1 Apr 2020 | Home Phone Repair |
What is it? It connects your house to the telephone pole, via the outside of a building. I recall seeing it first in 1969. It’s quite rare these days, and there’s not much information on-line. “Time for an “Old Grey BT Drop Wire – Some...
1 Apr 2020 | Home Phone Repair |
I am an independent telephone/broadband engineer. I’ve recently carried out work at a couple of houses to address Netflix buffering. Was it fixed? Yes. There is a simple solution which may just lead to a “buffer-free” life. However, I thought I’d put the...
9 Apr 2019 | Home Phone Repair |
In recent blogs, I’ve addressed frequently asked questions relating to home phone lines. Here’s the next one – the “cut internal phone line” I’ve included the cable on the outside of your property, too. This tends to induce more of a panic...
5 Apr 2019 | Home Phone Repair |
Another frequently-searched phrase according to Google is “how to fix cut underground phone line” It Happens Frequently – Don’t Worry. Only last night I was contacted by a home-owner. His builders had unexpectedly met a cable when doing some groundwork. The...
1 Apr 2019 | Home Phone Repair |
Once again, a quick look at Google reveals that lots of people ask questions around the subject of “BT master socket wiring orange white” (Really? OK Google, we’ll believe you). It looks to us that the whole area of phone socket wiring and cables confuses folks....
6 Mar 2019 | Home Phone Repair |
Apparently, The Mighty Google says lots of people search for “local phone and broadband engineer near me”. Yes, I’m one of those engineers, based in the TS16 area of Stockton on Tees. I serve business and residential customers in the North East and...
