I'm having trouble with my internet connection dropping at random intervals, after about 2 years of entirely normal operation. I'm in the UK, the connection is fibre to the cabinet. Each time it dropped I restarted the router and it worked straightaway until the next time. The first time I complained my provider blamed the firmware of the (Netgear Nighthawk) router. I thought this was a bit odd, but bought another, more uptodate router. When the problem continued my provider blamed the ADLS filter on the master socket, so I changed that too. That has not worked either, so my provider blames interference from other radiation and suggests I move from Auto channel selection to a fixed channel, changing channels if the interference continues.
The dropouts continue, now about once every other day. I do have a wireless burglar alarm which has not been interfering in the previous 2 years.
I also have difficulty with the idea that a possible interference between two 2.4GHz wireless frequencies can disrupt the protocol of communication through the wired connection between my router and the outside world.
Ideas and solutions gratefully accepted.
Broadband Dropouts
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