Ok, just swapped the modem cable and still getting the same noise.
Have also tried a different modem and that gives the same issue.
However ...
I've now changed the 'phone (which was in the flat when I got here, belongs to the landlord, and is quite old by the look of it) for just a very simple handset (sheapy one I bought In Argos for the bedroom) and now I'm getting no background noise at all.
Is it likely that it was the 'phone, and that changing 'phones has cured it? Or is it more likely that the newer 'phone is somehow filtering out the noise and the problem's still there?
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Originally Posted by speedfreak
I've read about this before but its buried deep within my memory and I have a bad memory  I seem to have the following in my head, a line fault or try plugging a filter in to a filter then the modem. Something like that anyway, sorry I cant be more help if it comes back to me I'll report back  |
I thought I'd read something similar, so filter in filter was one of the first things I tried - all that did was cure the noise but stop the modem connecting
Nice thought though, thanks
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Not only has the noise gone, but my download speeds have trippled!
Epic Win!