A nightmare with regrade to 21CN

On 19/11/2011 10:26, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:00:24 +0000, Roger Mills<(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>> On 18/11/2011 14:20, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> The difference that ADSL2+ has made to me is very little increase in
>>> speed but more drop outs. Yesterday I had to regress to plain old
>>> ADSL.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>> I've got exactly the same problem, but my ISP (PlusNet) is very
>> reluctant to revert my line.
>>
>> Who is your ISP? Did they take much persuading? Did it cure the problem?
>
> I just change the DSL mode from ADSL2+ to ADSL(G.DTM) so there was no
> need to involve the ISP.
>
> Steve
>
That's not so easy with my router (a Thomson jobbie supplied by PlusNet)
because PN have 'customised' it and clobbered the menus - so you can't
get at options like that. I *can* Telnet to it though - so will have to
see how far I can get via that route!
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Cheers,
Roger
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Roger Mills wrote:
> On 19/11/2011 10:26, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
>> On Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:00:24 +0000, Roger Mills<(E-Mail Removed)>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 18/11/2011 14:20, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> The difference that ADSL2+ has made to me is very little increase in
>>>> speed but more drop outs. Yesterday I had to regress to plain old
>>>> ADSL.
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>> I've got exactly the same problem, but my ISP (PlusNet) is very
>>> reluctant to revert my line.
>>>
>>> Who is your ISP? Did they take much persuading? Did it cure the problem?
>>
>> I just change the DSL mode from ADSL2+ to ADSL(G.DTM) so there was no
>> need to involve the ISP.
>>
>> Steve
>>
> That's not so easy with my router (a Thomson jobbie supplied by PlusNet)
> because PN have 'customised' it and clobbered the menus - so you can't
> get at options like that. I *can* Telnet to it though - so will have to
> see how far I can get via that route!

Buy another bloody router.
99% of people wouldn't know the difference: you are the 1% who does. Or
you wouldn't be here.