[ILUG] ot broadband in terenure/haroldsX

[Stephen]

Hi,

    I had a problem with Eircom failing a line for DSL, Netsource failed
    it also for a 1mbit connection but were willing to test it for 512k
    and it passed.

Sephen

On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 10:10:41PM +0000, David Giles wrote:
> Justin wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I've just been told, by Eircom.net, that my line has failed the check for
> >Broadband and to wait a month and try again.
> >
> >I'm in the Terenure/Harolds X area.  Just moved in, got the phone
> >reconnected. There is an audible buzz on the phone line.
> >
> >Any hope?? Advice??
> >
> >Justin
> >
> >
> >
> >
> Threads on www.boards.ie have some interesting tips - some good some 
> pure superstition.  But there is always hope!  Have you checked the 
> audible buzz isn't due to something between the line that enters the 
> house and the phone*?  Maybe the more technically qualified will back me 
> up(/shot me down in flames), but even something like a faulty line 
> splitter might cause the line test to fail.
> 
> My line (in Naas) was passing for a while before I decided to get BB. 
> Murphy's law meant it failed when I went to order, but passed next month.
> 
> 
> Best of luck,
> 
> David
> 
> * When we first moved into this house the phone quality was poor, until 
> we investigated and found that the previous owner (an appalling diy 
> enthusiast it seems) had spliced in a cable badly with sellotape to move 
> the phone socket out of the cupboard under the stairs.
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