BT I-Plate promises to speed up ADSL connections by up to 60%; will it work for you?

DatabaseError

very unlikely to be interference, most likely that the microfilter is a cheapo one, and duff!

bilbobaggins

I appreciate this helpful post. I chased up my ISP - Namesco - re them sending me an I-plate and after a degree of skilled haggling ( see MSE 'Haggle on the High Street' passim ) they agreed, subject to a P&P charge. OK so far. My further comments re 'local exchange upgrading' ( https://www.samknows.com/broadband ) led me to one of their senior techie guys who, after a degree of further 'buying signals' and to'ing and fro'ing, offered to upgrade my service to ADSLMax for free, at the same cost and with the same 5Gb allowance as at present.

So gentle haggling, like old-fashioned flirting, is certainly worth while......

espresso

I was very surprised that this thread was mentioned in the weekly MSE e-mail because this I-Plate device is totally unnecessary and goes completely against the forums ethos of money saving!

The best solution is to simply remove any wires connected to the lower part of the NTE5 faceplate, other than the line pair connected to terminals 2 & 5. Any other wires are simply not required. The I-Plate filter is also not required, if there is no interference picked up on the bell wire to filter out!

Before wasting your money, remember:

1. The I-Plate will make no difference unless you have extensions wired to the master socket, as it only attempts to filter out any interference picked up on the extension wiring.

2. If your property has the right type of master socket that allows an I-Plate to be fitted, connect your modem router to the test socket and check for any improvements. If you get no improvement the I-Plate certainly won't help.



3. If you can handle a screwdriver and can remove the face plate of an NTE5 master socket to fit an I-Plate, you can easily remove any wires connected other than those connected to terminals 2 & 5, doing this makes the I-Plate (idiot plate) totally redundant and a complete waste of money aimed at those with more money than sense!

4. Speeds quoted by ISP's are upto and not many users get anywhere near the maximum speed, due to the distance from the exchange and the quality of their line.

DatabaseError

espresso wrote: »

.... I-Plate device is totally unnecessary and goes completely against the forums ethos of money saving!

[sarcasm] but...but...there's a capital "I" in the name, it must be good!

Surely its much better to spend £15 on a shiny new plate than to cut a wire for free!!!??? [/sarcasm]


BTW, I cut my ring wire years ago, no I-plate here (or even BT master socket, but don't tell-em

sike222

sorry i forgot to also mention. most new nte5's fitted by bt for about the last year have come with a bell wire filter already installed in the front plate. However, this is still not as good as simply removing the bell wire.

inch71

Oh my god. I've just removed the orange bell wire as explained in earlier posts, and I can't believe the difference already. Even having the fastest broadband package that Sky offer, it was still taking longer than expected to log on to different websites, but after doing this the speed is amazing. I have tried it on websites that I use regular, and know take a little while to appear, and I can't believe the difference in speed. Who'd have thought that just disconnecting a little wire would make so much difference. Thanks everyone who posted the instructions for this simple procedure. And it's saved me £14.

jont999

steadynerve wrote: »

Forgot to mention the digital phine is also wireless. We have two hansets with it and i we don't plug into any other phone sockets in the house. (believe there is one other but not sure if it is connected).

Is it may be interference from two wireless gadgets close to each other?

Wireless LAN Products
Interference from 2.4 GHz Cordless Telephones

Symptom(s):
Interference from 2.4 GHz cordless telephones. The interference can be experienced by connection disconnects, pauses or disruptions in data transmissions, or other erratic connection behaviors when the 2.4 GHz cordless telephone is powered on or in use.

Cause:
2.4 GHz cordless telephones operate at the same frequencies as 2.4 GHz 802.11b and 802.11g wireless LAN access points, network adapters, and other devices.

Solution:

* Change the location of the Access Point and/or the base of the cordless phone.
* Switch the channel on the Access Point. If that doesn't work, try another channel.

Note: Many 2.4 GHz cordless telephones operate with what is called frequency hopping technology. This technology utilizes the entire frequency range also used by 802.11b and 802.11g wireless devices. Thus changing the channel of the Access Point may not eliminate the interference problem.

* Operate the phone with the antenna lowered, if that is an option.
* If all else fails, use a 900 MHz phone instead of a 2.4 GHz phone.

HTH

espresso

tonyhague wrote: »

but...but...there's a capital "I" in the name, it must be good!

A bit like the i in iPhone, specially made for the less knowledgeable peeps!

:rotfl:

Piff

I use my old dial up modem for sending faxes. Will it still work if I remove the bell wire?

espresso

Piff wrote: »

I use my old dial up modem for sending faxes. Will it still work if I remove the bell wire?

Yes..........