Low IP Profile...Quiet Line test results

Hi all,

Recently I had a problem where my IP Profile dropped to 0.1mb (I normally just about get 2.5mb). I switched out the modem, filters...etc, to no avail. I then ran a Quiet Line Test on the phone (17070, option 2), and it was a bit crackly, so I thought there may be a fault. Openreach came out on Saturday, found a fault up the road from me, and "fixed" it. However, my broadband was still rubbish (IP Profile still 0.1mb), so I've called them out again for tomorrow. Tonight funnily enough, my broadband speed has gone up to between 0.7mb - 1.5mb (fluctuating), and the line is still very crackly.

I recorded the sound coming from a Quiet Line Test this evening, and saved it here:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/73778785/Voice%2...

Do you think this warrants me getting Openreach out...as I don't want to be liable for a £130 charge if they deem nothing is wrong!

Yeah, it should be quiet.
Have you tried this? https://www.bt.com/consumerFaultTracking/public/faul...

Yeah did all that, and BT couldn't find a fault originally. Tried it again, and BT still insist they can find no fault on the line - even though the Openreach engineer on Saturday said he found a fault a 100 yards up the road from me that was only affecting my line!

Are you doing that Quiet Line Test with a corded phone into the test socket, inside the master after carefully removing the faceplate?

Given that amount of noise, you really need to do that. If it still makes the noise, record it, and get an engineer out. If it is silent that way, it could be something your side of there and chargeable for the callout.

Do cordless phones add abit of noise onto the line?

The sound quality through a cordless phone is pants in comparison to a corded one.

In reply to a post by bobble_bob:

Do cordless phones add abit of noise onto the line?

They don't normally add crackling but there is often a hiss or hum and the audio quality in general is not as good.