An incredible incident happened in the village of Aberchowson in Britain. An old problematic TV was throwing the medianetwork for 18 consecutive months, throughout the village, every morning at 7.
The mystery of why an entire village lost its internet connection every morning at 7 a.m. was solved when the internet provider's engineers discovered that the culprit was an old TV set.
A resident at village of Amberosan in Wales, did not know that the old device television that he had, was emitting a signal that interfered with the broadband connection of the entire village. The strange thing about the case was that the signal disappeared every day at 7 in the morning, like clockwork.
This story lasted 18 months (!!) as its engineers Openreach internet provider they could not find what was wrong. They started various repair works, carried out the whole program cable replacement, but still failed to resolve the issue.
In the end and after trying all the classics solutions, χρησιμοποίησαν μία συσκευή παρακολούθησης. Οι μηχανικοί περπατούσαν γύρω από το χωριό με μια οθόνη που ονομάζεται αναλυτής φάσματος και προσπαθούσαν να βρουν οποιοδήποτε «ηλεκτρικό θόρυβο», για να εντοπίσουν το πρόβλημα. Μέχρι που ανακάλυψαν ότι μία παλιά τηλεόραση, που ο ιδιοκτήτης της την άναβε κάθε πρωί στις 7 η ώρα, δημιουργούσε ηλεκτρικές παρεμβολές και επηρέαζε το ευρυζωνικό σήμα. Η τηλεόραση βρέθηκε να εκπέμπει έναν μόνο θόρυβο υψηλού επιπέδου (SHINE), ο οποίος προκαλεί ηλεκτρικές παρεμβολές σε άλλες Appliances.
Of course they informed the culprit and the embarrassed owner, who did not want his details to be known, promised not to use his TV again. The village now has a fixed broadband signal.
Susanna Rutherford, chief engineer at Openreach for Wales, said anything with electrical components, from outdoor lights to microwaves, could have an impact on broadband.
And he mentioned about: "We would just advise the public to make sure that their electrical appliances are properly certified and that they meet current British standards."