Hi,
BT are converting my ISDN to ADSL on the 17th of December (I thought I would
never be saying that) and I've got a couple of issues to clear up first.
Firstly, the main phone socket is downstairs and the ISDN box is upstairs by
the computer. When BT do the conversion and assuming that my line is good
enough for ADSL etc will there still be a box in the bedroom which I plug my
modem into or will I need to run a cable downstairs to the main socket? And
secondly, if I do need to run a cable downstairs what type of cable do I
need exactly?
Cheers,
Gareth

On Fri, 5 Dec 2003 17:44:16 -0000, "Reboot" <theboyjones(cutthisout)@yahoo.com> wrote:

I did this and the mess took nearly a year to clear up.

ISDN is classed as a business service. When the line was converted
to analogue, so ADSL could be added, it was put on a business tariff,
not a residential one. Which is much more expensive.

So I should contact your proposed ISP in writing and stress that you
want the converted line to be on a residential tariff (assuming you
do of course).


--
Jim Hatfield

Reboot wrote:
Are you changing from a BT Highway or a 'vanilla' ISDN???

If it is a straight ISDN then you will lose the ISDN box & get a NTE5A
in it's place, the socket downstairs has nothing to do with it.

If it's a Highway, then it may...

It's HH.

Reboot wrote:
The engineer will fit a new face plate to your NTE5 (main phone socket) &
remove the NTE9 (Big ISDN box with 2 PSTN sockets & 2 ISDN sockets)...
Assuming your NTE5 is downstairs & the NTE9 is upstairs, you're going to
need an extension run to the PC for your ADSL filter to plug into, 'cos the
man in blue uniform is going to run off with your NTE9.

HTH.

Andy@work

Andy Stevenson wrote:
_IF_ you smile sweetly at him he may leave enough of the cable
connecting your NTE5 to the 9 so that _you_ can easily use it for an
extension, which you will need...

Thanks everyone, so all I need is a cable with an RJ11 on each end?

Reboot wrote:
Why???? Your modem should have one already...

"Reboot" <theboyjones(cutthisout)@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1070715474.86323.0@iris.uk.clara.net...
No, the BT engineer will remove the HH box in your bedroom that is next to your computer,
and will not replace it with anything. But hopefully, as mentioned in an earlier reply,
he will leave behind the existing internal cable that runs between your main BT box (NTE5)
and your bedroom.

This cable will need a Secondary Line Jack box connecting at the end of the cable that is
in your bedroom. Downstairs at the other end of the cable, it will need connecting
correctly inside the main BT box. (NTE5)

You have now provided a DIY extension telephone socket in your bedroom in which you can
plug in an ADSL filter. Into this filter you now plug your RJ11 modem cable - which will
normally be supplied with your modem. You can also plug an extension telephone if you
wish into the same ADSL filter.

Steve B.


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ste-bar wrote:

Not always the case. For me he replaced it with another master socket.


B

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Thanks again everyone, I'll make sure there are plenty of tea and biscuits
for the engineer when he calls.

In message <1070779269.31934.0@iris.uk.clara.net>, Reboot
<theboyjones@yahoo.com> writes
Your ISP may make funny noises about ADSL on an extension socket,
stating that it can cause problems - degradation in performance, etc.
Freeserve certainly did this to me when I had a line problem when
connecting to ADSL. However, I have come across few people who have had
any such problems. I have four extensions and I get no degradation in
speed / performance from any socket that I use. Your ISP only has
responsibility for providing ADSL to your master socket so statements
such as that which Freeserve made to me - "ADSL will only work on the
master socket" - are aimed at reducing customer support workload rather
than based in reality.

--
Tim Westcott

Cheers for that Tim.