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Why does my speed halve when I connect an extension socket to master socket ?
This is a discussion on Why does my speed halve when I connect an extension socket to master socket ? within the Cabling and faceplate help forums, part of the Sky Broadband help and support category; Chopping spare pairs back should not make any difference unless they were touching the pair in use. The faceplate WILL ...
- 26-03-10, 01:46 PM #11
Re: Why does my speed halve when I connect an extension socket to master socket ?
Chopping spare pairs back should not make any difference unless they were touching the pair in use. The faceplate WILL affect speed IF you have extensions in the house as it isolates extensions from the ADSL signal. It can NOT however improve on what you get via the test socket. Chopping spare pairs back is always a bad idea-those spare pairs can come in handy!
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Advertisement- 26-03-10, 01:47 PM #12
Re: Why does my speed halve when I connect an extension socket to master socket ?
If you have extensions a filtered faceplate will isolate your internal wiring, provided you plug into it. This cuts out interference and will improve your speed and stability.
TomD
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- 26-03-10, 01:57 PM #13
Re: Why does my speed halve when I connect an extension socket to master socket ?
- 26-03-10, 02:05 PM #14
Re: Why does my speed halve when I connect an extension socket to master socket ?
Not at the moment no, but if a pair fails you then have no spares to fall back on. EVERY house in the UK has spare pairs not in use (minimum pair count is two so ALWAYS a spare paid from BT unless very OLD twin cable in use), if they aren't connected they can make no difference.
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- 26-03-10, 05:43 PM #15
Re: Why does my speed halve when I connect an extension socket to master socket ?
- 26-03-10, 07:33 PM #16
Re: Why does my speed halve when I connect an extension socket to master socket ?
Don't want to disagree with you but, what about houses served by 2 pair cable which have a BT66 to distribute one to each side. Many houses are fed by one pair armoured cable, also forgot it's correct BT name but their is a high poundage dropwire which is only 1 pair.
- 26-03-10, 08:44 PM #17
- 26-03-10, 09:24 PM #18
Re: Why does my speed halve when I connect an extension socket to master socket ?
Armoured cable is cable that is usually dropped direct in the ground (no duct) some estates are completley served by this, these estates tend to have alot of faults. It's mainly usef these days for rural runs or over farmer fields where duct and aerial cable can't be user or aren't viable.
Many houses in the patch I work are only provisioned on 1 pair.
It's not the majority but then it's not uncommon
- 27-03-10, 09:28 AM #19
Re: Why does my speed halve when I connect an extension socket to master socket ?
The point i was (badly!) trying to make was the OP's problem should not be caused by unused spare pairs
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- 27-03-10, 09:45 AM #20
Re: Why does my speed halve when I connect an extension socket to master socket ?