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Wifi signal dropping out

crystalbobby
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Message 13 of 13

Hi Talk Talk

My wifi is constantly dropping out more and more and we find ourselves having to reset the router at least a couple of times a week. Its getting very frustrating, especially as my partner works from home.  We have a couple of hard wired devices and they are always ok. 

Hardware : FAST5364 3.00

Software : SG4K100130

 

Is it possible to have a replacement sent out especially if you have a newer model as we've had this router at least 2 years ?

 

Please help and thanks in advance. 

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Message 1 of 13

Hi crystalbobby,

 

You'll need to send the Sagemcom back, did you receive a returns bag with the new router? If not then we can send one out to you

Chris

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Message 2 of 13

Hi Talk Talk

This new Huawei router has been performing well the last 10 days or so with no drop outs at all on the latest firmware. 

Do you need us to send the old Sagemcom router back to you guys or can we keep it as a spare ?

 

Many thanks

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Message 3 of 13

Hi

 

Glad the Team could help.  Please let us know if there are any further issues.

 

Regards,

 

Karl. 

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Message 4 of 13

Hi Debbie

Ok thanks to yourselves and Keith for this, I can see the firmware update in the logs at 8am ish this morning. 

Will monitor for another week, but no further 'kernel panic' alerts since the update today.

 

Thanks again for the prompt response. 

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Message 5 of 13

Hi crystalbobby

 

I've made a change to your router firmware, please can you retest and let us know how the connection compares.

 

Thanks

 

Debbie

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KeithFrench
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Message 6 of 13

You need firmware V1.06 to correct this, I'll ask TalkTalk to do this for you.

Keith
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Message 7 of 13

Hi,

New router received and tested for a week. 

So far the wi-fi connection is much more stable, however there have been a number of errors of the type below :

1981-01-01 00:00:10 [Error][Alarm-Log] AlarmID:104001,AlarmLevel:Error,Device reset. Cause: System reset due to kernel panic, Terminal:OTHER

 

Can you give any advise on the error and also advise if you wish us to return the old router and accessories ??

 

Many thanks

 

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Message 8 of 13

Hi crystalbobby

 

Thanks for your reply.

 

The Huawei WIFI hub is on its way, please allow 24-48hrs for this to arrive.

 

Let us know how the connection compares with this router.

 

Thanks

 

Debbie

Message 9 of 13

Hi Debbie

That would be fantastic, the current router is really not behaving itself with regards to Wifi. 

Please advise if you require any further details. 

 

Thanks

 

Message 10 of 13

Hi crystalbobby

 

Would you like me to send a Huawei WIFI hub for testing to see how the connection compares?

 

Thanks

 

Debbie

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crystalbobby
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Message 11 of 13

Hi Keith, thanks for the response and have seen your updates similar to this before.

However already we have already tried switching channels and rebooting regularly and get the same issues. Also the environment has not changed and nearly all devices use the 5Ghz band. Will await a response from Talk Talk with regards to swapping out the router. 

Thanks again.

 

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KeithFrench
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Message 12 of 13

The Sagemcom is a current router.

 

Slow speed, intermittent dropouts, breaks in the signal or no signal on some or all devices or no internet access might be caused by Wi-Fi interference from other local networks, which can also lead to a permanent reduction in speed. No ISP can be responsible for your local environment, this is mainly a by-product of the popularity of Wi-Fi.

Generally speaking, the 2.4GHz band suffers much more from interference than the 5GHz band, but the 2.4GHz one can sometimes have a better range, but this all depends on your local area.

Have you had TalkTalk’s Wi-Fi optimisation disabled on your Sagemcom FAST5364 router? When this is enabled, as it is by default, it has the power to override any Wi-Fi configuration changes that I might suggest that you need to make. This will not help rectify this type of problem if Wi-Fi Optimisation is allowed to change my suggested settings. Only TalkTalk can do this for you, you cannot do it yourself. If not, just request they disable this for you in your reply.


The next stage involves sending out a guide to you to help you get me some important diagnostic results so that I can analyse them for you and recommend changes to your router configuration to solve them.

I only send this out to people who request it.

Keith
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