My internet access has been a bit bitty over the last few days. It's been dropping out from time to time - v annoying. I had a brainwave this evening as to what could be causing it. I think it's the Sky+ box.
When the chap came round to install it, I asked him whether it needed an ADSL filter putting on the bit that connects to the phone socket. He said, nah, it would be alright. I was dubious but then forgot about it.
Then today, I saw a small green light come on the front of the Sky box and I wondered what it was. I had no idea and couldn't be arsed to look in the book. But it did get me thinking, and then I put two and two together and possibly made about eighteen. I actually had a spare filter knocking around so I tried plugging it in. It seemed to work!
Or at least it's been fine for the last half hour. Hardly a rigorous test, but I'll leave it in for now. I still think it should have one on, even if it's not that that's been causing the dodgy connection.
I'm also not too sure about how well Sky+ really does work when you only have one feed from the dish. Watching telly is fine, but when you record things it generally seems to default to recording off the second feed (which isn't there). Hence no recording. Sometimes it does work though. Looks like my Freeview recorder may not be going into retirement so soon after all.
If anyone understands these things, I'd welcome your input as much as I'd welcome a second input from my dish. ie it would be quite useful.
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I don't have any experience specifically with Sky+ boxes, but you do need a filter on every phone-like device connected to your phone in order for your ADSL connection to function properly.
This also goes for extension sockets with very long cables - stick another filter on those where they join up with the main socket.
It was a week ago that I posted this, and I've not had a single broadband drop-out since. Problem solved!
You mean I wasted 47 seconds typing that post?
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