Apparently christmas lights slow down your internet... - Hardware & Software

[b]My ISP's little section on 'what can affect broadband speeds?' in their FAQs:[/b] [QUOTE]Although you'll get a maximum download speed for your broadband service from it will be dependent on a range of factors, and subject to survey and availability. Broadband speeds can be affected by a number of factors including, but not limited to, the following: The length of your telephone line to your local BT Telephone exchange The quality of the internal telephone wiring in your home or business The age of your computer or broadband router If you're connected to the broadband router directly or via wireless Number of applications or programmes you are running on your computer The speed of the Web site you're downloading information from The number of people trying to download the same information as you from the same Web site [b]Weather conditions[/b] [b]Seasonal decorations e.g. Christmas tree lights[/b][/QUOTE] What. [b]Christmas tree lights[/b] slow down your connection between your house and the exchange? Is this legit, or are they fucking with me? Do Christmas decorations get powered off the phone lines now or something? Or do people steal the light from fibre-optic cables for their own personal decorations? I think not. Also, weather conditions. Granted, a storm could take out the local phone network, but that's about it. Is there any other way telephone cables are affected by the weather? My ISP doesn't do satellite internet, nor long-range wireless internet... just internet through either A) a BT phone line or B) dedicated cable/fibre-optic lines. Someone explain how these cables are affected by [b]weather[/b] and [b]christmas decorations[/b]. Please.

Call and ask a Tech support, There the experts :P

sorta related, my mom is a professor at a university, and her students were afraid to touch the Ethernet jack cause they thought it would electrocute them.

[QUOTE=limulus54;18699102]sorta related, my mom is a professor at a university, and her students were afraid to touch the Ethernet jack cause they thought it would electrocute them.[/QUOTE] How can people that stupid be in uni?

Ethernet lights Great idea

I think it is getting at those flashing lights which may emit electromagnetic interference. If that interference affects your broadband speed however, your internal house phone cable needs replacing. Same reasoning behind weather, electromagnetic interference from lightening.

With weather equipment gets a bit wet, or moist, and seeing as water conducts electricity, and cables use electricity, it causes a disturbance with the speeds

[QUOTE=toxicpiano;18699152]How can people that stupid be in uni?[/QUOTE] Whether you get into a school is money, not how bright you are.

[QUOTE=TehDoomCat;18698576][b]My ISP's little section on 'what can affect broadband speeds?' in their FAQs:[/b] What. [b]Christmas tree lights[/b] slow down your connection between your house and the exchange? Is this legit, or are they fucking with me? Do Christmas decorations get powered off the phone lines now or something? Or do people steal the light from fibre-optic cables for their own personal decorations? I think not. Also, weather conditions. Granted, a storm could take out the local phone network, but that's about it. Is there any other way telephone cables are affected by the weather? My ISP doesn't do satellite internet, nor long-range wireless internet... just internet through either A) a BT phone line or B) dedicated cable/fibre-optic lines. Someone explain how these cables are affected by [b]weather[/b] and [b]christmas decorations[/b]. Please.[/QUOTE] Even through you don't your ISP doesn't use wireless connection in your case, they might in other cases, so they list it as a reason. When using any wireless data transport technology, both terrestrial and satellite, it can be always influenced by the outer environment. Satellite connection is influenced by weather, and normal wifi can be influenced by both weather and objects close to the way of the beam, like trees etc. Christmas lights placed on trees can add up to this. Oh and that you are not directly connected by wireless connection doesn't mean that the ISP's infrastructure isn't at some point.

[QUOTE=wabash;18699218]Whether you get into a school is money, not how bright you are.[/QUOTE] Only in shitty countries where you pay for your education. :D

If you have a very poorly shielded ethernet cord noise could occur from very very close wires.

Totally legit I'm afraid.

[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;18699274]Oh and that you are not directly connected by wireless connection doesn't mean that the ISP's infrastructure isn't at some point.[/QUOTE] That would be pretty stupid on their part if they did.

I'll sacrafice a few kbps (Kay-Bipz) for some holiday spirit any day yo

[QUOTE=wabash;18699218]Whether you get into a school is money, not how bright you are.[/QUOTE] WRONG! You would think that right? But that is incorrect... You can have as much money as you want, but if you don't get accepted you have no one to pay... It isn't how much money you have, it also has a lot to do with who you know... Grades do play a part in it also, but if you get a recommendation from a very important person, you can pretty much guarantee your admission. But on topic with the lights, I haven't heard anything about lights interfering with internet speeds. The interference point that was brought up, does sound reasonable though, I know certain things within a house and how you run the cables can effect your speeds.

I supposse the data packets slow down to see the beautiful lights, and they don't get to your pc as fast.

[QUOTE=yngndrw;18699208]I think it is getting at those flashing lights which may emit electromagnetic interference. If that interference affects your broadband speed however, your internal house phone cable needs replacing. Same reasoning behind weather, electromagnetic interference from lightening.[/QUOTE] On the Japan Earth Simurator ( not a typo. look it up. ) they use special lights to reduce the electromagnetic interference between the the other computers/internet

IT is called noise, yes UTP cat5-catX and coax (ussed in most homes build 1980~2000) are very sensitive to large electrical fields

[QUOTE=toxicpiano;18699152]How can people that stupid be in uni?[/QUOTE] They major in creative writing.

LED lights should be fine, they're smaller and won't clog up the tubes.

[QUOTE=wabash;18699218]Whether you get into a school is money, not how bright you are.[/QUOTE] The problem isn't getting into school, it is more continuing to get an education from it. Regardless of how smart you are, university only wants to keep students who are going to get them money enrolled. That's what tuition is.

It's BT. They will pull any excuse out of their ass to explain why your speeds suck.

Most likely their way of explaining slower speeds during the holiday, when the real reason is because there is a shit-ton of people on.

NO IT IS ELECTRICAL NOISE happens alot in US and EU housing

I actually figured out through trial that Wi-Fi is a lot weaker when it's cold outside. I don't mean the connection inside of your house, but, say, the connection between your neighbor's router and your PC. It seems to be weaker when it's colder out. [editline]04:23AM[/editline] Maybe the same reason sound doesn't travel as well in colder temperatures, as air particles are farther away from each other, so there are less particles to 'bounce off' of.

[QUOTE=j00g0t0wnd;18724866]I actually figured out through trial that Wi-Fi is a lot weaker when it's cold outside. I don't mean the connection inside of your house, but, say, the connection between your neighbor's router and your PC. It seems to be weaker when it's colder out. [editline]04:23AM[/editline] Maybe the same reason sound doesn't travel as well in colder temperatures, as air particles are farther away from each other, so there are less particles to 'bounce off' of.[/QUOTE] what no that isn't even remotely correct cold atoms close together warm farther apart

[QUOTE=JohnEdwards;18726156]what no that isn't even remotely correct cold atoms close together warm farther apart[/QUOTE] It was close to being correct in the sense that I pointed out waves tend to travel slower in cold temperature. The reason why doesn't really interest me.

My internet used to go down frequently when it rains, turned out there were exposed wires on my phone line

Homeplugs.

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