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...
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....
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...
20 Mar 2019 | Engineering |
Frequently, in our work as phone system engineers, we’re called out to try and sort out a fault on a business system by a desperate customer. An Awkward Conversation Us:- “So, don’t you have a maintenance contract for this system” Them:- “Well, we used...
