Re: [OT] Sky Broadband

["Chris Miles" <chrismiles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You need remove any possible noise sources from within your premises.

Always use the master socket.

If you have any hard wired extensions then you want to filter these as even
unused telephone wiring can pick up
interferance in your home, especially as their is a electric current flying
through them causing a ring loop to act
as an antenna.

If you have hardwired extensions then get a NTE5 faceplate filter (
www.clarity.it have them), however you need to have
a NTE5 linebox in order to do this (the site tells you about it).

Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: Maccy
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 7:41 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Sky Broadband



On Thu, 1 Feb 2007, keyvan2r wrote:
> Just got my Sky Broadband going using a branded Netgear router pre-
> configured by Sky. It's interesting that they (Sky) do not allow you
to
> use your own equipment nor do they supply admin access to the router
so
> settings can be changed.

I find it very unsurprising :) BTW www.skyuser.co.uk is a great source of
info.

> I wanted to see what speed I am getting as I opted for the 16Mb
> unlimited option. According to the upnp pop up it's at 7.2mb (no
> indication of upload/download speed) - may be I am too far from my
> local exchange to get the higher speeds :-(
> Any thoughts how I might improve on this??

Move closer to the exchange? Seriously though, I've heard that fitting one
of those pre-filtered faceplates can help.

Mark




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