Call to plusnet, openreach turned up and fixed a bad copper joint + faceplate change to the NTE5C + Mk4. Its not really feesable to trace cables as I don’t fancy pulling up floor boards etc (and being new build there are no “floor boards” per say).

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How to switch/migrate broadband supplier and details of the core underlying switching processes that are used.) TIA. (I’m hoping to stay clear of wireless, ie: have the router upstairs and connect to the tv & pc downstairs wirelessly, as its a solid built old house). This seems to fit with what you say about the centre two pins. However there is colour marking next to the pins which confuses matters. 5 has blue/white -4 has blue -7 has brown/white- 8 has brown 3 has orange/green – 6 has Green/orange 1 has orange as does 2. ! Who the hell ever created this monster of a system? Openreach out again – apparently last engineer did not crimp the pairs properly – new down lead, line reset, 39 mbps. If you are two miles from an exchange or FTTC cabinet, then it won’t move you closer. You will always suffer from slow speeds. Likewise, if there is a fault the Openreach network, or in your property, it won’t overcome it.

The A and B on the front are a filtered ADSL/VDSL signal. Add another filter downstream of these and the signal will disappear. Assumptions in situations like this can often be wrong! Cablers route the cables to their convenience! Browse broadband statistics from UK down to parliamentary constituency and councils, all the way to your street The master does nothing to affect REN. Additional phones should be fine until you run out of ringing current from the line supply. REN is not such a critical issue as it used to be, as many folks used cordless base stations with their own power supply to power the ring function.

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But if you are in the mood to change your old NTE5, then it won’t do any harm. The whole broadband thing constantly amazes me. I’m astounded that it ever works at all. I would suggest getting one. I can even fit it for you (or find someone local who can) if you get in touch! ! Well, provided that you are keeping the new cable fairly clear of any source of interference, you won’t lose much at all, probably about as much as you would if your house was a few yards down the street, and further away from the exchange. Why Not Cat 5 / Cat 6? No. That original master needs to remain as the boundary between your premises cabling and their network, via the detachable frontplate. If you’ve ever had to deal with a persistent line noise problem (and dispute), believe me, it’s vital to have that demarcation point. Remove the front plate and you can prove that the problem is on Openreach’s side in seconds. Won’t A Joint Do?So, what if you wanted to move those two wires that arrive in your house to somewhere else? The choices are:- Thanks Rob. I’ve been told the max speed I can get on my line is 19mb down and 1.5mb up. (been told will never get fibre as on EO Line) Much more further reading on data cabling a house on my blogs. I am currently suffering in bed with covid, so I’m too ill/lazy to send the links. Sorry!

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One can connect the ATA voice signals to the home telephone wiring, but it means some modifications It is making me really ill … dont want bt open reach here again because I know I will be down to about 10mbps next!!!???? Reply An online chat with Zen over the weekend revealed that they don’t know what will be fitted by Openreach either. I spoke to Plusnet yesterday and they could see masses of errors and problems with the router connecting so they’re getting OR out again on Tuesday.

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Gently unclip the 4 plastic clips which retain the circuit board in the outer shell, and lift out the circuit board. I have plenty of unshielded Cat 6 network cable available, which is solid copper and has four twisted pairs. In BT terminology, Voice Reinjection is the way to route voice signals from a VoIP service onto the existing home telephone wiring. Just to eliminate the improbable, I ventured under the floor and re-routed a spare cable I laid in a few years ago, intending to move the master. At my age, crawling around in an 18″ floor void, probably isn’t the best idea, and that’s definitely (probably) the last time I’ll be doing that.