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DLabit29
Contributor
5 years ago

Electrical flicker affecting internet?

Out of curiosity... can electrical flickering (whether it be briefly dimming or briefly getting brighter) interfere with internet speeds?. More specifically, upload speeds and ping spikes
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DLabit29
Contributor

So a UPS could mitigate the issue? 

Because upload speed inconsistencies are my biggest issue

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Bruce
Honored Contributor III
5 years ago

If you don't normally lose power due to the flickers, a UPS wouldn't help.  Perhaps an AC Line Filter on the modem.

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    DLabit29
    Contributor
    5 years ago

    well I don't completely lose power.. and if so. It's very brief.

    But seldom times I have lost it just long enough to shut off my modem

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      DLabit29
      Contributor
      5 years ago

      well not shut off...but reset it