Anyone know anything about phone lines?

[skeletor]

Anyone know anything about phone lines?

I have removed the 1,3,4 and 6 wires from all the wall sockets. Which has helped slightly increase my sync rate.



When the phone line enters the house it goes in to this thing. ^^

Then it goes on to the master socket which has the ring capacitor.

I am sure this isn't helping anything, considering it looks like shit and is extremely old, as old as the house infact. I take it I can't remove it because of BT ruling etc.

[vambo]

whats the black butal cable coming in or out doing at the top? is that the main bt line?
if so wtf?

[PowerDrive]

Christ!!!! thats an old connection block, using only connections 2 and 5 will be fine.... a new socket with fresh copper init might also help...lol

I take it I can't remove it because of BT ruling etc.

What this is your Master socket???


Connection Chart
1 N/A
No connection

2 Blue with White Bands
Speech and Ringing

3 Orange with White Bands
Ringing

4 White with Orange Bands
Not used but usually connected for neatness

5 White with Blue Bands
Speech and Ringing

6 N/A
No connection

[skeletor]

Yeah, the black thing is the BT phone line, A and B, which are supposed to link up to 2 and 5.

I am not sure on BTs rules regarding this as all the sites I have looked at don't talk about lines this old

All the hardwired extensions only have 2 and 5 on. Although there is one extension which isn't hardwired, so I don't know if I can pull that apart and take out all the wires except 2 and 5.

[Natch]

i no absolutly fuck all about telecoms but looks to be very very old infact i think henry the 8th instaled it to be fair.

[skeletor]

ha.