[SOLVED] Fibre Fault - 'SERVICE INFORMATION' Message

[#1]

THIS HAS BEEN SOLVED BY CHANGING DNS TO OPENDNS!

I was just trying to get on facebook and this BT service information page came up - any ideas what is going on??  


SERVICE INFORMATION
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You have been connected to this page due to one of the following reasons. You must now shut down your browser and Internet applications before attempting to reconnect.
The BTWholesale access circuit to your Service Provider is currently down.
Your service should be resumed soon.
Or
You are testing your local connection to BT using
'bt_test_user@startup_domain'
Or
You are testing your connection to your Service Provider using 'bt_test_user@domain' where domain is your Service Provider domain name.
Or
Your Service Provider is currently unable to accept your connection request please wait until service is restored or contact your Service Provider for further information.
Or
You have attempted to access an invalid Service Provider domain.

[#2]

There are gremlins in the wires/fibres tonight - have a look here

http://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,104137.0.html

[#3]

You don't need to set your DNS to OpenDNS, you can put our DNS addresses manually in the router and that will also stop the error message.
The addresses are 212.159.6.9  /  212.159.6.10  /  212.159.13.49  /  212.159.13.50

[#4]

I am on FTTC and have recently been experiencing these disconnections whereby we are only able to access the BT
This has been happening for a month or so with occurrences of at least weekly. We had no connection late last night but all is well this morning. I usually have to go into the router admin and disconnect then reconnect.
Why are these disconnections occurring?  Is there anything I can do in addition to above?

[#5]

@randpwar,
have you tried setting the DNS addresses as per what Chris mentions above?

[#6]

Thanks Adam
How would I do that?  And why is it necessary?

[#7]

You go into the router (www.routerlogin.net for the Netgear) and on the Basic Settings page (which is what it opens at) go down to Domain Server addresses which will be checked as "Get automatically from ISP" Clicjk the next box down "Use these addresses" and enter two of the DNS addresses that Adam gave.  I use 212.159.13.49  and 212.159.13.50.  Don't forget to click the "apply" box at the bottom of the page before exiting the router settings. You should then have no further problems.  I had the same thing a little while after changing to fibre and it has shown up in many posts on the Forum.  The router and modem seem to get themselves muddled when searching for DNS and end up with the default BT Wholesale thing..  I've never had a problem since changing DNS settings about a month ago.  Good luck! 

[#8]

Many thanks jazz  :). I will do so this evening
Rob