12 Oct 2020 | Home Phone Repair |
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...
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...
22 Mar 2019 | Engineering |
We’ve been asked to provide an Avaya IP Office Telephone Engineer recently. We love sorting out problems with “orphan” systems. Usually, these lack a maintenance contract or even a casual relationship with an engineer. We’ve blogged about this, including...
6 Mar 2019 | Engineering |
I’m a telephone and cabling engineer working in the North East of England. I spend some of my time cabling challenging places such as pubs and houses with data cabling. I’m often asked by private customers about wiring a house for ethernet (Cat 5e/Cat 6)....
12 Apr 2018 | Home Phone Repair |
Moving your master socket seems to be a very hot topic for our blog readers. It’s actually a kind of “yes, but no” topic, rather than a straight answer. My simple opinion as a local telephone engineer is:- “Yes you can (unofficially)”...
