Can one get a BT line for internet use only?

AbsPhone

I can't have the router downstairs as it will get broken plus I need to see whether the green light is on

b33r

AbsPhone wrote: »

I can't have the router downstairs as it will get broken plus I need to see whether the green light is on

Why will it get broken? Kid's or Pet's or something? If so then you could wall mount the router out of reach of both and tack the wire to the wall running upto it.

Once you are connected wirelessly to the router you will be able to goto the admin page (192.168.0.1 or something along them lines, depends on the router) and check the status of its internet connect. That is effectively the same as seeing if the green light is on.

If you need to check the green light is on so regularly it sounds like your net connection is dodgy anyway, which might be caused by the number of extensions it sounds like you have.

AbsPhone

pets and grandkids :A

I check the green light if it's being slow :T :rotfl:

normanmark

I'd say the wireless option is a much more practical & affordable option than installing a new line.

AbsPhone

I have wireless already but don't want all those phone wires :mad:

normanmark

AbsPhone wrote: »

I have wireless already but don't want all those phone wires :mad:

You've lost me already, wireless internet means you just have a wireless router next to your modem. Any PC wanting to connect needs a wireless adaptor & logs onto the internet that way.

Theres extra no phones lines going upstairs or downstairs. I dont know which part you cant grasp of the concept?

AbsPhone

why is everyone being so difficult grasping the layout of my house? How can I possibly link my phone line to the back of the wireless router in my office unless I have a long phone line plus gray line going from the back of the Wireless-g to the phone socket where I hasve my spolitter? In what other way can I do this? I have no phone line in my office area:mad:

BritBrat

You are making a big job of a simple thing.

Just go back and read what others have said and think about it!

Drill hole through wall next to where the BT socket is, get another BT style box and wire from the BT box to the new BT style box. From that box run a wire out through the hole you drilled and up the wall to the loft, enter the loft go across it and out the other side of the house, down and across so its where you want the new BT socket, drill another hole and fit a BT extension box and connet up the wires.

Now do a simmilar thing to all the other extensions you need, and use CAT5 external cable for outside. Or run extensions from the newly fitted extension.

Depending on your house walls you may be able to pass the wires down the cavity and not have to fix them to the outside walls.

patwa_2

absphone it sounds like you're a tad confused yourself (and I mean that in the nicest possible way).

Have you been having problems with your internet connection dropping - if you need to even check the green light it would sound like you've been having disconnections that you need to check up on. Usually unless you have a very poor service provider or as mentioned above there's a wiring problem, your internet should stay connected 24/7. I haven't checked my routers for over 3 months. You can also diagnose status problems by logging into the router, you can do this even if the actual net connection is down, and you can also reconnect if need be via the admin control panel.

Also, you can buy little tacs to adhere any cables to the skirting board. My dad did this for our extension some time ago, you don't even notice the cables and they don't get in the way of doors closing either. You can buy the cable and tacs as a kit from most DIY stores.

There really are no reasons that I can see for having an extension. You seem to have all the kit you need for wireless internet with you already, and a decent USB wireless adapter is under £20. On the other hand, you've already said yourself trying to go round the extension route will cost you over £100+, and in the long run it might actually cause more problems re your internet connection and will definitely cause a speed drop, getting greater the longer the extension distance.

H.

AbsPhone

Not just me making a big job of it-BT has given me terrible advice :mad: