colmce
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Reged: 20/02/2004
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Perhaps some of the knowledgeable could explain (not critical so don't bust a gut  )
Since my BB upgraded from 1.1 to 4.4 Mbps every time there has been a clap of lightning the BB has dropped out. (6or 7 instances since mid feb).
This afternoon the same thing was happening until the BB popped back up again but at 2.2 Mbps, since when it has been stable despite the storm lightning strikes crashing around my ears (Flash to Bang 0 secs, donned rubber wear and carried on typing.).
When on 1.1Mbps the service was not affected by lightning.
Can the downgrade have stabilised the system?
The underlying problem;
 
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sarabande
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Reged: 06/05/2005
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Loc: Thames valley, or up on the mo...
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weird or what ? I can see a man walking through the tree about 2/3 of the way up, and to the right.
Is this your poltergeist ?
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BrendanS
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Loc: Me: Wilts. Boat: Lymington
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In very simple terms, your broadband connection is being monitored at the exchange, and the speed of the connection is 'negotiated'. The exchange will increase the speed of the connection until it starts to fail (the higher the speed, the less 'stable') and will then adjust downwards to a stable connection speed.
This monitoring happens continually. When you very first connect to broadband, in fact you will see huge leaps up and down in connection speed, as the system tries to find the correct connection speed for your line.
If lightning strikes are causing minor fluctuations in the line signal, then this might be enough to cause drop outs, and the exchange will probably see this as a failure to maintain connection at the higher speed, and 'negotiate' the speed back down to a level where it can be maintained, even when there are minor fluctuations caused by the lightning.
I'm sure an expert on the subject can give more details, but thats my basic understanding.
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colmce
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Cheers Brendan, couched in language even I can understand!!
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colmce
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http://www.ybw.com/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/1503498/an/0/page/0/gonew/1#UNREAD
Unless anybody else can see it, then I shall register it with the Vatican and this address will become a Pilgrimage site for the terminally gullible.
Weeping Madonnas will become small time compared with the " Levitating tree man" of Canterbury.
You, of course oh spiritual one will get a cut!
Whoops, is a certain jollity allowed in this area?
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jezbanks
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Reged: 04/04/2005
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Loc: ality Unknown
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perhaps you would like to ring the offending specter
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lenseman
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I can see it !!
It's only the Rain-man 
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BrendanS
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Your're barred, Certainly no jollity allowed around here.
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