Slowed to a crawl

D-Dan · Mar 25, 2008, 07:05:54

I'm not about to migrate anywhere. Been with IDNet over 12 months, and apart from one glitch several months ago (BT's fault) and this I have no complaints whatsoever, either with stability or speed.

I did have one more disconnect last night - but only one - so that's an improvement. I'll see how things go.

D-Dan · Mar 26, 2008, 18:45:29

Well - DSL has been stable since Sunday. IP Profile is still firmly wedged at 250

I just emailed support, but I'm sure I read somewhere that stuck profiles were supposed to be a thing of the past.

Rik · Mar 26, 2008, 18:48:49

Stuck profiles still happen, Steve, but you will probably have to wait five days for the profile to lift in the light of your instability.

J!ll · Mar 26, 2008, 18:54:56

a little like my speed, before it was fixed!

Rik · Mar 26, 2008, 18:58:55

Indeed, though without a BT visit at this point...

D-Dan · Mar 26, 2008, 21:12:09

Well - just gotta say - dunno if it was coincidence, or IDNet responding to my mail - but - Woohoo

Juts ran a speedtest - and whilst not in the same league as before last weekends troubles, clocked over 3.5meg D/L speed.

Tried to view my profile - and of course the BT speedtester is busy.

But -

Whoop whoop whoop

I'm starting to feel happier

by comparison.

Sebby · Mar 26, 2008, 21:14:53

It seems that your profile has been reset, and it could well be IDNet that initiated it. They're good like that.

D-Dan · Mar 26, 2008, 21:21:30

I agree - I've never had a problem with IDNet that is down to IDNet (the problems were always BT in one guise or another).

But I have to say - if it was IDNet that got things moving (quite literally) - thank you, thank you, thank you.

Now, I feel like the space baby at the end of 2001 - A Space Odyssey, I have all this power - what should I do with it first.

Do I revisit my secondlife - or reboot to Ubuntu and update it?

I don't care - just knowing that I can is all I need

Wow - I feel so happy - like a kid at Christmas.

Edit:

Just thought of something weird. On Friday - I got an engine electrics warning light on my car that wouldn't go out. Then my net problems started.

This morning, the light in the car went out (to be replaced by the persistent but familiar other warning light that has been illuminated for three years) - and tonight - my net recovers.

Is there a chance my car sabotaged my internet?

Simon · Mar 26, 2008, 21:24:51

Good news, Steve!

Sebby · Mar 26, 2008, 22:47:57

Quote from: D-Dan on Mar 26, 2008, 21:21:30
Just thought of something weird. On Friday - I got an engine electrics warning light on my car that wouldn't go out. Then my net problems started.

This morning, the light in the car went out (to be replaced by the persistent but familiar other warning light that has been illuminated for three years) - and tonight - my net recovers.

Is there a chance my car sabotaged my internet?

Anything is possible with ADSL.

What I would say, though, is that the recovery of your speed is down to the profile updating. Your sync may have suffered from this initially, but it certainly wouldn't have been the light on the car going out today that caused your speed to improve.

D-Dan · Mar 26, 2008, 23:16:30

Well - my sync is still suffering - but I can live with it.

What I can't afford to do right now is buy a new car - and so if "Christine" is to blame - I'm stuffed.

Steve

Sebby · Mar 26, 2008, 23:20:06

Hopefully Christine isn't to blame, then.

If your sync is still suffering, something isn't right, be it internal wiring, filters, router, or an external line problem. Whatever it is, we need to get to the bottom of it.

Mytheroo · Mar 28, 2008, 03:20:46

you're looking at this all wrong, the light in the car is the Stuck Profile Warning Light

D-Dan · Mar 28, 2008, 18:57:45

I think my Sync is suffering because I need to stable longer. Rebooted the router this morning and synced higher - from 5088 to 5268, which should raise my profile to 4500 within the next few days. When it does, I'll give it a couple of days and re-sync again.

As for the stuck profile warning light - I hope not - because it came on again today and hasn't gone out since

Rik · Mar 28, 2008, 19:02:32

Is this the one in the car, Steve? I have heard of cases where car electronics have given out strong RFI, bad enough to affect ADSL. Might be worth walking around with the MW radio...

D-Dan · Mar 29, 2008, 14:53:41

It's not likely to be dodgy electronics in my car - I'm in a 2nd floor flat - and the car, ermmm, isn't. It must be 30 - 40 metres away.

Rik · Mar 29, 2008, 14:58:45

It was worth a thought.

D-Dan · Mar 29, 2008, 18:22:51

Now - I hope no-one is gonna blame my car for today's problems

Rik · Mar 29, 2008, 18:24:06

As it happens...

MoHux · Mar 29, 2008, 21:36:39

Quote from: D-Dan on Mar 29, 2008, 14:53:41
It's not likely to be dodgy electronics in my car - I'm in a 2nd floor flat - and the car, ermmm, isn't. It must be 30 - 40 metres away.

Low flying aircraft?? ..................

Rik · Mar 30, 2008, 09:13:08