Make U-verse DSL Shockingly Faster in Two Easy Steps

Here’s a screenshot of my 2Wire 3800HGV-B interface. See anything fishy?

Looks normal and ok, right? Auto detect those settings. Why not?

Yesterday, I was shocked to find out that if you actually specify your broadband type and line settings—mine were DSL and RJ-11, respectively—the difference you will notice in your U-verse DSL speed will make your jaw drop. I discovered this little tidbit while on the line to AT&T’s surprisingly awesome technical support, and it makes me wonder how many people out there are silently dissatisfied with their AT&T U-verse performance, when a solution is so close to home. Honestly, with this much of a performance boost, why didn’t the AT&T installer set up the router this way to begin with?

I had no idea that having the hardware auto-detect the line connections would impact performance so negatively. Consider me informed.