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My neighbour's internet was terrible last year. He replaced a bunch of stuff, and went as far as switching ISPs to my recommended provider. Nothing worked.

Finally a savvy helpdesk person had him move his ADSL router. I believe he moved it off a cheap power board and plugged it directly in to the wall.

All problems immediately solved.



If it’s being moved inside the house, it could also have been a different phone jack that made the difference, or a different cable connecting to the jack.


It wasn't that. It was the power board.


ADSL is particular sensitive to electronic noise. I'm afraid to set up my HF ham radio again.




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