Connected to gateway but not dns server

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Thanks for that.  Fuel don't supply fibre here. Wouldn't touch SSE with a bargepole  I Did find Directsave but I've not heard of them, prices about the same as Plusnet. TalkTalk much the same as plusnet too. By the time you factor in the activation fee that some charge they are all much the same price although EE offer to pay the contract buy out fees!

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Quote from: mushroommrs

........... although EE offer to pay the contract buy out fees!

Do they indeed, have to investigate that in more depth, could be a handy bargaining tool

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https://broadband.ee.co.uk/switchbroadband

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We'll offer you up to £100 contract buy-out for any broadband termination costs BT may charge

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Not just BT!! 

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They only make that suggestion on their "How to Switch" section when you select BT.  It's not mentioned for the other named ISPs, nor for "Other"

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Oops, found it elsewhere, after punching in the number and checking availability, there's a generic reference ..
http://buyout.ee.co.uk/?WT.mc_id=OFF_EE_V_buyout&WT.tsrc=Vanity
However their offering doesn't look that attractive, so not sure what benefit it would have over PN.

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Quote from: Anotherone

Well if everything is running OK, those blips might remain a bit of a mystery unless someone has some very bright idea about possibilities.

Possibilities though probably not very bright   Aquarium thermostat -mechanical  and via a transformer  and underfloor heating thermostat - wifi? - probably both discounted if power was off.
or how about one of those power meters. I have one made by HMMM  so perhaps it does. The receiver is mains powered but the sender presumably
wifi is battery powered. Odd thing  to me is that the time between blips alters, perhaps a close inspection of when the blips change from say 7 minutes to
20 minutes owhy  may reveal a clue.  Is it there all the time day and night?

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Yes its there all the time. Have had a double blip last couple of evenings at either 8.30 or 9.00 pm but RSL wasn't running tonight so don't know if it has kept up.  I have had a good look round as I am on my own this evening so it didn't matter what I turned on or off. Thought I might have found the problem in the form of an Owl meter which has one section hooked to the electricity cable going to the meter. Sadly it made no difference. That is the only thing that hasn't been turned off by the mains at some time with the exception of the modem and the samknows router.
Maybe when the new fibre is installed it will stop and we can blame the Technicolor router   

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It won't be the technicolor   Now what's this owl meter? Is this something to do with smart metering? I thought owls only came out at night

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The owl is a wireless gadget that tells you how much electricity you are using at any one time. Very handy if you have large bills - it allows you to tell the kids off more often 
Not that we have any at home anymore   

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Is one part of it battery operated? Did you take the batteries out?

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Daft bat didn't think of that    But it hasn't made any difference taking the batteries out.....................

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You switched off the other bit as well or took the batteries out if both bits are battery operated

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It's in 2 pieces. One attaches to the electric cable that goes to the meter, this sends a wireless signal to the other piece which runs on batteries. Neither piece was operating (and still isn't). No change in the blips though. 

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The part at the meter end,  does it clip around the cable and is readily removable?