Couple whose TV wiped out whole village’s internet for 18 months get new flatscreen

By Sian Elvin

 

Alun and Elaine Rees used to switch on their second-hand £30 TV at around 7am every morning to watch Piers Morgan (Picture: ITV)

 

A couple who knocked out their village’s internet every time they switched on their old TV for 18 months have finally been given a new flatscreen.

 

Alun and Elaine Rees, who live in the Welsh village of Aberhosan, hit headlines across the world last week after engineers discovered their old second-hand TV had been causing widespread problems for hundreds of people.

 

The pensioners used to switch on their second-hand £30 TV at around 7am every morning to watch Piers Morgan.

 

So Good Morning Britain decided to help fix the problem, and sent in presenter Andi Peters to deliver them a brand new, giant flatscreen TV.

 

Full Story: https://metro.co.uk/2020/09/29/couple-whose-tv-wiped-out-whole-villages-internet-for-18-months-get-new-flatscreen-13344967/

Disappointed that there is no explanation as to why the TV would cause internet to to down.

Piers Morgan, the source of many problems lately

28 minutes ago, johng said:

Disappointed that there is no explanation as to why the TV would cause internet to to down.

don't expect an answer any time soon... 

 

45 minutes ago, johng said:

Disappointed that there is no explanation as to why the TV would cause internet to to down.

Radio frequency radiation, no doubt.  Welders that use hi-frequency can also cause problems with electronics.  It can radiate or couple back into the power lines.

Edited September 30, 20205 yr by Damrongsak

1 hour ago, Damrongsak said:

Radio frequency radiation, no doubt.  Welders that use hi-frequency can also cause problems with electronics.  It can radiate or couple back into the power lines.

the rest of the Villagers hadn't Paid their TV Tax, and the Van set the switch to Frazzle position...  

2 hours ago, tifino said:

the rest of the Villagers hadn't Paid their TV Tax, and the Van set the switch to Frazzle position...  

"Marion, don't look at the TV!"

 

Is this how you watch Piers Morgan? With the mouth open?

16 hours ago, johng said:

Disappointed that there is no explanation as to why the TV would cause internet to to down.

Read the article; although, it's not a 'technical' explanation, it's there.

15 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

Radio frequency radiation, no doubt. 

I could understand if it caused the WiFi signal to go down in a close area  

but to take out a whole village internet suggests to me that maybe it interfered with the ISP's local equipment...maybe the village is supplied internet via a microwave link and the tv was disrupting that ?

 

From the Daily Mail

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Openreach engineer Michael Jones said the company's chief engineering team helped to solve the mystery by using a spectrum analyser to look for a phenomenon known as 'Shine' (single high-level impulse noise). 

and

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Suzanne Rutherford of Openreach said such issues are not as rare as people may think.

'Anything with electric components – from outdoor lights to microwaves to CCTV cameras – can potentially have an impact on your broadband connection,' she said.

She advised people to ensure their electrical appliances are properly certified and meet British standards.

????

And  so an explanation

https://support.zen.co.uk/kb/Knowledgebase/Broadband-Understanding-REIN-and-SHINE

so far proof for EMF

Some SHINE, no REIN. 

 

Edited October 1, 20205 yr by Damrongsak