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Hi,
I've heard/read that iplates make no difference if you have no extension wiring, but could help reduce interference from nearby electrical equipment.
My line doesn't have extension wiring, but I do have the tv, sky box, pvr, router, laptop nearby.
Would I benefit from an iPlate, or could I benefit from an alternative solution?
Neil
I've heard/read that iplates make no difference if you have no extension wiring, but could help reduce interference from nearby electrical equipment.
My line doesn't have extension wiring, but I do have the tv, sky box, pvr, router, laptop nearby.
Would I benefit from an iPlate, or could I benefit from an alternative solution?
Neil
If the SKY box is powered up but doesn't cause a problem then I'd go with ncrs' suggestion of 'double filtering' the SKY box phone connection.
SKY boxes (especially failing ones!) are renowned for causing ADSL problems.
Try to use filters from different manufacturers as then you have more chance of them filtering different frequencies.
Note:
The ADSL side of a filter isn't filtered it just goes straight through. The filters on a short lead are often higher quality than the neater filter that looks like a standard phone doubler.
and/or see my Amazon ad for a Faceplate Filter I can recommend these as they separate the ADSL/phone signal at source and often use higher quality components :¬)
SKY boxes (especially failing ones!) are renowned for causing ADSL problems.
Try to use filters from different manufacturers as then you have more chance of them filtering different frequencies.
Note:
The ADSL side of a filter isn't filtered it just goes straight through. The filters on a short lead are often higher quality than the neater filter that looks like a standard phone doubler.
and/or see my Amazon ad for a Faceplate Filter I can recommend these as they separate the ADSL/phone signal at source and often use higher quality components :¬)
[s]Hmmm...[/s]
Interesting about the mains conditioner. Not come across those before.
As an additional note, my router drops whenever my sky box dials out, so I might try the conditioner.
N.
As an additional note, my router drops whenever my sky box dials out, so I might try the conditioner.
N.
Hmmm... wrote:
> As you say the BT
> iPlate / Broadband Accelerator is designed to stop
> interference being picked up from your internal wiring.
>
> So with no extensions and using the
> Master
> Socket there shouldn't be anything to gain.
>
> You could try a 'mains conditioner' (I use one from Tacima around
> £25) either/both for your router or other equipment if you
> think you might be suffering from interference. I started using
> one after I saw what a dirty mains feed did not my
> connection.
>
Interesting to hear about the mains conditioner, not something I've come across before, and something I might mention for certain problems I've had in the past, where 'environmental' interference was the likely suspect.
> As you say the BT
> iPlate / Broadband Accelerator is designed to stop
> interference being picked up from your internal wiring.
>
> So with no extensions and using the
> Master
> Socket there shouldn't be anything to gain.
>
> You could try a 'mains conditioner' (I use one from Tacima around
> £25) either/both for your router or other equipment if you
> think you might be suffering from interference. I started using
> one after I saw what a dirty mains feed did not my
> connection.
>
Interesting to hear about the mains conditioner, not something I've come across before, and something I might mention for certain problems I've had in the past, where 'environmental' interference was the likely suspect.
As you say the BT iPlate / Broadband Accelerator is designed to stop interference being picked up from your internal wiring.
So with no extensions and using the Master Socket there shouldn't be anything to gain.
You could try a 'mains conditioner' (I use one from Tacima around £25) either/both for your router or other equipment if you think you might be suffering from interference. I started using one after I saw what a dirty mains feed did not my connection.
This is what I would try:
Turn all your SKY boxes etc. off.
Plug your ADSL cable in to the BT Test Socket and monitor the line stats ( Attenuation/SNR/Sync ) then start turning on your other equipment and keep monitoring the line stats to see if anything is causing a problem.
Move back to the normal Master Socket, noting any differences.
If nothing changes then you know you can't do any better - if things do change then improvements can be made.
EDIT: ncrs posted while I was writing :¬)
NB. You are allowed to disconnect the Bell Wire as it is part of the internal wiring - i.e. from the removable faceplate outwards, which is all yours. But Neilj99 won't have one of these as he has no wiring on the back of his removable faceplate.
So with no extensions and using the Master Socket there shouldn't be anything to gain.
You could try a 'mains conditioner' (I use one from Tacima around £25) either/both for your router or other equipment if you think you might be suffering from interference. I started using one after I saw what a dirty mains feed did not my connection.
This is what I would try:
Turn all your SKY boxes etc. off.
Plug your ADSL cable in to the BT Test Socket and monitor the line stats ( Attenuation/SNR/Sync ) then start turning on your other equipment and keep monitoring the line stats to see if anything is causing a problem.
Move back to the normal Master Socket, noting any differences.
If nothing changes then you know you can't do any better - if things do change then improvements can be made.
[s]Hmmm...[/s]EDIT: ncrs posted while I was writing :¬)
NB. You are allowed to disconnect the Bell Wire as it is part of the internal wiring - i.e. from the removable faceplate outwards, which is all yours. But Neilj99 won't have one of these as he has no wiring on the back of his removable faceplate.
Neilj99 wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've heard/read that iplates make no difference if you have no
> extension wiring, but could help reduce interference from nearby
> electrical equipment.
>
> My line doesn't have extension wiring, but I do have the tv, sky
> box, pvr, router, laptop nearby.
>
> Would I benefit from an iPlate, or could I benefit from an
> alternative solution?
>
> Neil
Not quite extension wiring, it isolates the bell wire that was used on the old telephone system to trigger the ringer on phones. Apparently in certain circuits it can act as an aerial picking up electrical interference from other sources. See our guide to it here.
You might see some benefit from an IPlate, though I believe that your connection already syncs at a pretty high rate, so probably not a great amount (and its possible the bell wire is already disconnected). The only alternative (addressing the same issue) is disconnecting the bell wire yourself (not allowed by BT and not recommended by ourselves) but there are various guides out there to doing it.
The only other thing I've heard relates to double filtering your Sky box (two microfilters in series), as I've heard anecdotal evidence of this reducing interference generated by the modem in the Sky box.
> Hi,
>
> I've heard/read that iplates make no difference if you have no
> extension wiring, but could help reduce interference from nearby
> electrical equipment.
>
> My line doesn't have extension wiring, but I do have the tv, sky
> box, pvr, router, laptop nearby.
>
> Would I benefit from an iPlate, or could I benefit from an
> alternative solution?
>
> Neil
Not quite extension wiring, it isolates the bell wire that was used on the old telephone system to trigger the ringer on phones. Apparently in certain circuits it can act as an aerial picking up electrical interference from other sources. See our guide to it here.
You might see some benefit from an IPlate, though I believe that your connection already syncs at a pretty high rate, so probably not a great amount (and its possible the bell wire is already disconnected). The only alternative (addressing the same issue) is disconnecting the bell wire yourself (not allowed by BT and not recommended by ourselves) but there are various guides out there to doing it.
The only other thing I've heard relates to double filtering your Sky box (two microfilters in series), as I've heard anecdotal evidence of this reducing interference generated by the modem in the Sky box.
Hi,
I've heard/read that iplates make no difference if you have no extension wiring, but could help reduce interference from nearby electrical equipment.
My line doesn't have extension wiring, but I do have the tv, sky box, pvr, router, laptop nearby.
Would I benefit from an iPlate, or could I benefit from an alternative solution?
Neil
I've heard/read that iplates make no difference if you have no extension wiring, but could help reduce interference from nearby electrical equipment.
My line doesn't have extension wiring, but I do have the tv, sky box, pvr, router, laptop nearby.
Would I benefit from an iPlate, or could I benefit from an alternative solution?
Neil