speed is log into your router and disconnect your connection before switching off every night which would be a real pain for the sake of saving approximately 2 pence worth of electricity every week.

Browntoa

xxdeebeexx wrote: »

What sort of speed do you get?


dx

I get 59meg but it is dependent on the quality and length of the line

It's steady at that for ages

xxdeebeexx

Swipe wrote: »

Yes switching it off every night at the plug will affect your profile and reduce your speeds. The exchange basically interprets this as a line drop. What you can do to prevent this affecting your speed is log into your router and disconnect your connection before switching off every night which would be a real pain for the sake of saving approximately 2 pence worth of electricity every week.

Thanks, I think it's habit rather than being frugal.

So how long will it take to rebuild my speed if I was to keep the router on all the time, any idea?
and, can the exchange increase the speed for me.

The engineer came out on Friday and fond nothing wrong with my equipment or set up. Apparently they have run a line test and that seems to be working ok.
Maybe line tests can't 'see' the speed, just the 'flow'.
tia


dx

xxdeebeexx

Browntoa wrote: »

I get 59meg but it is dependent on the quality and length of the line

It's steady at that for ages

Wow, is this with BT?


dx

Swipe

xxdeebeexx wrote: »

So how long will it take to rebuild my speed if I was to keep the router on all the time, any idea?
and, can the exchange increase the speed for me.

It will probably take up to 10 days. If you keep the router on, the exchange equipment will detect a stable line and automatically adjust accordingly to the max profile speed it deems stable.

cajef

xxdeebeexx wrote: »

What sort of speed do you get?


dx

73Mbps download 20Mbps upload, ISP is Plusnet using a BT modem and Netgear router on FTTP.

giraffe69

If you switch your router off overnight then apart from any reduction in speed things like anti virus and windows update won't happen at times that are suitable and won't inconvenience you.