Thanks for the reply James. The line appears to be fine at the moment although it was noisy yesterday. Speed test remains the same as tests done last week. I will keep monitoring the situation for now.
Regards John On 24/06/2010, at 8:54 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: > you are sure the phone line is clean......no hiss or other noise, what is the > speed you get, is it lower then earlier times (speedtest.net).......did you > check all the connections (unplug replug), yes you may get/borrow another > modem to see if that solves the problems, a good service provider should be > prepared to do a line test, which can be done during you are talking to them > James > > > On 24/06/2010, at 8:21, John Thompson wrote: > >> >> I use an iConnectAccess621 ADSL/ADSL2/2+ router for my internet connections. >> Just recently it has developed the annoying habit of dropping PPP and >> therefore losing connection two or three times a day. I have had talks with >> my Service Provider Techo's who assure me the problem is not with them (of >> course they would anyway). >> >> Would this possibly be an indication that the router needs replacing? If >> so, any suggestions? >> >> Incidentally, the router is several years old. >> >> Regards >> >> >> >> John Thompson >> WAMUG #861 >> >> Mac Mini >> 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo >> 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 >> Mac OS X 10.6.4 >> >> (08) 9279 3524 >> 0412 775 197 >> jet...@iprimus.com.au >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >> > > SAD Technic > Video Productions, Electronic repairs > U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl > Bayswater WA 6053 > +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 > http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas > skype: barleeway > over 40 years in electronics > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>