I live in area of CDS with no fibre optic.
As a result we pay Movistar through the nose for a VDSL up to 30mb connection and have done so for a number of years.
Our Router is a Zyxel P8701T.
Since before Christmas we have been having intermittent loss of internet at varying times of day.
Each time I contact Movistar online or via phone 1002 thy tell me there is no problem or a machine calls me back within an hour telling me the issue is resolved.
I havent managed to get a technican out - they tell me its 100 Euros if they come and its not a Movistar issue!!
I was wondering if it could be an intemittent issue in the router and if so can I simply buy another router??
Any help much apprecited.
Movistar possible router problem
- Enrique
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Re: Movistar possible router problem
Hi snobs,
The Manual............
http://www.movistar.es/rpmm/estaticos/r ... P8701T.pdf
While things are working ............this will show the route to a Google server assuming Windows OS
run cmd then type tracert 8.8.8.8
Note the result
When you have problem do above and see how far it goes
If you don't get out of your router then you have a problem with it.
Also from the "DOS" box i.e. cmd
ping -n 60 8.8.8.8
this will send packets to Google server..........there should be no packet loss
The Manual............
http://www.movistar.es/rpmm/estaticos/r ... P8701T.pdf
While things are working ............this will show the route to a Google server assuming Windows OS
run cmd then type tracert 8.8.8.8
Note the result
When you have problem do above and see how far it goes
If you don't get out of your router then you have a problem with it.
Also from the "DOS" box i.e. cmd
ping -n 60 8.8.8.8
this will send packets to Google server..........there should be no packet loss
All my best learning experiences start with a problem I need to solve.
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Re: Movistar possible router problem
Hi Snorbs, when we were living in Estepona the few that didn't have fibre there suffered similar to you and the unofficial line from the Cotronic fibre contractors was that movistar wouldn't be doing anything to the old copper lines apart from essential repairs ie breaks in the line etc.
I wonder why you haven't got fibre yet? What are they saying?
I remember Unicorn couldn't get it near the port in Estepona for some reason, may have been community I can't remember.
The last 2 houses we had at Estepona were both "semi rural" and we were fortunate to be fed with overhead fibre optic lines.
I wonder why you haven't got fibre yet? What are they saying?
I remember Unicorn couldn't get it near the port in Estepona for some reason, may have been community I can't remember.
The last 2 houses we had at Estepona were both "semi rural" and we were fortunate to be fed with overhead fibre optic lines.
Re: Movistar possible router problem
I am not sure why fibre optic has not been put in place yet, we live in Alcaidesa between San Roque and Sotogrande.
Coicidentaly our community sent me an email today from a company called Australtel who will offer fibre optic according to the email and their website http://australtel.com/en/
I am not an expert but dont understand how this would work without Movistar having installed the infrastructure in this area
Coicidentaly our community sent me an email today from a company called Australtel who will offer fibre optic according to the email and their website http://australtel.com/en/
I am not an expert but dont understand how this would work without Movistar having installed the infrastructure in this area
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Hi snorbs,
From what I see Australtel uses the ONO infrastructure and they are are a known Fibre company, currently part of Vodafone.
From what I see Australtel uses the ONO infrastructure and they are are a known Fibre company, currently part of Vodafone.
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Re: Movistar possible router problem
how can they offer fibre connections when the infrastruture is not in place in this area?
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Re: Movistar possible router problem
It might be a play on words, my ISP offers what it calls 'air fibre' its not fibre at all but a fast Wimax connection.
Gerry
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Re: Movistar possible router problem
Hi,
From their site.............
"In Benalup-Casas Viejas and La Alcaidesa optical fiber from 25 €/month +VAT"
From their site.............
"In Benalup-Casas Viejas and La Alcaidesa optical fiber from 25 €/month +VAT"
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Re: Movistar possible router problem
Snorbs do you know for certain the infrastructure definitely isn't in place? I would strongly suggest it's worth checking with Austratel to see if you can get connected.
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