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Connection frequently Dropping

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DanBurgundy
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Connection frequently Dropping

Hi there.

I have gone from having a pretty stable connection to it frequently disconnecting or the speed plummeting. Looking at another post, I'm going to borrow a corded telephone tomorrow to do the quiet test, though on out cordless it sounded ok. 

A utilities company has been working on the street last week and it started from then, though my neighbour (with BT) has said she has had no issues. How do I get it looked at or is there any advice I can try?

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jab1
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Re: Connection frequently Dropping

@DanBurgundy Welcome to the forums. For other Community members to help, a little more detail would help, although a staff member on the Help Team should pick this up.

First question, though, before I make any suggestions - are you really on an ADSL connection, or FTTC? - it makes a difference in what we can advise.

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DanBurgundy
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Re: Connection frequently Dropping

Thanks for the reply. How do I tell? I assumed it was ASDL going by the little plug in filter
jab1
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Re: Connection frequently Dropping

What speeds do you usually get? Also, it will tell you on your Members Centre.

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Re: Connection frequently Dropping

Hi @DanBurgundy, thanks for your post and welcome to our Community Forums. 

I'm sorry to see you're having issues with your connection. I've tested your line today and the tests are showing what's known as a bridge tap, which is generally a wiring problem, so I'd like to arrange an engineer visit to investigate further.

I've logged a support ticket on your account, could you reply to it by going Here with when you'll be available for an engineer visit? If you can post back once you've responded, I'll make sure we book the engineer for you as soon as we can.

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Anoush Mortazavi
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Re: Connection frequently Dropping

Moderator's note(s):

Thread moved from ADSL Broadband to Fibre Broadband.

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DanBurgundy
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Re: Connection frequently Dropping

Thanks 

Hopefully it can be easily fixed.

Gandalf
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Thanks for getting back to me @DanBurgundy

I've booked the Qube engineer (working on behalf of BT) and updated the ticket 220407171 with the appointment details. 

Let us know how it goes.

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DanBurgundy
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Re: Connection frequently Dropping

Seems to have done the trick, havent had buffering on netflix or dropped connections.

 

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Re: Connection frequently Dropping

Excellent! Thanks for the confirmation @DanBurgundy

Let us know if you have further issues or there's anything else you'd need help with and Merry Christmas!

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