16-06-2023 09:32 AM
Hi!
I’ve been trying to find a way of passing on my thanks for a job, seemingly well done, after nearly 8 years. I’ve not been with EE for all that time, but both BT and Plusnet both failed to fix the issue on number occasions over this time.
My landline would get a fault, be fixed and then my broadband would then become faulty. This cycle of fault and fix has been going on since I bought the house in 2015, with a constant crackle on the landline. Different customer service representatives and different BT Open Reach engineers have tried to fix it. However this recent cycle was different…. Nick (Plymouth?) responded to both of my calls regarding the phone fault and a couple of weeks later my broadband fault. Both helpful and supportive, Nick helped get both resolved quickly. The BT Open Reach engineer was a different person this time. He spent a long time in my home doing tests and agreed that there was a wiring fault in an underground cabinet (Nick had said similar). The engineer then spent a couple of hours fixing a cabling problem in the cabinet, that he suggested had been there for tens of years…. Previous engineers had assured me that all cables had been replaced and re-crimped. Not so sure this was the actually the case, now.
Things certainly seem to have improved, and whilst I don’t want to talk too soon how do I pass on my thanks to Nick and the engineer?
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16-06-2023 11:40 AM
Hi and welcome to the community, @Dollysmum
I'm sorry to hear that you've had this problem for such a long time, but I'm glad to read that Nick and the engineer were (hopefully) able to get to the bottom of the problem.
I'll send you a private message so that I can try and track them both down to pass this on to them. 🙂
Chris
16-06-2023 11:40 AM
Hi and welcome to the community, @Dollysmum
I'm sorry to hear that you've had this problem for such a long time, but I'm glad to read that Nick and the engineer were (hopefully) able to get to the bottom of the problem.
I'll send you a private message so that I can try and track them both down to pass this on to them. 🙂
Chris
16-06-2023 05:41 PM
@Dollysmum : Locate the hidden test socket that is revealed when you remove the bottom half of the split faceplate (2 screws or press tabs) of your master socket. Only do this if you have a split faceplate. Do you have any extension sockets in the home even if unused? Are there any wires connected to back of faceplate of master socket?
Try the BT Quiet Line Test (QLT), dial 17070 Opt 2, preferably with a corded phone, in the test socket with the router disconnected. If there is any noise, report it to your landline provider as a voice fault (don't mention Broadband). Often sorting out voice faults will fix the Broadband as well.
Reboot the router & plug it into the test socket. Post the full router stats & System Uptime when plugged into test socket.
Is the issue any better?
19-06-2023 01:16 PM
Most kind!
thank you😀