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![]() Goodbye to AOL dial-up and hello to Pipex ADSL! I'm finally upgarding to ADSL and need some advice on the hardware i shall require. With my dial-up, i have a longish telephone extension cable running from the main BT socket box (downstairs) to my room (upstairs). This extension cable is 10m in length - just a cheap extension cable. I'm planning on an internal ADSL PCI modem - the MRI IDSL01. Can i simply plug the modem into the existing extension cable? (RJ11 plug into the modem and RJ45 plug into the extension) Does the ADSL modem require an extension cable that is maybe superior in quality to my existing cheap extension cable? (I'm thinking about line noise and cable quality) I shall put a microfilter in the main BT socket box (downstairs) and so would need an adaptor (RJ45 socket to RJ11 plug i think) to connect the extension cable to the ADSL port on the microfilter. Will the cheap extension with an adaptor on each end be likely to give me problems?? Should i be looking at a superior quality extension lead - one that's designed for ADSL usage? Any help much appreciated. Martin. (Counting down to activation day 11/12/03!) :-) |
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![]() On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 12:35:53 -0000, "Martin" wrote: Goodbye to AOL dial-up and hello to Pipex ADSL! I'm finally upgarding to ADSL and need some advice on the hardware i shall require. With my dial-up, i have a longish telephone extension cable running from the main BT socket box (downstairs) to my room (upstairs). This extension cable is 10m in length - just a cheap extension cable. I'm planning on an internal ADSL PCI modem - the MRI IDSL01. Can i simply plug the modem into the existing extension cable? (RJ11 plug into the modem and RJ45 plug into the extension) Does the ADSL modem require an extension cable that is maybe superior in quality to my existing cheap extension cable? (I'm thinking about line noise and cable quality) I shall put a microfilter in the main BT socket box (downstairs) and so would need an adaptor (RJ45 socket to RJ11 plug i think) to connect the extension cable to the ADSL port on the microfilter. Will the cheap extension with an adaptor on each end be likely to give me problems?? Should i be looking at a superior quality extension lead - one that's designed for ADSL usage? Any help much appreciated. Martin. (Counting down to activation day 11/12/03!) :-) I converted from ntl dial up to Pipex 1Mb last month and it is just brilliant. I went to a local PC shop and bought a purpose made ADSL cable made by Belkin. Guy in the shop said my old phone extension cable may work but the ADSL cable would give better results. It was £12 for a 15 meter cable that is slightly less thick than a CAT 5 network cable. It is a coiled, woven steel-looking cable encased in a clear plastic sheath and looks the business. Well worth the dosh. Here is a picture of it http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=&Section_Id=1 77&pcount=&Product_Id=71505&Section.Section_Path=% 2FCables%2FModem%2Fct_Id Filthy Rich Music House |
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![]() "Filthy Rich" wrote in message ... On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 12:35:53 -0000, "Martin" wrote: Goodbye to AOL dial-up and hello to Pipex ADSL! I'm finally upgarding to ADSL and need some advice on the hardware i shall require. With my dial-up, i have a longish telephone extension cable running from the main BT socket box (downstairs) to my room (upstairs). This extension cable is 10m in length - just a cheap extension cable. I'm planning on an internal ADSL PCI modem - the MRI IDSL01. Can i simply plug the modem into the existing extension cable? (RJ11 plug into the modem and RJ45 plug into the extension) Does the ADSL modem require an extension cable that is maybe superior in quality to my existing cheap extension cable? (I'm thinking about line noise and cable quality) I shall put a microfilter in the main BT socket box (downstairs) and so would need an adaptor (RJ45 socket to RJ11 plug i think) to connect the extension cable to the ADSL port on the microfilter. Will the cheap extension with an adaptor on each end be likely to give me problems?? Should i be looking at a superior quality extension lead - one that's designed for ADSL usage? Any help much appreciated. Martin. (Counting down to activation day 11/12/03!) :-) I converted from ntl dial up to Pipex 1Mb last month and it is just brilliant. I went to a local PC shop and bought a purpose made ADSL cable made by Belkin. Guy in the shop said my old phone extension cable may work but the ADSL cable would give better results. It was £12 for a 15 meter cable that is slightly less thick than a CAT 5 network cable. It is a coiled, woven steel-looking cable encased in a clear plastic sheath and looks the business. Well worth the dosh. Here is a picture of it http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProdu...=&Section_Id=1 77&pcount=&Product_Id=71505&Section.Section_Path=% 2FCables%2FModem%2Fct_Id Filthy Rich Music House Thanks for the reply. I've just been into town and had a look in Dixon's - they're selling Belkin High Speed Internet cables. A 9.2m cable for £12.99. Gold plated contacts and a superior construction than standard telephone extension cables. Sounds like a good investment. Martin. |
