Comments on: BT squeezes more speed out of copper

By: Jim Bob

Jim Bob — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:25:57 +0000

BTW, just before you jump up and down beware that if you have a socket wit BT openreach logo this i-plate is not for you. Also if you have a Service Specific Front Plate installed that separates the broadband and telephone signals then its going to make no difference. I have also heard that some lines are now installed with no “ringer” wire. If this is the case then you don’t havethe bell wire to grab on to interference and therefore you don’t need the i-plate.

By: Jim Bob

Jim Bob — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:05:23 +0000

i-plate been around many many years. It does remove a particular noise on the line but am sceptical about the top line figure of throughputs upto 20 MB. I live in a new build next to the DSLAM got about 1.5 MB improvement (not really noticeable for normal activity), but do note that i don’t know teh route the copper takes so the link may be longer than 500m. Obviously still suffer the same contention ration.

By: Lucy Kelvin

Lucy Kelvin — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:58:23 +0000

The question is, why is anyone anywhere having to pay for this item? Most of us are paying already for bandwidth we don’t get. In my case a half meg connection, 400K in reality, where others on the same tariff receive 2MB or more. Why should we therefore pay yet more just to obtain something nearer to what was supposed to be provided in the first place?

By: Julian Vicari

Julian Vicari — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:40:41 +0000

sorry I meant 3,4 or 6 wires.

By: Julian Vicari

Julian Vicari — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:38:45 +0000

This is the same IPlate that was selling for £10 plus not so long ago. All it does is isolate the bell wire. I did this over 2 years ago myself for cost of nothing. You just disconnect wire 3 and 5 from each socket after seeing it on http://www.dslzoneuk.net/. BT are trying to make out its something they have produced that will benefit its users yet its been around for years.