Mack, David wrote: > 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.
If this makes a significant difference, try disconnecting the ring wire of the extension wiring from "your" half of the master socket. Almost no modern phones need this, and a proper ADSL microfilter between an extension socket and any extension phone should have a bell capacitor included to locally generate ring anyway. Diagrams at http://www.kitz.co.uk/adsl/socket.htm Made a big difference to my line speed, boosted from ~4 to ~7.5 Mbit/s. If the problem is that your ADSL line speed is OK but your ISP's routing or capacity is cr*p, find a new ISP :-( Andrew
