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 | Engineering, Home Phone Repair |
Adding telephone extension wiring from your Master Socket is easy, isn’t it? Well, yes and no. As a telephone engineer with a background in business telephone systems, I’ve always wondered why my colleagues have avoided working on home installations. Over...
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...
