Potential Customer - couple of questions

[Sebby]

Okay, so they were connected to the faceplate, that's good. Really it can only be the quality of that cable, then. Incidentally, what are the colours of the two wires that are connected?

[Rik]

OK, Myst, then I'm puzzled by what you said above

only issue its not an extension in the master socket but is actually hardwired behind it

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[Myst]

Rik

From what i recall, the room i use was used as a home office by previous owners - they had a 2nd line installed to run the fax/phone. That has a master type socket in the room and the cabling then comes down stairs and is chased behind the d/stairs master socket.

About a year ago i had that enabled by an engineer so i could connect using the original 2nd line via that one as up to then i had to put a seperate extension lead running from modem to the d/stairs connection.

Sebby - i'll check that tomorrow, off top of head i think they were a blue and a green, but don't take that as gospel

[Sebby]

I'm not sure I quite understand the setup, but perhaps Rik does.

Regarding the colours, it's just to address Rik's point about a split pair being used.

[Rik]

Take the master socket off the wall, Myst, and check what wires are connected to the rear would you?

[Myst]

I'l ldo that tomorrow Rik as i have 5-a-side to go to tonight.

[Rik]

The rear of the socket is where the exchange pair connect, Myst. Occasionally, BT engineers will hard-wire and extension there, rather than use the face plate.

[Sebby]

Occasionally, BT engineers will hard-wire and extension there, rather than use the face plate.

Indeed, which they shouldn't have done.

[Glenn]

Thats exactly what they did when my ADSL was installed, hardwired both extenstions

[Rik]

Pointless fitting an NTE5 when they do that, isn't it, Glenn?

[Myst]

Found a 2nd extension - its the old style. Looks as if that was a one installed when the house was built. Disconnected the ring wire there too; again no difference though unfortunately

[Rik]

I am suspicious you are going to find an extension or two hard-wired to the back of the master, Myst. In which case, a re-wire could improve things dramatically.

[Myst]

I'll take a pic tomorrow of what lurks behind.

[Sebby]

I just thought of something that would go against that, Rik (sorry, I wasn't trying to think of something!). Things were better in the test socket - if the extension wiring was hard-wired, the test socket would make no difference...

[Rik]

I agree, Seb, I'm just puzzled by where all these wires go...

[Sebby]

It is bizarre, I'll give you that. It just suddenly dawned on me that if they were hard-wired, why the improvement at the test socket?

[Myst]

I agree, Seb, I'm just puzzled by where all these wires go...

Behind a little white box in my halway  

[Rik]

Can you take some photos, Myst?

[Myst]

4 posts up Rik 

Wil lhave that tomorrow at latest, possibly later after footy

[Rik]

I have a very short attention span. 

[Myst]

lol - i have that effect on folk

[Rik]

I blame David.

[Simon]

I blame David.

For everything? 

[Rik]

Naturally. 

[Tacitus]

.......I'm thinking i may if its possible get someone out to hardwire the Cat6 and follow the same route- it seems you can get some flat cable that maye be less obtrusive to she who must be obeyed.

It is possible to purchase white Cat5e cable, which might be more acceptable to your other half 

http://www.clarity.it/xcart/product.php?productid=16183&cat=255&page=1