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Is it possible something shorted/broke in the socket I am using that may explain why it's not working??
Anything's possible.
Is it a known good phone? Can you try another one?
by jove...it's suddenly started working. Phone suddenly connected, i've put the faceplate on and plugged the router in and the wifi seems to be working!
Thanks for the help Cougar!
btw no big increase in speeds....still seems to be between 1-2 mb/s but at least now I have bypassed all the shonky wiring and can strip out all the unnecessary wire before our extension starts!
How odd. Must be a loose connection somewhere. Glad you got it working.
Must be a loose connection somewhere
yes, must be something loos in the box somehwere. Anyhow...thanks again for the advice, even if it wan't always heeded 🙂
If you are not going to use those extension wires disconnect them. Bell wire interference can reduce speeds. It shouldn't but it does.
Also, cougar the filter protects the DSL side from interference from voice equipment. You can test this by have just a router on a circuit and then plugging in a phone or fax machine without a filter. Watch your speed tumble/disconnect. The phone/fax will still work fine.
If you are not going to use those extension wires disconnect them.
That's why we're here.
cougar the filter protects the DSL side from interference from voice equipment.
It's both I believe. Not quite sure where I'd got the notion from that it was voice only.