In reply to a post by mil1401:

I've had enough of the constant disconnections and will be applying for my MAC code tomorrow.

Moving to ADSL24 is the worst move I ever made.

What did ADSL24's availability checker say when you ordered with them? You have to bear in mind its not 100% launched yet as well.

I'm on ADSL2+ and I've been quite happy with the near double speed. I'm a fair distance from the exchange, was getting 3MB now I vary between 5.5-6.5MB

Disconnections only occur due to either a line or router fault, not anything with the ISP backbone otherwise it would be affecting all users.As others have suggested, Belkins are awful on a lot of LLU services, well ADSL2+ in general.

Have you tried another router, in the BT test socket, for a period of a few days?

This is getting beyond a joke now, as I am having *serious* difficulties getting online.

I switched routers, (I won't say which make, as some people will probably rubbish that make too), and it has made absolutely no difference.

I performed a quiet-line test with no other equipment attached and there is noise/static on the line.

I called BT and the indian guy said there was no fault on the line and then offered to send out an engineer at £100+ or whatever the going rate is...I declined.

I connected one router with one filter..it wouldn't connect...tried the quiet-line test....lots of static and noise....I tried two filters...no connection...quiet-line test...lots of static and noise.

I tried the other make of router with one filter...no connection......quiet-line test..lots of static and noise....tried with two filters ...tried quiet-line test...lots of static, clicks and noise.

So to sum up....on BT ADSL at 400m from the exchange...I had an absolute rock-steady 8Mb connection for 8 years....and after 2 months on ADLS2+ LLU, the connection has been down more times than it has been up.

Edited by deleted (Mon 01-Aug-11 05:32:20)

In reply to a post by mil1401:

I performed a quiet-line test with no other equipment attached and there is noise/static on the line.

Phone 0800 800 151 and tell then you have noise on your phone line. Don't mention broadband!

In reply to a post by blueacid:

When you get a chance, purchase a secondhand netgear dg834 online (you would do will to start on auction sites, they're ten a penny) and give that a go.

I'd concur with the point that belkin routers seem to be worse than their competitors, at least from my experience with them.

i went for a second hand DG834 when i first started on ADSL24, it lasted for 4 months, never again

Maybe that's why the previous owner got rid.

Old thread revival

Matt

Yep. Just zyborg seems a very trusting soul from that post . I couldn't resist the obvious point.

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

Maybe that's why the previous owner got rid.

things can come back to bite you

http://forums.thinkbroadband.com/otherisp/t/3848573-...

Took me ages to find that thread, did it really take me that long to make my mind up? I like to thank you lot for making me see sense, I may have still been with Bt now.