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
>> 
>> 
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