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![]() It was on Sat, 06 Dec 2003 13:51:43 +0000, just as I was halfway through a large jam doughnut, that Zapp Brannigan wrote: Martin wrote: Goodbye to AOL dial-up and hello to Pipex ADSL! Nice to see you have made the step to the grown up internet.... Now all he has to do, is get AOHell out of his machine.... -- Linux User #: 305646. SuSE Linux Pro 9.0 |
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![]() In message , Martin writes I converted from ntl dial up to Pipex 1Mb last month and it is just brilliant. I went to a local PC shop and bought a purpose made ADSL cable made by Belkin. Guy in the shop said my old phone extension cable may work but the ADSL cable would give better results. It was £12 for a 15 meter cable that is slightly less thick than a CAT 5 network cable. It is a coiled, woven steel-looking cable encased in a clear plastic sheath and looks the business. Well worth the dosh. Here is a picture of it http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProdu...=&Section_Id=1 77&pcount=&Product_Id=71505&Section.Section_Path= %2FCables%2FModem%2Fct_Id Filthy Rich You'd have to be to buy Belkin. Music House Thanks for the reply. I've just been into town and had a look in Dixon's - they're selling Belkin High Speed Internet cables. A 9.2m cable for £12.99. Gold plated contacts and a superior construction than standard telephone extension cables. Sounds like a good investment. Remember the saying, There's a good deal every time with a product bought from Dixons. For Dixons Martin. Why don't you try it with the lead you already have before you go out buying expensive fool's gold products. -- Clint |
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![]() Why don't you try it with the lead you already have before you go out buying expensive fool's gold products. ...After all, the other 2 miles of line (or whatever) before it got to your premises is probably plain copper / soldered joints. Perhaps a few microns of gold on a pair of contacts will magically sort out all the other nuances of the network before it gets to you :-p -- Please add "[newsgroup]" in the subject of any personal replies via email * old email address "btiruseless" abandoned due to worm-generated spam * --- My new email address has "ngspamtrap" & @btinternet.com in it ;-) --- |
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![]() "Colin Wilson" wrote in message t... Why don't you try it with the lead you already have before you go out buying expensive fool's gold products. ..After all, the other 2 miles of line (or whatever) before it got to your premises is probably plain copper / soldered joints. Perhaps a few microns of gold on a pair of contacts will magically sort out all the other nuances of the network before it gets to you :-p -- So maybe the high-speed cable is overkill..... I'll try my existing extension and perhaps save myself a few quid then. Thanks for all your comments. Martin. |
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![]() In message , Martin writes I went to a local PC shop and bought a purpose made ADSL cable made by Belkin. Guy in the shop said my old phone extension cable may work but the ADSL cable would give better results. It was £12 for a 15 meter cable that is slightly less thick than a CAT 5 network cable. It is a coiled, woven steel-looking cable encased in a clear plastic sheath and looks the business. Well worth the dosh. [] Thanks for the reply. I've just been into town and had a look in Dixon's - they're selling Belkin High Speed Internet cables. A 9.2m cable for £12.99. Gold plated contacts and a superior construction than standard telephone extension cables. Sounds like a good investment. When I moved my kit to a different room I picked up a DIY telephone extension kit from Hypervalue for under a fiver. It made no difference to my connection speed, which is excellent. If you put a gold tip on a 10 foot copper rod it's still essentially a copper rod. Spend the money on something more worthwhile, like a good quality filter. -- Steve Thomas |
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![]() On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 11:44 GMT, Roderick Stewart wrote: I have a filter unit I bought in Maplins plugged Being nosey, how much did Maplin rip^Wcharge you for that ? Also, is "abuse.plus.com" your account ? Peter M. |
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![]() On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 11:44:47 GMT, Roderick Stewart wrote: You will probably find that many of the places that sell expensive "high speed broadband cables" with gold plated contacts all wrapped up in fancy packaging also sell hi-fi equipment. That ought to be a clue. The hi-fi industry is notorious for selling overpriced gimmicks to ignoramuses who then claim to be able to hear a difference rather than admit they've been conned. They actually sell SPDIF digital audio cables with gold plated connectors and "oxygen free cable", claiming it makes a difference - to a digital signal! -- Niall |
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