ADSL Drops With an Incoming Call

[Freedom]

SKY CST don't seem to want to do anything because the problem goes away when an extra filter is used - this to them implies that it is an internal wiring fault. Have explained there are no internal wires but...

And looking at the underground bt cable again, i would swear that it is no copper, not even tin plated copper but i will concede that point as you knew that tin plated copper was an option - I always presumed it was aluminium...

[Smithy99]

Who do you pay your line rental to?

[Freedom]

I pay line rental to BT... They won't do anythign though (from the October version) because there is no noise on the line (voice).

[Smithy99]

I would ring BT and book a call, tell them that the line has an intermittant crackle that appears to be worse during any wet weather. Hopefully a line test will show a fault and they will send an engineer out.

I had exactly the same a few years ago, turned out to be a poor connection at the pole, it was only just connected and when the voice call came in it would put extra stress on the joint and disconnect the ADSL, I think it was called a high resistance fault.

A bit of a pain to find but when the BT engineer comes out, tell him that you have also noticed the problem with the broadband and he should put 2&2 together, if you like, tell him you have searched the web and that this sounds similar to what you have.

DO NOT mention the BB to BT though, it will confuse matters, just have a hot coffee and biscuits ready for the engineer.

[Freedom]

If he fancies, he can have an Irish coffee if he fixes the damm thing ;p

[Smithy99]

LOL, that's the way, keep him happy, I gave mine a bacon butty when he walked through the door, luckily, he wasn't a Muslim

[misfit96]

LOL, that's the way, keep him happy, I gave mine a bacon butty when he walked through the door, luckily, he wasn't a Muslim

isn't it Jews that dont eat pigs???

[Freedom]

Both I think because our local Mosque got covered in Pig remains and the Muslims wouldn't go near it until it had been blessed and stategicaly cleaned again.

[krysis]

SKY CST don't seem to want to do anything because the problem goes away when an extra filter is used - this to them implies that it is an internal wiring fault.

Who ever told you that needs slapped... repeatedly!
That is just laziness and is NOT true.

You should only have 1 Microfilter connected FIRST to any telephone socket that is being used - That is all that is needed. If you need more then there is a problem.
If you need to double filter the connection then clearly something isn't right coming into the house!

Get back on to them and demand they send out a health check engineer.

[misfit96]

oooops cant delete post? :/