About a year or so ago I upgraded my ADSL connection from 1mb to 8mb, and ever since then I have suffered from intermittent connection problems.
My ISP has suggested that the most likely cause is that my router/modem is connected to an extension socket rather than the main phone socket in the house.
I am doubtful about this because:
a) I never had any problems until my ADSL connection was upgraded to 8mb
The connection problems are very intermittent - i.e. I can go many days without a problem occurring, and then suddenly find I have a bad connection for several hours, only to have it return to normal.
My ISP has said that they could get BT to check for faults on the line, but if it turns out that the problems are due to my internal wiring then I would face a £100 bill. On the other hand get BT or an electrician to check my internal wiring is not going to be cheap either.
What should I do?
My ISP has suggested that the most likely cause is that my router/modem is connected to an extension socket rather than the main phone socket in the house.
I am doubtful about this because:
a) I never had any problems until my ADSL connection was upgraded to 8mb
The connection problems are very intermittent - i.e. I can go many days without a problem occurring, and then suddenly find I have a bad connection for several hours, only to have it return to normal.
My ISP has said that they could get BT to check for faults on the line, but if it turns out that the problems are due to my internal wiring then I would face a £100 bill. On the other hand get BT or an electrician to check my internal wiring is not going to be cheap either.
What should I do?