Phone line static influencing DSL quality

[James Knott]

Sy wrote:
> I may as well bring this up.  Has anyone else experienced severe line
> noise influencing a DSL connection?
> 
> This is the case with me, and I've escalated the problem a few times
> and even had an ill-equipped and misinformed tech drop by
> (unannounced).
> 
> I have repairs semi-arranged.. but I wanted to know if, aside from the
> obvious, there were any system / firewall settings or the like which
> might make my experience a little better.

The tech should have a test set, with which he can test the DSL line.
It will measure such things as noise level etc.  Once he's done that,
you'll have some idea about where the problem is.
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