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Hi,
We have been having problems with our internet connection for 6 months.  Wasted several hours on the phone to BT's India Call centre  doing various lengthy tests, checks, uninstalls and reinstalls and I wonder if anyone can help please.
Problem:
The broadband light 95% of the time shows as working as does the WIFI even when the actual service to the computers themselves stops.  The wifi just doesn't work now and gradually got worse over the last 6 months (and it's not a particular PC as we have confirmed this on 3 different computers and have the same issue).  Sometimes the wifi connection pops up as connected and that lasts all of about a minute before it drops again.  When it does pop pop up it shows as local only/limited access - something like that.  The network just doesn't get recognised even though it has been setup as our network.
Even when the ethernet cable is connected to any of the 3 computers, the service is intermittent (and we have also changed routers recently and the issues happens with both routers) and during this time the broadband light 95% of the time shows as working.  When it stops connecting you get the cannot connect to server on the web page, I check the light and it shows as blue, I cannot even get onto the BT Home Hub website at that point.
Btw the phone line has worked throughout this mess.
I would be very grateful if anyone out there can help.
Best wishes,
Reena.

Hi Renee,
Thanks for the post and welcome to the forum. 
I think for the wireless issue you are experiencing I would suggest changing the wireless channel on your router.  Here are two links that will give you a bit more info,
My wireless connection keeps dropping
How do I change the wireless channel on my BT Home Hub?
If your connection is dropping while plugged in via ethernet then that is a bit more tricky.  Take a look at this link and follow the advise here,
My broadband connection keeps dropping
If this problem continue after following the above advise then we may need to check the network side of things.  Please let us know if this has helped at all?
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