tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post2647368926197589412..comments2023-10-16T08:37:22.742+00:00Comments on An incredulous eye on the isles: Knackered routersElectricCrofterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495260997875836669noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-72879109413835418332011-02-08T23:04:01.758+00:002011-02-08T23:04:01.758+00:00Similar problems on residential as well (in Point)...Similar problems on residential as well (in Point).<br /><br />There were also problems in Inverness that may have been a factor<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-12383787<br /><br />(Assuming the BT hub for the Western Isles ends up there).<br /><br />There's still issues at the moment with lag and timeouts so it's better but there's still some underlying problem.<br /><br />I agree that the lightning strike would be a good contender for causing a failure on the router (and for various technical reasons I won't bore you with can take a couple of days to actually fail). In saying that I lost a router <b>before</b> the storm hit but that could just be a coincidence.jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16920089658161777428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-42468373290664025292011-02-08T09:15:45.536+00:002011-02-08T09:15:45.536+00:00Damage from lightning strike maybe? There was a LO...Damage from lightning strike maybe? There was a LOT of lightning a few nights back: a few years ago I and quite a few people in my area had our old dial-up modems literally sizzled in our PCs from one lightning flash. Luckily the damage didn't go beyond that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-24412229152370315372011-02-07T22:00:12.226+00:002011-02-07T22:00:12.226+00:00Business broadband in Point. Erratic performance s...Business broadband in Point. Erratic performance since the big gales. BT swarming all over Point yesterday Better today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com