The way some of your responses have been is how you teasing people into an escalating batter.

You don't have to accept peoples advice but you should expect it if you post on a forum and some of it may not fit with your viewpoint. The way to navigating without getting into what looks like about to become a slanging match is to accept the advice in the manner of help that it was intended and not rail back against it.

Ok, thanks for explaining. I asked for a GEA test because that's the only test they can do remotely.

Understood. But, that's not my problem if they wish to offer advice that isn't of my interest is it? That's how I've dealt with the advice. You've just taken this the wrong way which is easily done over the internet.

Edited by deleted (Fri 10-Feb-17 22:03:55)

If I've taken it the wrong way, so have you and a number of others.

/END OF

Go on then, shoot the messenger! Haha!

Edited by deleted (Fri 10-Feb-17 22:28:28)

Not for noisy PSTN it isn't.

I would just quit this forum William. It seems to be full of people who like to b1tch, bait & troll.

Edited by deleted (Fri 10-Feb-17 23:16:13)

Or speak the truth from real world experience.

Well that's a great start for someone accusing many long-standing and very helpful and knowledgeable posters of baiting and trolling.

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Verreeee interestinggg.

As has been said, for audible noise on the line it is a PSTN test needed. A GEA test is specific to FTTx, possibly not even ADS2+ as that is WBC not GEA.

I do suggest you calm down a little though. You've been sent down a wrong track by the people who arranged the GEA test. But we don't know what problem you were reporting in that conversation. You are now really getting up the noses of several people I hugely respect for their knowledge and helpfulness, and you seem to be doing it simply because they are pointing out you are on the wrong track.

You certainly do not at the moment have a broadband fault. You may have a PSTN or line fault developing that could impact your broadband in the future, but it is too recent and affecting broadband too insignificantly to trigger any ISP's in-depth response.

We agreed long ago what you need to do in terms of monitoring the broadband aspects of line itself. We now have the position where you also need to check for this whine on the line now and then.

That's all you can do for now. None of us on standard contracts are paying for preventative maintenance. If you find your car exhaust sounds a bit noisier than it used to, the dealer you bought it from isn't going to be particularly interested beyond sticking it up on a ramp for a minute and checking for holes.

You haven't got any holes on your broadband.