On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 00:38:55 -0000, Gareth wrote:


"kraftee" kraftee@spamoff& die.com wrote in message
...
Gareth wrote:
An ADSL engineer identified a problem with my line - a fault with an
underground cable that wasn't apparent to the non ADSL trained
engineer.
As a solution he swapped my line for another line. The result is that
my line attenuation and line noise readings are much improved (and I
don't lose synch on phone ring or phone use so far but it is early
hours).
But isn't the implication that someone else may now have my ADSL
problem - if not immediately then in the future?

Actually, now I think about it my problems started almost over night
- it's possible I suppose that I suffered as a result of someone else
having their line swapped for mine...

Gareth.

The chances are you've not just had a pair swap, but you've been swapped
to another cable as well & despite what certain other posters are trying
to insinuate they don't swap workers, they look for spare pairs....

Yes, he did mention that the cable had been swapped and that the cable I
was
on was known to be problematic for ADSL.

As to whether it may affect somebody in the future, that will depend on
whether your old pair is marked up as unsuitable for digital services or
not...

He explained that there would be no real problem using the old line for
voice calls but only for "digital services" (that was actually the term
he
used).

Gareth.



Hi,

It'll be likely that you were given an unused pair and that the old one is
now not being used. Maybe in the future someone will be allocated this
pair, but hopefully BT will have noted somewhere that if that person wants
ADSL to swap it.

With Regards,

Dave,
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