Re: [OT] ADSL Faceplates

[Ross McLachlan <rossmc@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'd check the wiring again and check the correct type of socket has
been used for extensions. At a friends house a spark had wired up his
phones using all master sockets meaning there were capacitors in every
extension sending the adsl signal up and down,etc.

Ross.


On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 19:15:09 +0100, Simon McCaughey
<simonmcc@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> The sockets are all newly wired (hopefully correctly)
>
> Simon
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen Houston" <steve@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 5:36 PM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] ADSL Faceplates
>
> >
> > Did you try rewiring the extension sockets? I had home highway so
I had
> > to get BT out to do the conversion, they measured the line loss
at 57db
> > at the cable head, but as soon as the internal extensions were
> > reconnected the ADSL would drop out. Turned out to be dodgy
wiring on
> > one of the sockets...
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Simon McCaughey [mailto:simonmcc@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 18 September 2004 08:54
> > To: Stephen Houston
> > Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] ADSL Faceplates
> >
> >
> > I far, far away from the exchange, and have now got my ADSL
installed,
> > but it only works if I disconnect all the extensions. (otherwise
it says
> > "no dial tone")
> >
> > If I replace the master socket with one of the NTE5 plates which
> > separate the ADSL before the extensions, should that help? Or do
I need
> > to look into something else?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Simon
> >