Iain Street wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 8:56 PM > Subject: Re: [canals-list] Re: Broaband Question > > >> Is that a new type of NTE5 which has an ADSL filter included? A >> standard NTE5 doesn't have a filter though I have seen pictures of >> replacement covers that do... >> > It was supplied by BT when they installed the broadband (and has BT > logo). It has two outlets, broadband and phone, with krone connectors > on the back for phone extension wiring. According to the BT > installers, filters are not needed on the phones, (and they didn't > supply them) although the filter in the faceplate isn't 100%, as we > had to fit a filter on the fax machine. Research indicates that what > we have is an NTE5 with ADSL faceplate. > > All this correspondence has prompted a bit of research and possible > experimentation, though. We are, according to BT, about 2.5 km from > the exchange equipment, and marginal for ADSL. Speed at the moment is > only about half a megabyte, measured on > http://resources.zdnet.co.uk/speedtest/ .
A better test is http://www.speedtest.net/ (and also on dslzoneuk- see below) Marginal for ADSL at 2.5km!! They are pulling the wool over your eyes IMHO! Try http://www.dslzoneuk.net, the distance to the exchange for my PostCode gives.... You are around 2.29 kilometres from your exchange (as the crow flies). Measuring in Memory Map along the road (since I don't see a line strung across the M6!) gives me 2.96km and my sync speed is 3778 = 3.0Mb. I've a friend on the outskirts of Lancaster, over 4km from the exchange getting 2Mb. Dslzoneuk can also tell you if the exchange is good or congested. Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
