Only way to know is to get a fault reported and things investigated.

If you have a single socket and connection speeds are no different using the test socket and its not failing modem or failing microfilters then not much more you can do.

One final thing to try is turning off everything you can in the house, i.e. true off and not just on standby and this includes power to boiler i.e. so only thing left using power is the ADSL2+ modem and see if things are more stable.

Thanks for the reply.

Might give it a go. My property is an old (1877) farm buiding conversion done about 30 or 40 years ago so I'm pretty sure the wiring isn't at it's most optimum condition.

Steven

Its less about the condition of the mains wiring but about the devices being run that might generate radio frequency interference that affects the ADSL e.g. the ignition spark from a boiler

You mention farm conversion, is it possible an electric fence has appeared somewhere close to the phone line?

I don't believe there's anything new installed in the vicinity.

If the modem loses its connection, would it also affect the telephone? Coincidentally I lost my telephone connection a few weeks ago which was reconnected after several hours and on the same day one of my neighbours had previously reported a problem with their telephone connection.

I appreciate the problem is mainly due to my location.

Steven

If the modem loses its connection, would it also affect the telephone? No - a resync should have no effect on voice service when delivered using traditional PSTN services.

"I lost my telephone connection a few weeks ago which was reconnected after several hours"

This is the most likely reason for problems, i.e. things got reconnected but not as good as before. So it is go down fault route pointing out that since a voice repair in area that things have been worse

Thanks.

I'll report the fault with BT and hopefully things will improve.

Steven

I've had the same modem since I changed from dial-up, so nothing has changed at my end.

Time for a new router if it is that old.

Talk Talk, should supply you with their latest type.

BT could find no fault with the line. Contacted my broadband supplier and their analysis showed a problem with the signal. Therefore I've decided to upgrade to FTTC (at a cheaper rate than at present), so hopefully this will be satisfactory. I've no desire for streaming so I don't need fast speeds but it should be in the 15 Mbs range.

So fingers crossed this will be my last post in the "Broadband Not-spots & slow-spots" section.

Steven