Heeelp.Broadband disappears and tv pictures are affected every night.Seems related to street lights - but how?

Question

Every single evening, broadband disappears, a couple of older crt tv's develop a slowly scrolling line and odd noises are heard on some of the house appliances. Every morning the problem goes away. This seems to be around the time of street lights switching on and off - it's as if the lights are somehow affecting the power lines and the broadband. The phone works fine.
We have tried new filters, wired and wireless modems, had the electrics checked, used laptops and desktops and tried a laptop with the house power completely switched off.
All this started last April and everything was fine for years before this. Nothing has changed in the house and nothing comes on or off in the house at the times of the problem.
Does anyone know how power and broadband can be affected by street lights - and is there a solution?
thanks

Answer 1

If the broadband disappears contact your broadband supplier. Gice them all the details you have, once they find source hopefully the other problems will go too. THEY cannot help with the TV, but the broadband IS their problem, so let THEM work on finding a solution

Answer 2

If you are on a wireless broadband then it could be effected by the street lights. In some areas the lights are turned on by a radio signal and this could be picked up in your house.

Answer 3

If you bt wires are under ground and theres a fault on a street light were power is to ground it will affect your phone connection and everything else. has there been any new lights instaled lately in your area. or you could contact bt they will tell you of any line fault.

Answer 4

i agree im in willesden and for at least 3weeks i had the same thing round about 6in the evening my signal will come and go it irritated me and then i changed my encryption key to one ..you have 13 options to choose frm 1to 13 in the wireless setup know the problem is solved youll get there be patient..

Answer 5

contact whatever company you have for power such as PGE etc explain to them just what you told us here,
my next door neighbor is PGE man and says possibly you have a transformer that surges at night and is causing this problem.

Answer 6

Loose conection or any DC user nearby may cause problem.Get your BB /Server setting get checked.Also reformat your computer.Sometime virus also block the smooth operation.