Probably Stupid Question

[muninnhuginn]

But, can meteorological conditions affect broadband connectivity?

I only ask because yesterday, the first rainy day we've had in a while, Skype and dropped the call I made -- the first time I've had that happen -- and I kept losing my connection whilst editing spreadsheets on Google. I suppose the test is whether things work better today with the rain dripping down outside.

Of course this could be the same kind of coincidence as the apparent change in feline behaviour on rainy days. After all, why should indoor cats behave worse on wet days than dry ones?

Comments

[muninnhuginn]

Ah, you mean like the sudden increase in road traffic on wet mornings?

I had wondered about whether the fact that at the point when I was googling last night M was using the desktop downstairs was a factor in the connection loss.

It has to be said that I lost almost no data (and let's be honest, losing information from spreadsheets about a perfume collection, next year's vegetable planting schedule, and the hens' laying patterns wouldn't be a great loss to humanity anyway), but the warnings were an annoying interruption.

Actually ...

[the-magician.livejournal.com]

... if it's raining, perhaps more people are staying in and using their computer rather than gardening, shopping and doing other non-computer related stuff, so that the contention goes up.

And yes, humidity changes a lot when it rains, so even indoor cats are going to feel weird.