Hi all,
Newbe on here and not what you would call a technical type of guy but i need your help.
I recently moved into a new property and have got my broadband up and running no problem. I am with Tiscali 1mb package as we are out in the sticks abit and thats all the phone line can support.
However at about 7pm each night the connection drops and doesn't connect again untill i retry the next morning! anyway after many weeks of head scratching i have realised what is causing it....
In the garden there are some outside lights (the ones the light up trees etc) all are 12v lights running from the garage electrics which has its own consumer unit which of course in turn is powered by the house electrics. The lights are on a standard mechanical timer and as soon as they turn on the broadband connection dies.
The BT line still supports voice calls with no loss of quality but it is impossibe to get a broadband connection with the lights on. As soon as you switch them of hey presto were connected again.
I simply cannot understand what the link is. The BT phone line into the house is on the same wall as the main electricity supply but it is at least 12 feet away so surely there is no interference here.
It doesnt matter whether i am connected to the router by cables or wirelessly the line still drops.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Ian
Newbe on here and not what you would call a technical type of guy but i need your help.
I recently moved into a new property and have got my broadband up and running no problem. I am with Tiscali 1mb package as we are out in the sticks abit and thats all the phone line can support.
However at about 7pm each night the connection drops and doesn't connect again untill i retry the next morning! anyway after many weeks of head scratching i have realised what is causing it....
In the garden there are some outside lights (the ones the light up trees etc) all are 12v lights running from the garage electrics which has its own consumer unit which of course in turn is powered by the house electrics. The lights are on a standard mechanical timer and as soon as they turn on the broadband connection dies.
The BT line still supports voice calls with no loss of quality but it is impossibe to get a broadband connection with the lights on. As soon as you switch them of hey presto were connected again.
I simply cannot understand what the link is. The BT phone line into the house is on the same wall as the main electricity supply but it is at least 12 feet away so surely there is no interference here.
It doesnt matter whether i am connected to the router by cables or wirelessly the line still drops.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Ian
