[connectivity] Fairport DSL margin db still drops after steps
My Fairport DSL keeps dropping and I have done the following steps to improve the connection of my DSL.
1. Checked filters and made sure the cat did not bite any.
2. Checked my DSL connection from the nid jack outside. Dsl outside was a solid connection with a 15 margin db down and up but I did not test it for very long.
3. Changed out the entire line in my house with a Cat 5 cable and made sure that the DSL was the only thing on the line.
After step 3 my connections sync speed does not change after each drop out like it use to. I would go from 3500 kbps down and 912 kbps up to 700 kbps down 800 kbps up.
Now I am confused is there something I am missing?
My Margin down speed db keeps changing from 14.0 and drops all the way to 6.1 and when it does drop I can no longer use the internet but the Internet stays connected
Re: [connectivity] Fairport DSL margin db still drops after step
They make a filter that goes in the network interface box outside your house these tend to work better then the plug in jack style ones for some reason and you can give it a straight unfiltered run to your modem and this really helps....see this problem everyday.
reply to Vertigo101 If margin at the NID is the same as when the modem is connected normally you have pretty much eliminated inside wiring as the cause of the problem.
Not sure I understand Item 3. It sounds like you are using inline DSL filters at each phone. Running a dedicated line from the NID to the DSL modem is nice but as bruins55 posted using a whole house POTS/DSL splitter does a better job isolating voice telephones from the high frequencies used by DSL.
I prefer using a standalone splitter rather then messing with the phone company NID.
This is the same unit that was made by Siecor/Corning for many years.
The only way to determine if intermittent problem is within your residence or the phone line is to connect the DSL modem to the NID for an extended period and see of problem persists.
Does DSL share same line as telephone? If so how is voice quality? Any noise especially when phone is first picked up? What about crosstalk, other voices? If voice quality is not up to snuff call repair.
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