Thread: Deteriorating ADSL coneection

Originally Posted by Missismiggins

When I called them tonight I almost had to stuff the phone in my ear to hear them the buzzing is so bad - (It's like Mains hum - the 50Hz. shit)

Often this is a sign of ground leakage, check that your outdoor box is not full of water. Remove the lightning protector and see if that helps.

Originally Posted by Missismiggins

do you think the fact that they are being held up by aluminium cable (bare) coiled around in the tradditional Thai method could affect the signal?

Yes if the bare aluminium cable has eaten through the pvc in the phone line cable, otherwise not.
I thought they gave you cable, doesn't that one have a stainless carrier wire?
You aren't using the white, round, indoor cable for this cable run, are you?

Not much more you can do apart from waiting for a ToT technichian to come and check the line.