I Have No Master Socket – Help! An Engineer’s Advice

I Have No Master Socket – Help! An Engineer’s Advice

Keep Calm and Keep Browsing No master socket? – No problem! There's nothing mysterious about them - they are just a socket! I recently removed a G.P.O junction box dating from the 1930s.  Surprisingly, it was carrying high-speed, fibre-to-the-cabinet broadband. It...

Can I Move My Router? FAQs Answered By An Engineer. Simply!

Can I Move My Router? FAQs Answered By An Engineer. Simply!

Can I Move My Router? Yes, probably. Telecom Green Ltd, independent phone and data engineers, have been relocating broadband routers and services for a number of years. This usually involves moving your service provider’s the incoming cable that arrives via a master...

A Checkatrade-Approved Phone Engineer in The North East!

A Checkatrade-Approved Phone Engineer in The North East!

We were the first Checkatrade-approved phone engineer team in The North East! In February 2023, we achieved two significant “firsts” as telephone engineering company, residential and business. (Don't switch off yet – they are important to you as a potential customer.)...

“Phone dead, Internet Working”. (What’s going on?)

“Phone dead, Internet Working”. (What’s going on?)

Phone dead, internet working. Impossible?  Well no, actually. As an engineer, I was utterly baffled the first time that I encountered this problem . The customer must be wrong.  A short conversation. "Are you sure that you're not using next door's wifi?" "Nope" (I...

What Type of Telephone Cable? An Engineer’s Advice.

What Type of Telephone Cable? An Engineer’s Advice.

"Cable is cable" isn't it? What type of telephone cable? Will anything do? Not really. Particularly for running cables externally. As a telephone engineer, I encounter many cases where internal cable has been used externally. See the picture above. It never ends...

Installing Cat 6a Cable – An Engineer Shares Some Advice

Installing Cat 6a Cable – An Engineer Shares Some Advice

I've recently worked on installing cat 6a cable, but was reminded how it differs from cat 5e. Some folks may rush into installing cat 6a cable, thinking “cable is just cable”. However, even after some experience installing it, I find it a challenge. It has to be done...