Faulty faceplate?

[vrc]

I am on the MAX package with a line attenuation of around 34db. My router syncs at a frankly shocking 5mbps at best (plugged in to an extension), and when I connected to the test socket, this increased to 9mbps - a great increase, but not as much as I was expecting. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can do from here on?

EDIT: When plugged into the master socket there is no difference from the extension, so no problems there.

[IWasNotTheEnemy]

when in the master socket it's the same speed as on the extention? if so, then yes the wiring from the faceplate onwards in killing your connection...

invest in a filtered faceplate and run your router there to keep the best speeds

[Brian69]

Yes to everything (filter faceplates are the way to go) but while you wait to get it, try removing the ring line from the master faceplate ( any wire or wires connected to "3" on the faceplate)

[Stumpy]

Yes to everything (filter faceplates are the way to go) but while you wait to get it, try removing the ring line from the master faceplate ( any wire or wires connected to "3" on the faceplate)

Now, I was told that originally, then told by someone else that I should leave the ring lines connected, as some modern phones still needed them ...

[Brian69]

You can disconnect the ring line if you use plug in filters.
BUT if you use a filter faceplate (and hence no plug in filters) you should connect the ring line.
I did say the op should try this while waiting for the faceplate filter.

[Stumpy]

Ah ... that explains it then! LOL. I was just getting myself confused, as I found who told me!

Yes a filter faceplate would be a good idea, but you should always fit the ring line(the one to 3) at the faceplate.
I know it is throught that this is not required with modern phones, and is only needed with old ones with bells, but this is not true. there are plenty of modern phones that need it to operate correctly.

Just proves that I do listen and absorb information sometimes! hehe.

[vrc]

Thanks guys, yes I saw a post on this elsewhere in the forum and I did disconnect the wires from 3, unfortunately not much difference there either. Would anyone be able to tell me how I would go about installing the faceplate or at least getting someone else to do it?

[vrc]

OK, say if I was to buy this, would my current extension socket not work?

i.e. i saw another site which said if i were to get a filtered faceplate then the extension sockets would not work for ADSL, all connections must come out of the master.

[IWasNotTheEnemy]

it will work, but as phone only - unless you run a dedicated extention for BB but tbh you're better off running your router directly into it...the other extentions then don't need filters...

[Stumpy]

OK, say if I was to buy this, would my current extension socket not work?

i.e. i saw another site which said if i were to get a filtered faceplate then the extension sockets would not work for ADSL, all connections must come out of the master.

I bought this faceplate to replace a dodgy faceplate on my master socket. I have my router plugged into an extension running off this faceplate. It DOES work.

Have a look at this post:

http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/sky-r...tml#post148767

Basically, see where your wires are connected at the moment, and place them in the same sockets on the new faceplate, APART FROM the wires that are to go to the extension you use with your router. Those wires go to A & B (it explains in the little leaflet which goes where).

In the future, I am going to get a filtered extension socket as well, as referred to in the above-linked posts, however, at the moment the router is running perfectly well from the normal extension socket, using one of the Sky-supplied dangly filters.

At the time I was testing via test socket, master socket (with new faceplate) and extension, all readings were roughly the same.