22 Dec 2020 | Home Phone Repair |
It’s not that difficult joining phone and data cables with “punch-down” connectors. I mean those found on the back of phone and ethernet sockets. Simply, all that’s needed are the right components and tools. However, use the wrong tools, and you risk...
27 Apr 2018 | Home Phone Repair |
BT dropwire telephone cable – we shouldn’t really be talking about it, as it runs from the master socket onto the BT (more correctly Openreach) network. Of course, no-one ever gets involved with that side of the network, do they…? This blog, therefore,...
22 Dec 2016 | Home Phone Repair |
I’m often asked about phone extension wiring, usually when folks don’t want move their master socket . Elsewhere I’ve blogged on how to connect phone extension wiring together. But not on the importance of choice of cable. You might have “Superfast...
14 Apr 2016 | Home Phone Repair |
As a local independent telephone engineer, based in the Middlesbrough and Stockton on Tees area in the UK, one of my key jobs, on behalf of my customers is dealing with the dreaded ISP Customer Service Department. I am called by home users who have a problem with...
13 Apr 2016 | Engineering |
First of all, I’ve got to make it very clear that moving a BT Infinity Master Socket (or any other BT master socket) isn’t really something you should do. (Well, not officially…). It’s the equivalent of moving your gas or electricity meter....
