I have POTS telephone service with CenturyLink, formerly Qwest.
On the same line I have DSL through an Actiontec Q1000 modem/router with proper splitters.
About once a week or so, usually first thing in the morning is when I notice it, the internet won't work.
Log in to the Q1000 and it shows disconnected from the DSL.
I pick up a telephone and listen to the stutter of the dial tone indicating that I have unheard messages and then it smooths out to regular dial tone. I don't even listen to the messages. I hang up the telephone and then the broadband connects and then the ISP connects.
I don't use the land line much and my message says that I don't check messages very often. I don't really need the voicemail, it was just on the line when they turned it on. I am probably paying for it too. I would really rather plug my answering machine back in so that I can listen as messages get left and answer if I want.
I get messages left on the voicemail and it makes the dial tone do the stutter for a few seconds when I first pick up the phone.
Is this really what makes the DSL disconnect?
Is this normal? What is there that I can do about it?
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