Question: I was out when the engineer called and was wondering what piece of equipment he would have used to do the test, and is it expensive to buy?
Tightwad answer : Most ADSL routers will give you a sync speed read out
Mid-range answer: There are various ADSL hand-held tester gadgets of a varying quality and features (starting at around £200 up to around £600).
Upper End: Specifc gadgets such as Tracespan DSLXpert or things made by Anritsu, Fluke etc.
Most likely answer : Engineer had a laptop, ADSL dongle and had a look at sync rate and line stats on there.
