Microfilter problems

[CliveLees]

Hi

I have fibre 35 package which delivers 35mbps to the router.

Recently a very old microfilter stopped working so I swapped it for another very old spare that  I had.  This microfilter delivers 30mbps to my device.

Thinking that this old microfilter might stop working soon, I bought a spare. This delivered 18mbps to start with but within minutes failed and delivered just 0.2mbps.  This has happened with 5 (!) brand new microfilters from 3 different suppliers.

Meanwhile the very old microfilter still delivers 30mbps!

This is very odd - any ideas what is going on please?

Clive

[CliveLees]

OK, I will reconnect the new, non working microfilter in the next couple of minutes. I will leave it in place until 9:20am when I will put back in the working microfilter so I can access broadband again and continue this conversation.

[Michelle-TalkTalk]

Hi Clive,

Would it be possible to connect the other/new microfilter now for an hour so we can re-run the line tests to see how this compares from our side please?

Thanks

Michelle

[CliveLees]

So, overnight (say for about 5 hours) I had the new microfilter installed to see if it would work after being installed for a while. The answer is, it didn't work. So at about 6AM this morning I put back in my old microfilter and immediately I was able to download 30mbps.

So, what we have is this. A very old microfilter which may have been stored for about 15 years before being used, works perfectly, but 5 brand new ones don't.  Why? (Although I don't have a problem as such, when the current very old microfilter breaks, I am going to be stuck.)

Thanks

[Michelle-TalkTalk]

Morning Clive,

I'm sorry to hear this. I've run a test on your line now which hasn't detected a fault. Which microfilter is connected at the moment please?

Michelle

[Divsec]

Hi @CliveLees every time the connection breaks between router and exchange the system monitoring quality suspects a drop in quality and slows down the connection till it becomes stable.

I'd be tempted to leave well alone🤞. However it is probably worth asking the TT team to run a line test for you, probably tomorrow now.

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