Slow Broadband - 10m long cable!

[mattylad]

You only need to have 1 microfilter.

No need to throw the current ones away if they work well, just install the single one at the main socket and then run all extensions from out of that filter.

Works just the same as the faceplate ones.

 

[drgl]

And if you have a NTE5 socket with nothing wired into the extension internals,. you will get a better ADSL by using the test socket (remove the front plate).

If you have nothing wired to the extension connectors on the NTE5 using the test socket will do nothing-all the test socket does it disconnect extension wiring. As for the statement re:use extensions and have slow downs/problems, not true i am afraid. Extension wiring causes problems when poor quality cable and the bell wire is used. Use a later spec NTE5 with bell wire filter (http://www.bttorj45.com/BTsocketmasterNTE5.html) and you will have no problems. Better still, use a faceplate such as the NTE2000 and any extension wiring is isolated from the ADSL signal anyway. If you can't plug your modem/router into the matser(NTE5) socket then use an NTE2005 faceplate along with an NTE2000 ADSL extension kit and again, you will have no issues at all.

 

[Paul_C]

just install the single one at the main socket and then run all extensions from out of that filter

It's kind of messy having fixed extension wiring connected to a plug-in microfilter though, and 431A plugs aren't really designed for CW1308 cable, meaning that to connect properly you then need an additional junction between a fly-lead to the filter and the fixed wiring.

As for the statement re:use extensions and have slow downs/problems, not true i am afraid. Extension wiring causes problems when poor quality cable and the bell wire is used.

Yep, the problems people have with DSL connections on extensions are due to poor quality cabling and connections. You're running over what could be anything up to several miles of cable from the exchange, so a few more feet in your house isn't going to make any significant difference - So long as it's wired properly.

I would still suggest using a fixed filter at the NTE even if you require the DSL utilization point to be elsewhere in the house, since that way you can keep voice and DSL connections separated. If you have 3-pair CW1308 running to the extension jack locations, you can just fit a dual outlet for voice and DSL there, using the B/W & O/W pairs from the filtered output for voice as usual, and the G/W pair from the unfiltered terminals to the DSL jack.