lmc87
20-08-2008, 19:51
Over the last week or so i have been getting some very weird issues with my internet connection that i am at wits end with.
Last week my download speeds were pitiful, i was getting 100kbp/s which always dropped down to 33kbp/s. I thought that some work was being done and just left it as my connection has been fine for months. Well that wasn't the case and yesterday my internet failed completley. Swapped routers around with a spare and nothing, plugged modem directly in, nothing.
This was when i phoned up virgin and got through to india, went through the usual plug in this take out that and was told there was nothing wrong with the line.
Fast forward 2 hours later and after rebooting the modem again the power,send and recieve lights worked, but the online light kept flashing. Phoned up, got to india, was told there was no problem. Phone up 20 minutes later, got to the uk and a chap told me there was a crack in the line and could take up to the 26th to rectify.
Woke up this morning and the modem seemed to work, all the lights were on etc but my router couldnt get DHCP settings for the life of it, tried it with another router and still no DHCP. now the weird thing happens. my internet comes back on out of no where, do a speed test and get 9.5mb/s down 450k up, which is normal. an hour later the internet dies again and, low and behold. my router cant get DHCP settings from the modem.
I'm really at a wits end as to whether this a problem with my router hardware or the modem itself. The modem is an old Motorola Surfstrem thing that i've had since i first got broadband back in 2001. Also during this downtime i couldnt get in to the modem through http://192.168.100.1/config.html which is why i was thinking it was a virgin problem/modem issue.
Able to get into it now and got these detials.
Downstream Value
Frequency 331000000 Hz Locked
Signal to Noise Ratio 35 dB
Power Level -6 dBmV
The Downstream Power Level reading is a snapshot taken at the time this page was requested. Please Reload/Refresh this Page for a new reading
I am close to leaving virgin, however apart from thier shoddy india service, they have been great for the last 7 years. i was just wondering if anyone, perhaps a tech, can shed some light on this. I'm not sure if i need to ask for a new modem, buy a new router (which i doubt it is) or wait it out and see if it is actually a fault with virgin.
Also, does anyone know if there is a level 2 tech support number? i don't want to phone up india again and get the usual script.
Thanks.
Last week my download speeds were pitiful, i was getting 100kbp/s which always dropped down to 33kbp/s. I thought that some work was being done and just left it as my connection has been fine for months. Well that wasn't the case and yesterday my internet failed completley. Swapped routers around with a spare and nothing, plugged modem directly in, nothing.
This was when i phoned up virgin and got through to india, went through the usual plug in this take out that and was told there was nothing wrong with the line.
Fast forward 2 hours later and after rebooting the modem again the power,send and recieve lights worked, but the online light kept flashing. Phoned up, got to india, was told there was no problem. Phone up 20 minutes later, got to the uk and a chap told me there was a crack in the line and could take up to the 26th to rectify.
Woke up this morning and the modem seemed to work, all the lights were on etc but my router couldnt get DHCP settings for the life of it, tried it with another router and still no DHCP. now the weird thing happens. my internet comes back on out of no where, do a speed test and get 9.5mb/s down 450k up, which is normal. an hour later the internet dies again and, low and behold. my router cant get DHCP settings from the modem.
I'm really at a wits end as to whether this a problem with my router hardware or the modem itself. The modem is an old Motorola Surfstrem thing that i've had since i first got broadband back in 2001. Also during this downtime i couldnt get in to the modem through http://192.168.100.1/config.html which is why i was thinking it was a virgin problem/modem issue.
Able to get into it now and got these detials.
Downstream Value
Frequency 331000000 Hz Locked
Signal to Noise Ratio 35 dB
Power Level -6 dBmV
The Downstream Power Level reading is a snapshot taken at the time this page was requested. Please Reload/Refresh this Page for a new reading
I am close to leaving virgin, however apart from thier shoddy india service, they have been great for the last 7 years. i was just wondering if anyone, perhaps a tech, can shed some light on this. I'm not sure if i need to ask for a new modem, buy a new router (which i doubt it is) or wait it out and see if it is actually a fault with virgin.
Also, does anyone know if there is a level 2 tech support number? i don't want to phone up india again and get the usual script.
Thanks.