Further to Mike's sensible advice below, I suggest you plug your router into the master socket and disconnect everything else, including any wiring leading to extension sockets. If you have one of the BT style master sockets you need to remove the faceplate (which has the extension wiring connected to it) and plug the router into the socket inside which is connected directly to the incoming line.
If this makes a significant difference then the problem is with your internal wiring. If BT come out to test your line and find the problem is with your internal wiring they will send you a bill, so best to check it out yourself first. David Mack >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Askin >Sent: 01 February 2010 13:27 >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [canals-list] Home Broadband Questions for the technocrats > >On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 12:15 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> I live in a smallish (450 souls) canalside village, about >5-6 miles as >> the crow flies from the exchange. I have Broadband (ISP is >AOL) and I >> pay BT for the line. I'm paying for an 'up to' 5mb >service. the best >> line speed I have measured using software from the net is >about 140 - >> 150kb on average > >Sounds like a connection issue. I wouldn't expect very high >speeds at the sort of distance, but there are a couple of >things you might be able to do to improve quality. > >1) Ensure the ASDL router is connected to the master socket >and not an extention. > >2) Put a filtered master socket in to seperate ASDL from the >rest of the house system, not sure where you can get these >from, but a search on the internet should find them. > >3) Ensure all connections and leads are well made. > >Is the voice quality good on your line, if not there may be >other problems. I think you can get a BT engineer to do a line check. > >You could try another router - you never know another brand or >a newer unit may provide a more sensitive receiver (then again....) > >There are other ways of getting broadband, but tend to be expensive. > >Hope that helps, > >Mike > >-- >Michael Askin >http://shoestring_DOT_zapto_DOT_org/ > > >------------------------------------ > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
