Sync started acting up?

[Isitme]

Just to back track a bit, can you check that when the faceplate is removed all your phone extensions are dead. I know its a bit late to be suggesting this, but a socket connected to a junction box or directly to the main master terminals can cause a lot of problems.

I am surprised Sky have not offered to send you another router, that is usually one of their first trouble shooting steps. Maybe if you ask them to get a BT engineer to check your line it will jog them into sending you one.

[basalt2003]

Just been rebooting a few time so as to get an ip address that doesnt begin with 2 - - - long story on another thread
Well I only have one phone line into the main bt box as its a digital cordless siemens with the other downstairs.
I do have another line to an unused extension box downstairs which the bt engineer installed "piggy back" to the rear of the bt box ages ago.
It runs down the outside wall and into living room.
The other two lines are from sky boxes which are temp unconnected due to my using the test socket and sky filter, otherwise I have them plugged into the filtered faceplate I normally use with a triple adapter plug.

[I_Hate_Sky_Awnsers]

Router - - No - - I dont have another
I have been hoping someone at sky "Might" suggest some other measures instead of the "monitoring"!
Last email mentioned calling them but shouldnt they call me with the details they allready have?
Trouble with my calling is that the account is in my wifes name and we get to go through the same stupid rigmarole of "need to speak to the account holder"
I know its security but my mrs hasnt a clue about anything tech - - - come to that neither do I much

If you know the name on the account, the password(most important thing), first line of the address and the home telephone number then they don't need to speak to the account holder.

[basalt2003]

If you know the name on the account, the password(most important thing), first line of the address and the home telephone number then they don'e need to speak to the account holder.

Oh - - ok -will give it a go perhaps tomorrow as I am presently thin on patience and might say something out of order
Besides theres a big football game on latter and I want to just chill

[I_Hate_Sky_Awnsers]

But if you call tonight you might get through to me lol.

[Scubbie]

But if you call tonight you might get through to me lol.

Oh Phooey, I guess that the phones might go quite now

Seriously though, have fun.

[Isitme]

I do have another line to an unused extension box downstairs which the bt engineer installed "piggy back" to the rear of the bt box ages ago.
It runs down the outside wall and into living room.

Is this line connected to the faceplate or the A-B terminals behind the inner plate? If they are the latter, it could account for at least part of your problems.

[basalt2003]

Is this line connected to the faceplate or the A-B terminals behind the inner plate? If they are the latter, it could account for at least part of your problems.

Well just before I depart to catch the match and some wine
Its connected to the rear of the inner plate - - -so I should disconnect at faceplate?
Its not connecting a phone but I have used it in the past.
I believe it was not the "approved" method but the guy did it as a kindness really when I had my old bt 2 lines replaced with the all new adsl

So I wont trouble ya tonight I_Hate_Sky_Awnsers

More tomorrow

[Isitme]

Its connected to the rear of the inner plate

If it is connected to the main A-B terminals, which are usually screws, then yes, take it off. Before doing so, take your stats, then take them again immediately afterwards.

You can do it after the match, but before you finish off the wine

[basalt2003]

Ok - -well after last of wine now
I discovered that I had disconnected the extension from the faceplate. The wires are still there and run down the wall though.
Here's the latest stats - - down again of course

Router Statistics

System Up Time: 16:34:09
Port Status TxPkts RxPkts Collisions Tx B/s Rx B/s Up Time
WAN PPPoA 25479 28965 0 156 4813 10:25:28
LAN 63034 34330 0 148 0 16:34:09
WLAN 48953 42971 0 4991 198 16:33:46
ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 1856 kbps 416 kbps
Line Attenuation 59.0 db 31.5 db
Noise Margin 16.4 db 16.0 db
Poll Interval: (secs)

Wondering about calling them up now or a bit latter