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#207387 22-Dec-2016 07:39
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Hi guys, 

 

It would be great to know what I should do for my non-English-speaking parents as I live in London and only visit them during Xmas/New Years. I am not sure if it's the exchange or that our old house has some sort of bad wiring. 

 

Are we able to get Telecom to come out and check our wiring?

 

This happened last year and hoped it would go away but a year later, the issue still persists. 

 

What happens is that throughout the day, the internet would go down, sometimes for an hour and sometimes for hours at a time. 

 

The router doesn't need to reconnect in order to get the internet back nor that if we restart the router, we would get broadband back. 

 

The last time I was here, I complained and we got a new router, but the issue still exists. 

 

Below is our ADSL connection status

 

 

 

Line standard ADSL2+ Channel type Interleaved  Downstream line rate (kbit/s) 17233 Upstream line rate (kbit/s) 1081 Downstream SNR (dB)  12.3 Upstream SNR (dB)  13.1 Downstream line attenuation (dB) 6.5 Upstream line attenuation (dB) 4.3 Downstream output power (dBmV) 18.5 Upstream output power (dBmV) 12.1 Downstream CRC 1 Upstream CRC 0 Downstream FEC 1041 Upstream FEC 0





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staticnz
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  #1693628 22-Dec-2016 08:04
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Are they in coverage for the new Home Wireless Broadband? Might be a good option if wiring is an issue




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  #1693630 22-Dec-2016 08:05
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I'm not too sure what that is.. I'll google it now...

 

 

 

Thanks.. ideally, we would like to use the copper wires as 3G/4G in our area is not the best either. 

 

 





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  #1693631 22-Dec-2016 08:10
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Telecom doesnt exist, Chorus now owns the lines and Spark is the retail provider

 

Yes you can get them to come out, and check the lines but it does cost you/your parents if they come out and there is no fault found. so its wise to do some troubleshooting yourself first.

 

YOur stats look all good and there are very little errors on the line, so its either an intermittent issue or something going on with the modem

 

When it does disconnect can you still login to the user interface on the modem? if so can  you check the logs and see whats happening? this will give a better insight into whats happening.




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  #1693633 22-Dec-2016 08:12
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Thanks - I'll check the logs during the next downtime. 

 

The router is fully responsive. 

 

 





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  #1693636 22-Dec-2016 08:15
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when id does go down take note of the lights on it also.


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  #1693637 22-Dec-2016 08:22
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high chance it's a house wiring issue

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  #1693641 22-Dec-2016 08:30
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tonynz:

 

Below is our ADSL connection status

 

 

 

Line standard ADSL2+ Channel type Interleaved  Downstream line rate (kbit/s) 17233 Upstream line rate (kbit/s) 1081 Downstream SNR (dB)  12.3 Upstream SNR (dB)  13.1 Downstream line attenuation (dB) 6.5 Upstream line attenuation (dB) 4.3 Downstream output power (dBmV) 18.5 Upstream output power (dBmV) 12.1 Downstream CRC 1 Upstream CRC 0 Downstream FEC 1041 Upstream FEC 0

 

 

How long was the router uptime when you took these figures? 1041 FEC errors could indicate a bit of line noise. I would invest in a master DSL filter installed on that line, if you don't have one already.

 

See this for more info.


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  #1693657 22-Dec-2016 09:02
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Honestly, many ways to look at this, but Given your familys proximity to their cabinet...

 

 

 

Would recommend they simply jump up to VDSL, upon making the transition... Make sure they request for a master filter installation.

 

This is no longer done by default, but would resolve any internal wiring issues as there will be a new Jackpoint ran off the dedicated splittler. This will come at a cost, but in the end of the day i would not be surprised to see 60/10 with no dropouts at all.

 

 

 

For the connection itself VDSL and ADSL will cost the same through spark, its simply the installation that will cost.

 

 





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  #1693687 22-Dec-2016 09:58
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What languages does your parents spark? Spark also has a Cantonese, Mandarin or Korean customer service line on 0800 168 168.


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  #1693688 22-Dec-2016 10:00
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Mandarin - thanks for that! But they are also not very technical and, I think that the tech team only speaks English so they are a bit stuck. 

 

I'm trying to get them to convert to Wireless!

 

 





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  #1693796 22-Dec-2016 13:13
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tonynz:

 

Mandarin - thanks for that! But they are also not very technical and, I think that the tech team only speaks English so they are a bit stuck. 

 

I'm trying to get them to convert to Wireless!

 

 

 

 

One world should be able to conferance and translate in the case it gets too technical.

 

 

 

They work very effectively this way, certainly within the business area anyway.





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  #1694507 24-Dec-2016 06:49
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Another option if they are in Auckland is to get @CoffeeBaron to do the master filter installation. You can translate for your parents and he can do the install.

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