Recent content by breney

Thanks for that. I wasn't aware of the two punchdowns for adsl. However, what does this all mean for my phone issues? How will I go about solving them?

Well currently what I have is voice coming from the back of the BT NT5e, and ADSL coming from a RJ11 plugged into the ADSL out

Alright alright. I realise I'm getting shot down here for saying something I found worked. Regardless of wether or not the second pair is used, it can do no harm to have it there, the wire doesn't magically loose the physical pairs if you don't crimp them

That's fine, but last time I checked speedtest.net telling me there is a significant measurable difference in before and after speeds isn't a placebo effect

Nonsense or not, the homehub has 4 pins in its RJ11 socket - I created a lead with 2 pairs instead of one and I noticed a marked improvement in my connection speed. It was the same type of cable as had been fitted, the only difference was number of pins, and it was an instant marked increase in...

I know it is, but I have found that on BT router a 2 pair rj11 gives better results - the home hubs have the ability to use all 4 pins in a rj11

if it's an RJ11 to RJ11 cable you want to make to connect a router to a BT ADSL socket, take the CAT5 and use two twisted pairs, I typically use the orange and blue. Just ensure that the pins match up, so blue on pin 1, orange pin2, orange/white pin 3 blue/ white pin4. If you're trying to do...

Haha you're glad to get me on here, less questions to you!

Yeah, it seems to be happening, but not as extreme. I think when I first tested it at the master I wasn't paying as much attention as I am now. I think it's best to summarise everything that is going on: - At the master test socket, I am getting a hum and echo after someone speaks - At the...

Done that - and I've come to two conclusions. !. The humming heard after somebody speaks is on the BT line - I can pick it up right back to the mater socket. 2. The interference is being introduced on a run somewhere in the house, it is not present in the rack, but it is at the extensions

I apologise if this is a stupid question, but how would I go about doing this?

yes, they are all star wired from a central "comms" room out to the rest of the house, at the moment I have 4 points, I didn't want to put any more on due to the REN number. I have the potential to run 48 points (but obviously that won't happen). Realistically, I would want maybe 6 points - I...

It's been suggested to me that this could be caused by interference from the data lines potentially running too close to the power lines (I didn't do the runs, I have no control over where they are) and there may be long (approx. 2m) close parallel runs. If this is the case, would installing a...

It was just a case of cat6 being all I had. It's a 2 metre or so run, I wasn't going to buy another roll of cable just for that. On the back of the patch panel, the voice terminate further over, on a blank patch. I then run a patch lead from there into the first socket of the daisy chained...

Yeah the pink cable is cat6. I wouldn't really use the term bodged. It is correctly installed, the issue is that it is on an RJ11 connector, and the cable is far bigger than the connector, hence the joint between the crimp and the cable isn't the neatest