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Thread ID: 123146	2012-02-06 23:29:00	How come... broadband ceases then returns with new filters?	Greg (193)	Press F1

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1257824	2012-02-06 23:29:00	A few days ago we were unable to connect to the Internet via Telstra... it worked overnight perfect as usual, then early next morning... ziltch. After numurous calls to helpdesk and a lot of waffle from overseas helpdesk, still no joy. We replaced the router witha wireless one and finally got connected BUT at slower than dial-up speed. We got a tech guy in and his advice was to replace the the two or three filters with new ones, which we did. Lo and behold, now is working almost perfectly. How could this new filter solution actually be a solution when the night before all was fine	Greg (193)
1257825	2012-02-06 23:43:00	Networking is sometimes a special case of Murphy's Law! I've certainly seen bad filters (what can go wrong??) but intermittent problems would be even harder to figure. Dry joint?? Hope all stays good.	linw (53)
1257826	2012-02-07 00:56:00	I haven't had filters cause intermittent problems, but I'm sure it's possible. My old D-Link filters that I had got from Telecom with my original DSL302G had something up, because a few years ago I discovered that replacing them with Dick-Smith ones caused my line rate to double.	Agent_24 (57)
1257827	2012-02-07 01:10:00	The plug-in filters are a common source of problems which is why the helpdesks of most ISPs usually suggest replacing them when they get faults reported. A permanently wired in splitter is a better way to go and fail far less often. It's likely one of the 3 failed and the other 2 are ok. An interesting point is when VDSL starts rolling out it will require better quality filters due to the wider frequency range used.	dugimodo (138)
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