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We've got no internet and it's too late at night to report the problem

Clegy_
Investigator
Investigator

1st world problem, I know.

 

It's late at night, I'm in the middle of downloading and streaming on my TV and the internet has stopped. There's NO helpline or online chat available until the morning. It;s not helpful when I'm a nightshift worker

 

The light on the router has gone orange. We've tried turning the router on + off and pressed the reset button(short press and long press). It's still not working. We have heard a click a few times, usually once about 30 seconds after turning the router back on, then the router light changes 10 seconds later from solid green to, firstly flashing a turquoise colour before changing to a solid orange.

 

Thanks for any advice.

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XRaySpeX
EE Community Star
EE Community Star

Welcome to EE's Home Broadband Forum.

What does it say after you log into the router:

  • For a BrightBox: in the Internet section on the initial Status page or
  • For a Smart Hub: on the Advanced Settings > Broadband > Internet page?

Obscure your names & any digits in the BB Username but post the 1st 2 parts of the IP addy. This will tell us at which stage EE have got to.

Does the landline phone work? Do you get a dial tone? Does it announce your correct no. when you dial 1470 17070?

If you think I helped please feel free to hit the "Thumbs Up" button below.

To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone

ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up > 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB > 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB > 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU > 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU > 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC > 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC > 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC > 2022:EE 80 Meg FTTC SoGEA > 2025 EE 150 Meg FTTP
XRaySpeX
EE Community Star
EE Community Star

BB issues are rarely localised but specific to your own line.

 

If it is a neighbourhood issue, you could consult BT Service Status to see if any faults are being attended to in your local area.

If you think I helped please feel free to hit the "Thumbs Up" button below.

To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone

ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up > 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB > 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB > 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU > 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU > 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC > 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC > 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC > 2022:EE 80 Meg FTTC SoGEA > 2025 EE 150 Meg FTTP

Thanks for chipping-in.

It's now working again. 

No notion as to what changed. We just left it and it came-through 5 minutes ago. 

XRaySpeX
EE Community Star
EE Community Star

Thanks! You're welcome 🙂 ! Glad I could be of assistance & it is now sorted.

 

These things occasionally happen, particularly overnight or weekends. It could be that an OR eng has accidentally disturbed your line while working at exchange or cab. It's usually back by mid-morning at the latest w/out EE even being aware of it.

You could text HELP followed by your landline number to 60071 but it won't be actioned until the morning.

If you think I helped please feel free to hit the "Thumbs Up" button below.

To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone

ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up > 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB > 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB > 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU > 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU > 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC > 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC > 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC > 2022:EE 80 Meg FTTC SoGEA > 2025 EE 150 Meg FTTP