10 Feb 2015 | Engineering |
In an earlier blog (that people seemed to like!), I explained in no uncertain terms that moving your BT Master socket was potentially A Bad Idea. But That’s Not The Full Story… There is a way of translating exactly what your BT Master Socket does to...
25 Nov 2014 | Home Phone Repair |
I had elderly parents, both with some degree of dementia. They lived over a hundred miles from me. Keeping in touch was important. So, hopefully I can bring a telephone engineer’s perspective on the whole topic of Telephones For The Elderly. Here are some things...
19 Nov 2014 | Home Phone Repair |
I recently installed a garden office phone line, and thought I’d share some observations and findings. I’m a telephone engineer , and used to getting cables both into and out of unusual places! The customer was coping by dangling her cordless base station...
18 Aug 2014 | Engineering |
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...
28 Mar 2013 | Engineering |
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...
