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Hello O2 / Community, it’s really cool that you provide support in English, thank you!

First of all, sorry for the long text. I hope someone can help. 😊

I have DSL from O2 in Germany. The plan is called „O2 DSL Classic S“ (previously „O2 DSL Young 50/10“) and should have 50mbit down and 10mbit up. The whole time however, I only get 26mbit down and 5mbit up. I have tried with different speedtest providers (Breitbandmessung, Ookla, Telekom, Google etc) during a long time period, with different computers and always with LAN cable to the router. The router/modem is a Fritzbox 7490 with the latest software version.

So, this speed is not so nice for the price of 29,99€/month and I need a change/fix… On the positive side, the connection is at least stable and the plan is over 24 months so I can cancel it on a months notice.

Possible solution 1:

If I log in to the Fritzbox Router Admin and look under „DSL-Informationen“ -> „Leistungskapazität“ it says the connection is actually capable of 105mbit down/35mbit up. It says it is connected via a VDSL2 17a with full G.Vector capacity. See images included below. I have also tried resetting the router but it does not change anything.

Could it be that some (V)DSL channel is set wrong on the O2 side (like a human error?) which will be an easy fix?

Possible solution 2:

If I do a DSL availability check on the O2 website I get the message that 250mbit is possible on my address. If I do the same on the Telekom website I get max 175mbit possible. I assume the Telekom information is a bit more accurate since they are providing the actual physical cables but I am no technical expert. 😄

If a much better speed than now could be guaranteed and the price is right I might want to upgrade to this 250mbit plan from O2 instead of moving to another provider. Can someone from the O2 support team then help me here to change to this service?

Some questions in this case:

  1. There is currently a deal on the O2 website offering 250mbit for 34,99€/month (10€ discount forever) with 34,99€ as a one-time connection fee. It’s called O2 My Home XL. Can I get this deal as a current customer with my current plan?
  2. Should I expect a period of down-time when the plans change? How many days could this be? I just need to plan it since I work from home.
  3. If I change to the 250mbit plan and am not satisfied, can I then problem-free downgrade to for example a 100mbit plan (O2 my Home L) within a 2 week online purchase regrettal period?
  4. On a faster plan (250mbit) will the VDSL2 17a automatically change to a super vectoring 35b to guarantee the highest connection quality and speed? I read on a forum that I should ask about that.

Some infos:

  • I am interested in DSL, not cable (I don’t see any pros for choosing cable).
  • I recently bought a Fritzbox 7590AX (it is still unused) so I believe I do not need a router upgrade since it can do super vectoring. If „solution 2“ is not possible I will return the 7590AX, I don’t think I need it.

Thank you in advance for your help!

 

 

Dear @Saffran ,

Great, thanks for your feedback. We will get back to you shortly with an offer.
Please be patient a little longer.

Best regards, Maria


Hello @Saffran , 

we are finally able to send an offer to your email adress! ✨

I send you an offer for the o2 my Home L ( up to 250 Mbit/s) to your email adress. 

You can confirm the offer directly in the email, if you like it. 😊

Please let us know if you like it.

Please see our product information sheets available for download at www.o2.de/produktinformationsblatt (DSL: www.o2.de/dsl-produktinformationsblatt) for further details. Note that the prices contained therein are standard prices excluding any discounts

 

Best regards, 

Manuela


Hello and thank you @o2_Manuela - the offer for the new DSL plan has been confirmed on my side. 👍


Hello @Saffran ,

Great that you liked the offer.
I'm glad you accepted it. 
Feel free to contact me here again if you have any questions. 

Best regards,

Maria


Hello again and (late) merry xmas @o2_Maria -

the booked plan is now active, however it was quickly obvious that it is far from the highest suggested speed (however it is higher than the “minimum”).

The Telekom technician on location suggested to use the speed measuring tool from Breitbandmessung.de / Bundesnetzagentur and to create a standard “Messkampagne” protocol with all the required measurements; LAN connection etc. After doing these 30 tests this protocol was uploaded as PDF via the tool you provide at https://www.o2online.de/service/minderung/ on December 16th.

However today a letter arrived in the mail saying that the protocol is missing or not complete and that O2 can not react to the application.

It was not further explained what this means. I believe the protocol was correct since it is the only one the software creates after a complete test period (30 tests, three different days with at least one day between them). The Breitbandmessung software does not allow any changes to the creation of the protocol anyway.

Can you see in your system what is meant in this case and explain it to me?

Or was something wrong with the upload and I should upload the same document again…?

Thank you!


Hello @Saffran , 

I took a closer look and it looks to me like the PDF was not included. Unfortunately I could not find one in the system. 
Could you send us the whole thing again?
But you have done everything right in any case, PDF it should be, no screenshots. 😊

Thank you very much! 

 

Best regards, 

Manuela


Hello @Saffran , 

I took a closer look and it looks to me like the PDF was not included. Unfortunately I could not find one in the system. 
Could you send us the whole thing again?
But you have done everything right in any case, PDF it should be, no screenshots. 😊

Thank you very much! 

 

Best regards, 

Manuela

Hello @o2_Manuela and thank you for checking. I just uploaded it again via the form I linked to above. I tried another browser just to be safe. Again there was a message saying “Vielen Dank, Ihr Antrag auf Minderung wurde an uns gesendet und wird jetzt bearbeitet”. Can you see if the PDF arrived correctly now?


Hi @Saffran , 

yes, the PDF arrived correctly 😊

It looks to me like everything worked out this time. 👍

Please feel free to contact us if you have received the letter and there are still unanswered questions.

 

Best regards, 

Manuela


Thank you! I will!


@Saffran Can you please post your line value (Internet/DSL Informationen/DSL) from the Fritzbox?

And you know that you can switch the Fritzbox to English over System/Region&Sprache/Sprache?

Thanks.


@Saffran Can you please post your line value (Internet/DSL Informationen/DSL) from the Fritzbox?

And you know that you can switch the Fritzbox to English over System/Region&Sprache/Sprache?

Thanks.

Hello there Joe Doe. Here are the current line speeds for this 250/40 plan. As I understand it the max would be around 170/40. In the tests (via LAN) it maxes out at 155/33 mbit. The distance to the DSLAM (300+ meters) would be the main factor, I assume. But it would be interesting to see if anything can be optimised or if there is a possibility for a reduction even though the minimum values have been met. At least that’s what the technician suggested.

 


@Saffran With a line length of approx. 250 - 270 m, 250 Mbit are still possible in the download (with ideal in-house cabling) After that it goes down rapidly.  More is not possible for you with the distance from about 360m 


Thank you, that is good to know!


Hi @Saffran , 

It's nice that Joe Doe gave you some helpful information.
Of course, we would have preferred to provide you with the full 250 Mbit/s, but 150-180 Mbit/s is still quite a lot.
It's best to wait for the letter, maybe they'll grant you a reduction. 😊

If you have further questions just ask us, we are happy to help you!

 

Best regards, 

Manuela


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