ADSL filter failure

I have just had an ADSL service failure, solved by replacing the
filter, so I thought I'd post it here in case anyone gets similar
symptoms.

The symptom of the failure was that the broadband link kept dropping
out; I could watch it happen on the router control panel. Oddly, if I
took the phone Off-Hook, the link came back and then dropped out again
after I hung up. Voice telephony service was unaffected.

I asked BT to run a (voice) line test - they did and the line was OK.
I then asked my ISP to get BT to do the other line test - they did and
that was OK too. The BT call agent mentioned that it was probably the
filter - apparently, just like any other piece of electronics, they can
go phut at any time - mine had been in service for just over 2 years.

I replaced my filter and the broadband link is up again.

Hope others find this useful.

Nick

www.recordmycall.co.uk

On 13 Jan 2006 02:20:13 -0800, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>I have just had an ADSL service failure, solved by replacing the
>filter, so I thought I'd post it here in case anyone gets similar
>symptoms.
>
>The symptom of the failure was that the broadband link kept dropping
>out; I could watch it happen on the router control panel. Oddly, if I
>took the phone Off-Hook, the link came back and then dropped out again
>after I hung up. Voice telephony service was unaffected.
>
>I asked BT to run a (voice) line test - they did and the line was OK.
>I then asked my ISP to get BT to do the other line test - they did and
>that was OK too. The BT call agent mentioned that it was probably the
>filter - apparently, just like any other piece of electronics, they can
>go phut at any time - mine had been in service for just over 2 years.
>
>I replaced my filter and the broadband link is up again.
>


Yep .... you can get filters for £1.50 or you can get filters for
£6.50 ..... with cheaper and dearer in between.

Get decent filters, not cheap crap ......... applies to life I suppose
!!