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[Shackeng]

I forgot to mention that although my landline was down for a few days, for the first two days, the broadband worked normally. The Openreach guy said that the internet only required 1 line.
I find that hard to believe. Perhaps it required a lower voltage or some such. Any ideas.

[TheBoy]

A bad connection near the CPE can stop phone working, and DSL still works - though 9 times out of 10, DSL will drop when you pick up the phone in this scenario.

[Shackeng]

A bad connection near the CPE can stop phone working, and DSL still works - though 9 times out of 10, DSL will drop when you pick up the phone in this scenario.

Didn't happen with me, but I guess it was to do with 40Yr old internal cable, now replaced, and a poor connection at the green cabinet which they discovered. Interestingly, I measured the resistance of known good, strands of the old cable, against the new one, and, if I read my meter correctly, the old was 4 ohms, and the new 2 ohms, presumably due better quality materials used.

[TheBoy]

Due to the nature of the signals, impedance is more useful than resistance...   ...but, yes, sounds like the old cable was , errr, old

[STEMO]

The cable to my BT box is ancient. It disappears behind the door frame and reappears from behind the skirting about 5 metres away.

[Doctor Gollum]

The cable to my BT box is ancient. It disappears behind the door frame and reappears from behind the skirting about 5 metres away.

Sounds similar to ours before the dog chewed through it

Referring back to a previous conversation TB, we no longer have a non cordless phone in the house, so will effect that what which you suggested