Hello everybody!
I have a problem (But Alcoholics anonymous are helping ::)!). My connection is rock solid but only until someone uses the phone! I recently had interleaving taken off my line and its since then i've noticed it. So, does anyone think it is the actual line which has a problem or is it my filter going to die on me? I would try another filter but i only have one and don't want to buy another without needing it!
Thanks for any replies!
Lance
Hmmm...have you got good quality filters on all the sockets in your house Lance ? And by that I mean EVERY socket including faxes, phones sky boxes etc etc ?
filters on all sockets... yes
good quality, unlikely - they were the free ones tiscali gave out when you signed up.
I'd bet on it being that your filters are not up to much. I assume they're one-piece rather than joined with a cable in the middle.
I had a similar problem and cured it with these xf-1e's (http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?ProductID=1652). They're not cheap, but they're about as good as you can get.
thanks nerval and scott for your replies. just an update on the situation - i think it was a duff filter - i swapped over the filters i have on my two sockets and my connection no longer seems to drop. Also my downstream margin improved from 6 to 11. I wonder what it would be with a decent filter like the ones nerval has recommended...
lance
When I put them in, I expected miraculous improvements in my stats, but they didn't change at all..
Just that the phones worked properly and without affecting the broadband.
And with quality filters, I know that I can leave them out of the reckoning if I have any future connection problems. From what I've read, they do sometimes improve your figures a bit, but not always.
My view was that for £7 each, it wasn't worth not having them.
obviously, i have shown that having a better filter (or at least a working filter) can improve your stats. But only as far as your line lets you! If you already have properly working filters i wouldn't expect that much of a change.
mind you, if i see my stats drop again i'm going to be replacing the filters straight away!