could it be street lights, if so what can i do
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could it be street lights, if so what can i do
01-09-2008 11:28 PM
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Looking at my log i'm starting to wonder if the street lights may be partly responsible as just about the time they came on 8:30 the download margin started to move up and down between 14 to 0 compaired to most the rest of the day when it's stayed between between 10 and 14. I was not using the network in any different way to how it was used all day.
I'll keep monitoring it but if it does look like the street lights are indeed the real cause what option might I have. My local green box is one of those ones in the pavement under a manhole, it's about 10 to 15 yards from my front door.
I guess i'll probably not really have any course of action but thought i'd ask for your advice.
Regards,
A
Re: could it be street lights, if so what can i do
01-09-2008 11:38 PM
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In terms off what you could do your options are limited, i dont actually think there is anything you could do, BUT
You could take an air rifle or something to the street lamp
Re: could it be street lights, if so what can i do
02-09-2008 8:48 AM
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My first port of call would be to do everything you can to reduce the effect of interference within your own home. Tricks like removing the bell wire (or fitting a filtered faceplate) are likely to help reduce the effect of external interference. This may even solve your problem completely!
Also, check your nearby streetlights to see if any of them are broken - either not powering on with the others, or flickering. If any are, then report it to your local council.
Maintain a log for a week or so to try to correlate the problem. This should give you enough 'evidence' to present to both Plusnet and your local council to try to make a case for a specialist engineer to investigate.
The most important thing is step 1 though - if you can't show that you have done as much as is reasonably possible yourself, then it is unlikely to be followed up.
B.
Re: could it be street lights, if so what can i do
02-09-2008 9:20 AM
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If the faulty lights also cause interference to broadcast TV or radio they you may be able to use the Ofcom radio interference service.
read this page:
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/complain/inter/radio/293505/
Re: could it be street lights, if so what can i do
02-09-2008 9:37 AM
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See this thread: http://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,1336.0.html
At the time, I was using a Netgear DG834 router but since then, I've changed to a SpeedTouch ST546v6 and, oddly enough, the problem is nothing like as severe as it was with the Netgear (??).
Regards .....
Re: could it be street lights, if so what can i do
02-09-2008 10:19 AM
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Mark Kelly is a perfect example of this. He had a pretty shoddy line and then tried out a speedtouch and is seeing a good improvement in performance, despite a very large number of CRC errors on his line.
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02-09-2008 10:34 AM
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Regards,
Pod
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02-09-2008 10:39 AM
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If it's definitely the street lights, raise a fault to us. We'll then send it to BT, who would ultimately send an engineer and (hopefully) try installing an RF3 filter. It that still doesn't resolve the problem, BT would then need to riase the problem to the local council, whose responsibility it would then be to fix.
It's not a quick process sadly, as you can probably imagine.
Re: could it be street lights, if so what can i do
02-09-2008 10:44 AM
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is the RF3 filter the same as i have from adslnation with the filter built in to the face plate?.
margin is a steady 11 to 12 all morning so far. I'm going to leave pc on all day and night to montor problem and speak to neighbours about running test on their machines as well, sadly they're with sky but if it happens to two non house joining neighbours then that's a positive line of enquiry.
P
Re: could it be street lights, if so what can i do
02-09-2008 10:52 AM
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I've tried looking on their website, but it doesn't actually say.....
Re: could it be street lights, if so what can i do
02-09-2008 10:54 AM
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If they do - encourage them to report it too - the more complaints go to the appropriate people the better.
Re: could it be street lights, if so what can i do
02-09-2008 10:59 AM
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They are generally used to help fix REIN (repetitive electrical impulsive noise) problems. There is usually one REIN engineer per team at BT who is specifically trained and equipped to detect this particular type of interference. They usually carry scanners to detect any REIN and try to locate the source. (It actually works in a very similar way to tuning a portable radio to 600Khz - that may be a step to try!)
I would assume that your telephone lines are overhead when approaching your property. Is there a streetlamp anywhere near the DP (Distribution point - normally the nearest pole)?
Checking with your neighbour is also a good idea - assuming they are fed from the same DP. They may not be suffering disconnections but their SNR may certainly be showing the effects of interference - it will all add up as evidence for Plusnet to be able to call an engineer for.
B.
Re: could it be street lights, if so what can i do
02-09-2008 11:18 AM
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There is a lampost at the bottom of the garden in the other half of the semi detached to myself, the bt box is under the ground and one house to the right. Upstream margin is constant on 25 downstream still between 11 and 12.
I have on all the usual appliances in the house and the figures have not changed no peaks or troughs.
is 600Khz on a normal radio, sorry for the daft question but is that am,fm etc and what figure would i be looking to tune to.
Many thanks,
Podman
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02-09-2008 11:28 AM
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02-09-2008 11:28 AM
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If you have a portable radio, go wander near the streetlamps now, and ensure there are no bursty static noises. Then repeat the procedure tonight, around the time that your SNR usually hits the deck to see if there is any difference.
B.
EDIT: Oldjim beat me to it
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