Sweet modem buggery

[neels]

I suppose one thing I could do is unplug the modem and plug a hardwired phone and see if I'm getting static over the lines from different plugs.

Yep.

If you want to borrow a phone jack and some of those gel filled connectors to plug straight into where the line comes into your house let me know, I have spare bits lying around my shed.

[The Lone Rider]

Yep.

If you want to borrow a phone jack and some of those gel filled connectors to plug straight into where the line comes into your house let me know, I have spare bits lying around my shed.

I guess that would be the little grey box thing going onto the wall in my front yard?


On the kitchen jack, been no better than the jack in my office.

A bit odd.. some days or spans of hours you'd never think there was anything wrong.


Later tonight I will plug in my fax and listen to the line, then plug in my corded phone and listen on that. See if I can hear static with only a phone plugged in.

[iYRe]

there's no point trying different jacks and listening for noise.. if there is noise there is noise, and it will happen across the whole line. The only way is to disconnect everything AFTER (internal to) the master jackpoint - that will determine if what ever is causing the noise is in teh extension wiring. Otherwise you need a butt (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fluke-TS19-P...item1c3019dab7), and some knowledge of cable pairs and colour codes.. and preferably someone with access to the Telecom test heads.

[The Lone Rider]

Connection has been stable since dinner time. It's back to "you'd never know there was a problem.."

Just the one line running to kitchen, no filter. One laptop running via WiFi, another laptop on standby (was logged in via WiFi) and two desktops cabled and connected.

[The Lone Rider]

Just now, lunch time, I've unplugged everything

Then I plugged in the Fax (no filter) into line in office and heard static.

Tried another phone in bedroom jack and kitchen, and heard static.


So first point of call would be wiring in house or hub into house?

[Headbanger]

So first point of call would be wiring in house or hub into house?

Ring telecom, tell them there is noise on the line.

If you have to make this thread then you shouldn't be fucking with the wiring.

[The Lone Rider]

Ring telecom, tell them there is noise on the line.

If you have to make this thread then you shouldn't be fucking with the wiring.

Actually already did that. Tech replaced each phone jack and apparently a connection in the ceiling was repaired.


But it continues to drop out.