Arthur replied " ..... Also I am not a BT Total Broadband subscriber, I pay BT for the line rental and AOL for Broadband and 'phone calls "
Neither am I, we pay BT line and Tiscali/talktalk for service but our work IT guys suggested all field based workers got an I-Plate. Just go on the BT website and buy one. @£7.something inc. P&P worth every penny. You will be able to plug it into your backplate and the plug into it. It cleans up a lot of noise apparently. Arthur added " Footnote: It doesn't mean much to me but there are mumblings in the village about the lines from the exchange being aluminium rather than copper - does this explain anything to the experts? " Built in the early sixties then, during the Rhodesian crisis and subsequent copper shortage - Yes, our estate is exactly the same and the Ally cables case harden and then break underground. Definitely worth complaining to BT as there may be a hairline break in your cable feed. There is evidence of BT having to excavate under the paths about every 3 metres around here ;^) Graham www.jannock.org.uk
