What Does a Telephone Engineer Cost? And Why? A Fair Price?
So,what does a telephone engineer cost? What's an expected price for home phone and cabling repair? Typically, Openreach (the organisation that covers what BT used to do), will charge upwards of £130.00 for a visit and an hour's work, then £60.00 subsequently. Plus...
Can I Move My BT Master Socket? A Telephone Engineer Gives His Advice…
As a telephone engineer, I'm asked regularly "can I move my BT master socket?". The official, short, simple answer is “no”. Sorry. But.. (Incidentally, if you think you've landed on the wrong page, click anywhere on this line to go to our "blog of blogs" which lists...
Slow Broadband Speed Causes. An Engineer Gives Advice
I'm a local, independent telephone and broadband engineer, based in the Stockton on Tees and Middlesbrough area. So, my slow broadband speed causes come from working on "the front line", rather than from theory. And I'm looking at wired broadband here, not wireless....
Sky Phone Line Not Working – Some Basic Practical Advice From an Engineer.
As an independent telephone engineer, based in Stockton on Tees, I'm often called by local customers who report their Sky phone line not working. So, if you've gone through Sky's very helpful pages on the fault-tracing process, and still have problems which are...
Siemens ISDX Realitis Removal and Recycling – Some Guidelines
Since 1999, we've been heavily involved with Siemens ISDX Realitis Removal and Recycling. We're often asked the same questions, so thought we'd share some of the answers. Systems have been taken out large and small from every conceivable physical location and for many...
Recycling Nortel Meridian PABX – CS1000, Option 11, 61 and 81
So, if you have a redundant Nortel Meridian Option 11, 61, 81 or CS1000, then here are some points you may find useful.We have been deinstalling, removing and recycling Nortel Meridian PABX throughout the UK since 1999. Buy and Sell? Sadly, the market for these...
How to Recycle Old Land Line Phones – FAQ
We get asked a lot, “How can I recycle old land line phones” ? (Now, if you're a business reading this, please note that this blog post relates to home users. If you have bulk phones for disposal, please get in touch. They may actually be worth something. But don't...
How To Sell Your Old Phone System. Traders, eBay, etc.
In an earlier blog , I explained what would be required in order to sell your old phone system. Too often, we are offered equipment, but can't respond because we have incomplete information. And, to recap, the market for used systems is poor. Please don't be...
How To Sell Your Old Phone System. Basic Advice From A Trade Buyer
Having traded in used telephone systems since 1999, we're familiar what helps sell your old phone system. I'll do this in two blogs, the first being about fundamentals and market conditions, the second part about who might buy, and how to find them First of all, the...
Your Master Socket and How To Avoid A Large Bill
As a telephone engineer, I've met a few customers that have ended up with a big bill all because of their master socket, and the use of it. (No, it won't automatically dial the speaking clock in Singapore and listen to it all night. It's a bit less sinister than...
A Telephone and Broadband Engineer Reveals The Secret Life of Your Broadband.
I'm a telephone and broadband engineer based in Eaglescliffe, Stockton on Tees, and deal with, amongst other things home phone extension faults, and broadband problems. Even after many years in the telecomms business, I'm still utterly amazed that broadband works at...
Solving The Mysteries of Telephone Wiring. By an Independent Telephone Engineer
Having carried out complex telephone work for some of the UK's major PLCs, I thought that sorting out domestic telephone wiring would be easy. Not so. So,Telecom Green Ltd have been heavily involved in large phone system removal and recycling since 1999, and now offer...
