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FLengineer
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Leesburg, FL
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Rain??? or Lightning?

As many of you know Lighting is a static discharge. Any kind of electrical discharge can cause a EM burst across the entire spectrum. You may notice your speakers make a "pop" noise when you turn on a light switch and it's because of the tiny spark caused when the circuit is completed in the switch. This also has an effect on your dsl line. DSL loops to your home are not shielded like Coax from your cable provider. This doesn't mean it can be hit by lightning any easier than coax but it does pickup more static or EM discharges from lighting.

I have noticed during thunderstorms each time there is a lightning strike close enough to see the flash my DSL drops out for a few seconds. You might be experiencing the same thing.


KoolMoe
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Annapolis, MD
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I would agree with this. While my DSL does seem to be effected by just rain, it is *definitely* much more effected when it's a thunderstorm. I've been surprised my DSL is not dropping much on the occasional rainy day, then realized there's no lightening...

I wish providers would implement some sort of script that watches uptime. If it's noticed that a line is constantly dropping and re-syncing, automatically place the line into 'safe mode' for, say, an hour. Then re-provision it back to normal...and watch again. Such automatic drops to safe mode could very much help the disconnects, allow a user to still use their connection, and lower support calls/tickets...

I've tried to ignore FIOS and stick with my DSL line but between these rain/lightening drops and now random disconnects in the evening, I'm gonna bag SE and this antiquated DSL crap and just give in to the VZ behemoth soon.
KM
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