Comments on: Bad Bell Wire! http://durdle.com/archives/2009/03/10/bad-bell-wire/ Sun, 30 May 2010 22:18:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Edward http://durdle.com/archives/2009/03/10/bad-bell-wire/comment-page-1/#comment-435 Edward Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:49:46 +0000 http://blog.durdle.com/?p=426#comment-435 is old news for sure found a really clear set of instructions and photos at broadband-speedup.blogspot.com must admit i've done it yet hence why i'm still searching around as i'm not sure if how it is described it is legal or not. Ed. is old news for sure found a really clear set of instructions and photos at broadband-speedup.blogspot.com must admit i’ve done it yet hence why i’m still searching around as i’m not sure if how it is described it is legal or not. Ed.

]]> By: James http://durdle.com/archives/2009/03/10/bad-bell-wire/comment-page-1/#comment-434 James Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:26:33 +0000 http://blog.durdle.com/?p=426#comment-434 It's ok to remove the bell wire if you have a split BT master socket see google for it or see http://broadband-speedup.blogspot.com as easy as fitting an I-plate and gives a good speed boost! It’s ok to remove the bell wire if you have a split BT master socket see google for it or see http://broadband-speedup.blogspot.com as easy as fitting an I-plate and gives a good speed boost!

]]> By: Richard http://durdle.com/archives/2009/03/10/bad-bell-wire/comment-page-1/#comment-433 Richard Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:31:02 +0000 http://blog.durdle.com/?p=426#comment-433 The other option which I ended up doing when I had broadband stability problems a while back is to totally separate the broadband from the internal extension wiring. I now have a replacement faceplate that separates off the ADSL signal at the master socket rather than filters in each of the extension sockets in the house. The other option which I ended up doing when I had broadband stability problems a while back is to totally separate the broadband from the internal extension wiring. I now have a replacement faceplate that separates off the ADSL signal at the master socket rather than filters in each of the extension sockets in the house.

]]> By: Paul C http://durdle.com/archives/2009/03/10/bad-bell-wire/comment-page-1/#comment-432 Paul C Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:46:39 +0000 http://blog.durdle.com/?p=426#comment-432 NB: tampering with a BT line is indeed an offence and whilst not punishable by death, i do know of cases where BT have simply cut people off for tampering. Back in student days, some friends of mine added an extension line to the BT socket which involved opening up the master BT socket; when next a BT engineer popped round for something else, he spotted the line, reported it and next thing, their line was cut. BT also refused to reinstate the line. Now that was a while ago, but I imagine similar policies are still in place. Thankfully, i doubt they check the blogosphere for posts saying 'i've been tampering with my BT line' - they're pretty incompetent at most things these days ;-) Of course, it's only the BT master socket and the line up to that point that this applies to. If you have extended your phone line (without opening up the master box, by simply plugging in an extension for example) , then you can tamper with that section to your hearts content. I only mention this as if you have no BT line, it is still incredibly hard to get broadband, even since Local Loop Unbundling (what a joke LLU is). So yes, you may get faster broadband but should anything go wrong, you may be left with no broadband at all. NB: tampering with a BT line is indeed an offence and whilst not punishable by death, i do know of cases where BT have simply cut people off for tampering. Back in student days, some friends of mine added an extension line to the BT socket which involved opening up the master BT socket; when next a BT engineer popped round for something else, he spotted the line, reported it and next thing, their line was cut. BT also refused to reinstate the line. Now that was a while ago, but I imagine similar policies are still in place.

Thankfully, i doubt they check the blogosphere for posts saying ‘i’ve been tampering with my BT line’ – they’re pretty incompetent at most things these days ;-)

Of course, it’s only the BT master socket and the line up to that point that this applies to. If you have extended your phone line (without opening up the master box, by simply plugging in an extension for example) , then you can tamper with that section to your hearts content.

I only mention this as if you have no BT line, it is still incredibly hard to get broadband, even since Local Loop Unbundling (what a joke LLU is). So yes, you may get faster broadband but should anything go wrong, you may be left with no broadband at all.

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