AnotherRabidZebra
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- Nov 10, 2008
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For the past 3 days I've had a very odd ADSL issue. The ADSL line remains up the whole time, but every half an hour the ISP connection drops and refuses to let me back on for 5 minutes. Then it all works fine for another 25 minutes, then off for 5 minutes, repeat ad nauseam. I've logged the fault with Telkom and they haven't been able to sort it out.
Has anyone experienced anything similar, and if so, how was it solved? I'm on the Glenvista exchange in Joburg south, and my ADSL line quality is generally excellent, with the exception of these bizarre five minute outages every half an hour.
Thanks guys!
- I went to far as to rule out the modem by buying a replacement modem.
- I've checked all the wiring that goes anywhere near telephone lines on my property, and there's nothing anywhere that could affect internet connectivity.
- I've looked at the signal to noise ratios and line attenuation and there's absolutely no difference between when the ISP connection won't connect and when it connects fine.
- I've tried 3 different ISPs - MWEB, Axxess and the Telkom guest account. There's no difference between any of them - they all do exactly the same thing.
- I've driven around my area to see if there's any construction or maintenance anywhere that could be causing interference, and there's nothing.
Has anyone experienced anything similar, and if so, how was it solved? I'm on the Glenvista exchange in Joburg south, and my ADSL line quality is generally excellent, with the exception of these bizarre five minute outages every half an hour.
Thanks guys!