Phone Extension

Gaverick · 28 May 2006 at 13:24

I'm getting maxdsl next week so i have been checking line quality to try and make sure i get the best speeds for me line, currently my router is upstairs connected to the master socket by a 15m extension. I was gettin the feeling this was robbing me of SNR. Currently on 2mb with 51db attenuation and 11db SNR, to test my theory i plugged the router directly into the test socket in the master socket and the SNR was 17db so this extension must be really poor quality. I cannot locate the router at the master socket because it is hard wired into the xbox and 2 computers upstairs.

Do you think i should get a proper phone socket put upstairs or buy wireless adapters for my pc's and run a long ethernet cable to the 360?

tolien · 28 May 2006 at 13:26

Replacing the extension cable with a decent version would be fine (and probably cheaper).

Gaverick · 28 May 2006 at 13:35

What about running ethernet cable from the master socket to upstairs with the appropriate connectors on each end, would this work? As ethernet is better quality than phone cable i should loose next to no db's?

tolien · 28 May 2006 at 13:53

Twisted pair cable falls in as better quality.

Gaverick · 28 May 2006 at 16:32

If i want to add another phone socket how do i connect it? Do i crimp the wires from the cable into the master socket ontop of the wires already there for an existing socket then run this cable to another socket and crimp the end into there?

tolien · 28 May 2006 at 20:10

If you've got the NTE5 master socket yes, otherwise you'll have to use plugs.

Gaverick · 28 May 2006 at 21:15

BT fitted a new master socket around a year ago, the bottom part screws off and there is a test socket behind that, is this a NTE5 socket?

WOMBATWILSON · 28 May 2006 at 21:16

Gaverick · 28 May 2006 at 22:09

Thanks for the replies, i'll put a cable in tomorrow. Hopefully the signal won't deteriorate anymore with higher quality cable.