Noise in the lines!??!?!

carrie640 · 07-23-2002, 09:50 AM

I am soooo pissed at AT&T Broadband I could tear their necks in two!! I am wondering if anyone could give me any insight and was also wondering if anyone else has gone through this!

I transferred my cable internet service when I moved on the 13th. It was connected on the 14th and I had access for a few hours and from there on out, it was on and off (mostly OFF). A tech came out on that Weds and told me there was noise in the lines and that they were working on it...it was an area problem. After he left, I even lost the on and off connection so I called AT&T back. They, of course, did not show any work being done in the area so they scheduled someone to come back out the next day. The same guy came back out and told me that nowwwww.....he was getting low send and receive signals from my home and he put in a line call. On top of that, there was still noise in the lines in the area. He told me they had that noise problem for at least the past 60 days and just don't know when it will be totally fixed.

Today, suddenly I have access, but who knows for how long. I ditched Ameritech DSL because of a HUGE problem I had with them in the past. I did call around to other DSL providers but I was told I would have to drop like $200 for the modem and then another $150 for the wiring if it was needed in the room where my PC is.

What do I do?? I am at a TOTAL loss. I do not use a telephone line because I really REALLY have a huge problem with Ameritech (I use my Nextel for everything now). HELP!!! I feel stuck!

07-23-2002, 09:54 AM

Hang in there they'll straighten it out, And when they do I guarantee that you'll be more than happy......:D

**Valiant** · 07-23-2002, 10:08 AM

Speedo is right on this one.... as always, but anyway you may want to look into a cable filter and amplifier... they sell them at Rad Shack for like $20, and wow is there a difference, especially if your not getting a direct route... my line is split 4 times and I still hit close to the 1.5 meg limit late at night. ( Almost everyone in this town has cable, because the DSL sucks so bad, so it kinda kills bandwidth in peak hours)

**Drupy** · 08-21-2002, 06:25 PM

Good luck with your connection problem. Noise in the lines can be so simple that it's hard to find the problem. They'll get it. It just might take alittle time.

07-23-2002, 09:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
carrie640 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 290 OS: XP on Desktop/Vista on notebook!	Noise in the lines!??!?! I am soooo pissed at AT&T Broadband I could tear their necks in two!! I am wondering if anyone could give me any insight and was also wondering if anyone else has gone through this! I transferred my cable internet service when I moved on the 13th. It was connected on the 14th and I had access for a few hours and from there on out, it was on and off (mostly OFF). A tech came out on that Weds and told me there was noise in the lines and that they were working on it...it was an area problem. After he left, I even lost the on and off connection so I called AT&T back. They, of course, did not show any work being done in the area so they scheduled someone to come back out the next day. The same guy came back out and told me that nowwwww.....he was getting low send and receive signals from my home and he put in a line call. On top of that, there was still noise in the lines in the area. He told me they had that noise problem for at least the past 60 days and just don't know when it will be totally fixed. Today, suddenly I have access, but who knows for how long. I ditched Ameritech DSL because of a HUGE problem I had with them in the past. I did call around to other DSL providers but I was told I would have to drop like $200 for the modem and then another $150 for the wiring if it was needed in the room where my PC is. What do I do?? I am at a TOTAL loss. I do not use a telephone line because I really REALLY have a huge problem with Ameritech (I use my Nextel for everything now). HELP!!! I feel stuck!

07-23-2002, 10:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
Valiant Tech Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,253 OS: Win XP Pro My System	Speedo is right on this one.... as always, but anyway you may want to look into a cable filter and amplifier... they sell them at Rad Shack for like $20, and wow is there a difference, especially if your not getting a direct route... my line is split 4 times and I still hit close to the 1.5 meg limit late at night. ( Almost everyone in this town has cable, because the DSL sucks so bad, so it kinda kills bandwidth in peak hours) __________________ "Just because your paranoid doesn't mean THEY aren't out to get you!" (º·.¸(¨·.¸ ¸.·¨)¸.·º) «.·°·. Valiant .·°·.» (¸.·º(¸.·¨* *¨·.¸)º·.¸)

08-21-2002, 06:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
Drupy Stuck in a treestand.... Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Lancaster SC Posts: 928 OS: Win 2003 Server on my Apple IIe	Good luck with your connection problem. Noise in the lines can be so simple that it's hard to find the problem. They'll get it. It just might take alittle time. __________________ BJH Trust me I think I know what I'm talking about! If not I can BS my way through it. A+, NET+, MCP,MCSA,CCNA,BS+ (OK for everyone not knowing! BS+ = Bull S#@ter +)

07-23-2002, 09:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
SPEEDO Posts: n/a OS:	Hang in there they'll straighten it out, And when they do I guarantee that you'll be more than happy......:D