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Twelfth Night brings ADSL respite

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Some ADSL users should see an improvement to their broadband service today - as long as they remembered to take down their Christmas decorations on Twelfth Night.

It seems a festive message from zensupport.co.uk warned that some flashing Christmas tree lights could cause interference to ADSL kit.

The advice from engineers to remedy any problem? Unplug the lights and try again to see if the Net connection worked. ®

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