Hi Golfer Sorry about the log-winded story!
Not a long winded story at all
Think you're probably... Spot On!
It's got to be something like that.
As there is no other explanation for what's happening
I only started to suspect something was mixed up with mine and our neighbours line... On the day they first started fiddling with it about 2 moths ago.
They started Pulling - & - My Attenuation started changing. (
Going... UP! )
Eventually I started to convince myself that the change in Attenuation... Was probably just due to the change in the weather.
But when their telephone line was Cut completely - & - My noise margin shot up to 8.1db .... Then I knew it couldn't just be a coincidence
Do you notice any particular background noise when on a phone call?
Years ago when I was a child we used to sometimes here people talking like ghosts on the phone.
But... Then it Stopped!
However!
in the last 12 months... Intermittent Crackle On The Line.
In the last 4 months... Intermittent Echo on the Line. ( Our own voice comes back at us )
NOTE: I have complained to AOL .. But they wouldn't believe me.
In The End... They did send an engineer out.
But I know now that the engineer was just a Qube Engineer .. Meaning AOL were just Fobbing me Off
Note!
Next door is one of those family's that do what they want regardless of the cost or risk to others.
Their house is wired to the hilt - With Extremely Dodgy... DIY Wiring!
Never mind their telephone wiring.
They are Constantly....
Rewiring (
Adding ) Electrics.
Rewiring (
Adding ) Telephone Line Extensions.
Rewiring (
Adding ) Sky Stuff!
Moving Radiators.
Knocking Down Walls.
Their whole house is a...
Time Bomb! Thanks!
Zoe
PS.How you getting on at the Talk Talk forum Rich?