Broadband signal strength meters

Rich · 9th February 2007, 20:05

I need a gadget!

I need a device that I can plug into a BT phone socket. The device must have some sort of digital display on it that will tell me the signal strength in dB of the DSL line (like your router would).

Not sure something like this even exists, but I need one please!

Help??

Tatts · 9th February 2007, 20:26

Might be better asking on http://bbs.adslguide.org.uk/ after you've registered!

Some knowledgeable and helpful people on there!

salop75 · 9th February 2007, 21:06

Rich,

I have never come accross such a device, well not cheap anyway. There are DSL testers around but they tend to be very expensive, some of ours at work are 100K+.

Agilent used to make some handheld ISDN / DSL testers, but i have no idea on cost. Spirent make testser but they tend to be mega money.

Do you need to move from location to location testing different circuits? or are you looking to test a circuit at one location for a period of time? if the later then you might consider a cheap Cisco router, such as a 1720 with DSL wic and pick up the interface statistics via SNMP/Syslog or a bit of shell/perl(no, dont do it, use a real language

) that interfaces via ssh/telnet - not exactly portable though

If you find a cheap and reliable DSL line tester, i'd like to know.

John

Keith · 9th February 2007, 21:24

As john said above in a single location i.e at home most routers have a stats page or stats via console access

Mine does but I have no idea what is good or bad though

Rich · 9th February 2007, 21:55

Hi gents.

I need to test around 200 lines all around the country, 50 of of which are in one building (long story) and I really don't want to be messing around with routers etc, I need a quick "no signal" or "46.3 dB" kinda result

Willing to go up to around £500 quid ex-vat?

Kandyman · 9th February 2007, 23:27

Had a hunt about and seen this, no idea of cost.

is this the sort of thing you want ?

http://fetestgear.com/handhelds/ADSL2%20Page1.htm

Rich · 9th February 2007, 23:42

Quote:

Line Parameters Measurement: Maximum & current up/down stream line rate, actual up/down
stream line rate, actual work channel (fast or interleaved), channel usage, current up/down
stream noise margin, current up/down stream line attenuation, up/down stream output power.

PERFECT!!!!

Even has RJ11 on the end of it!

Contacted them re UK suppliers.

Cheers

Kandyman · 9th February 2007, 23:44

No worries Rich, hope its under £500

JohnDotCom · 10th February 2007, 08:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rich

PERFECT!!!!

Even has RJ11 on the end of it!

Contacted them re UK suppliers.

Cheers

Rich, I use one of these and they are Excellent & Tough! But got mine in the States as Im working over there a lot, it cost me $1450 when purchased, (Inc Case/Car Charger etc) but well worth every dollar (think there about £720 now in the UK inc VAT) the Company paid towards it so that does help. They now supply them (typical) to new Network IT Techs. The price drops the more you buy of them too. :lol:

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Tatts This is my second home MG6 TL Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tarn Posts: 5,269 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 37 Posts	Might be better asking on http://bbs.adslguide.org.uk/ after you've registered! Some knowledgeable and helpful people on there!

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salop75 Avid contributor Rover 75 2.5 Conn SE Saloon Auto Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Shrewsbury Posts: 193 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Rich, I have never come accross such a device, well not cheap anyway. There are DSL testers around but they tend to be very expensive, some of ours at work are 100K+. Agilent used to make some handheld ISDN / DSL testers, but i have no idea on cost. Spirent make testser but they tend to be mega money. Do you need to move from location to location testing different circuits? or are you looking to test a circuit at one location for a period of time? if the later then you might consider a cheap Cisco router, such as a 1720 with DSL wic and pick up the interface statistics via SNMP/Syslog or a bit of shell/perl(no, dont do it, use a real language ) that interfaces via ssh/telnet - not exactly portable though If you find a cheap and reliable DSL line tester, i'd like to know. John

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Keith This is my second home ZT400 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ellesmere Posts: 5,948 Thanks: 0 Thanked 43 Times in 29 Posts	As john said above in a single location i.e at home most routers have a stats page or stats via console access Mine does but I have no idea what is good or bad though

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Kandyman Banned ROVER 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE Limousine 2004 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Welling Posts: 10,995 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Had a hunt about and seen this, no idea of cost. is this the sort of thing you want ? http://fetestgear.com/handhelds/ADSL2%20Page1.htm

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Kandyman Banned ROVER 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE Limousine 2004 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Welling Posts: 10,995 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	No worries Rich, hope its under £500