[Hampshire] Fw: ADSL Line problems

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Author: Rob Malpass
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Subject: [Hampshire] Fw: ADSL Line problems
Hi all

I'm seeking some reassurance of something my ISP's tech support told me
yesterday - in as much as they expect my problem to "settle down". Here's
the story

On Wednesday, the "voice part" of my ADSL line failed i.e picking up the
receiver on that line was completely dead. Broadband was up at the time.
I called BT and within a day or so they had fixed it. In the interim -
broadband
had been intermittant.

Since the voice line has been repaired, I have had to reboot the router a
couple of times by power cycling it. Zen tech support tell me that prior
to the 1st instance of the line going down last Wednesday, I had had a solid
connection for 32 days. Since the line's been "fixed" I have required a
daily reboot.

So I'm beginning to wonder if the disruption to the line has actually
damaged the router or even fixed the voice at the expense of the ADSL. The
speed curiously enough seems to have doubled - though is highly dependent
on the time of day.

So should I wait and see - or buy a new router now? Is there anything I
should be telling zen to talk to BT about?

Cheers
Rob