Internet connection drops every 10-15 minutes

[davidf987]

Hi I'v been monitoring my connecttion during today using ping -t.

Every 10 or so minutes the connection is lost entirely for 5-10 minutes.

This is causing havok with trying to work from home as I cannot stay connected to group calls etc.

I've rebooted the router to no effect. Can I get an engineer to investgate?

[Karl-TalkTalk]

Hi

Glad to hear the engineer has been able to help.

Regards,

Karl. 

[davidf987]

Also good because I was 2 clicks away from buying a new router online!

[davidf987]

Hi @Karl-TalkTalk 

Yes I know. The Openreach engineer that came out today was actually investigating similar issues from 2 or 3 of my near neighbours and so has switched us to a new board. Looks like the fibre port in the cabinet was at fault.

The Openreach guy was super helpful though. Internally everything is fine and the copper is also ok.

Fingers crossed this is the end of the issues!

[Karl-TalkTalk]

Hi

Fibre services still also have a small element of of copper line from the cabinet to the house.  This can have issues such as worn joints that can impact a connection and cause drops.

An openreach engineer can have a look at this side of things.

Thanks  

Karl. 

[davidf987]

Hi @Karl-TalkTalk 

Yes I contacted the telephone support. They confirmed over 20 dropouts from the router in 24 hours.

They arranged to send out an Openreach Engineer but I don't see that this will accomplish much. Internally my network has been unchanged in years and has always been perfect.

Thanks

[Karl-TalkTalk]

Hi

I'm showing this is logged with Openreach, have you been in contact with our colleagues to have this logged out ?

Thanks  

Karl. 

[davidf987]

Yes please.

Is there any other causes from your side for this?

Also what are my options for cancelling my service with TalkTalk. As mentioned I am working from home and the constant drop outs are stopping me from doing my job.

Thanks

[Michelle-TalkTalk]

Hi david,

I'm sorry for the delay. The line test is still clear. Would you like us to send a replacement router for testing purposes to rule this out?

Thanks

[Skynet_TX]

Hi @davidf987 ,

The staff will get back to you to try to help, however it is best to wait for them to respond rather than adding lots of new posts to your thread. The staff have an automated workflow, and if you add lots of new posts to your thread it can delay your topic getting to the top of their workflow, and so delay them being able to respond to you.

If you had an engineer check the line and they say all was good then it would be good to try to prove the fault is not with the phone wiring in your home (unless the engineer checked that too). If your master phone socket has a test socket then you could try the router in there, that would then eliminate any of the phone wiring in your home as being a possible cause of the problem.

If you happen to have another cable to connect the router to the phone socket and another microfilter (if required) then it would also be well worth trying that, just to eliminate those as possible causes too.

[davidf987]

@Chris-TalkTalk @Skynet_TX 

Any chance of some further assistance?

[davidf987]

Just to reiterate THIS IS KILLING ME. I'M WORKING FROM HOME and most of my time is spent in online meetings and I keep having to switch to my phone because my connection drops, which means I'm tethering for 10 hours a day.

Should I send the bill for this to TalkTalk?

I have to get this resolved or move to a different provider ASAP.

[davidf987]

[davidf987]

Actually it blinks orange. I think it alternates when it's reconnecting...

[davidf987]

Yes. It flashes white and orange.

[Chris-TalkTalk]

Hi davidf987,

Line test is passing now. Do the lights change on your router when the connection appears to drop?

Chris

[davidf987]

I have updated my profile.

Please can I get some assistance because I can't have disruption like this to my service. I will change it if needs be.

[davidf987]

The phone appears to be working as normal, I was able to use it to contact the automated helpline.

Engineer came this morning (thanks for the quick action) but said there was nothing wrong with the line.

It still intermittently drop and the router loses it's connection. I'm running ping traces so I can see when it drop out.

Is it the router? It's been fine until this weekend.

[Skynet_TX]

Hi @davidf987 ,

It would be worth going to the Service Centre to do a test on your phone line, this will indicate if there is currently a fault on your line. You can also access this from the ‘My Account’ site.

Also, if you have a landline phone can you check to see if that is working normally (i.e. you have a clear dial tone and no noise on the line).

If your master phone socket has a test socket then you could also try the router in there, that would then eliminate any of the phone wiring in your home as being a possible cause of the problem.

For one of the TalkTalk staff on this forum to be able to look into this you will need to update your community profile to include your name, landline telephone number that your TalkTalk service is provided on & an alternative contact number. This will allow them to identify you, and they will then be able to help.

Don't post any personal details in this thread, just add them to your community profile.

Then they will hopefully be able to respond to this post tomorrow.