Installation closeness to wall socket!?

Considering Broadband. However, noticed that BT say pc and BB modem should
be located within 3m of telephone wall socket...and somewhere else noted
that advises best not to use BB with telephone extension cables!
Damn, if that's correct I have a prob. I have a telephone extension between
wall socket downstairs and bedroom/office upstairs.
Can anyone provide advice?
Thanks,
Pete

Pete Stockdale wrote:
> Considering Broadband. However, noticed that BT say pc and BB modem
> should be located within 3m of telephone wall socket...and somewhere
> else noted that advises best not to use BB with telephone extension
> cables!
> Damn, if that's correct I have a prob. I have a telephone extension
> between wall socket downstairs and bedroom/office upstairs.
> Can anyone provide advice?
> Thanks,
> Pete

When I had ADSL my phone point was by the front door while my USB modem was
in the living room. I used a standard telephone extension lead from Comet, I
think. I distance along the walls and around a doorframe was about 15m but I
can't remember if the lead itself was 15m or 20m. I've disconnected it now.
Anyway, performance was absolutely fine. I thought the recommended limited
was actually 30m, not 3m.

Tiny Tim wrote:
> Pete Stockdale wrote:
>> Considering Broadband. However, noticed that BT say pc and BB modem
>> should be located within 3m of telephone wall socket...and somewhere
>> else noted that advises best not to use BB with telephone extension
>> cables!
>> Damn, if that's correct I have a prob. I have a telephone extension
>> between wall socket downstairs and bedroom/office upstairs.
>> Can anyone provide advice?
>> Thanks,
>> Pete
>
> When I had ADSL my phone point was by the front door while my USB
> modem was in the living room. I used a standard telephone extension
> lead from Comet, I think. I distance along the walls and around a
> doorframe was about 15m but I can't remember if the lead itself was
> 15m or 20m. I've disconnected it now. Anyway, performance was
> absolutely fine. I thought the recommended limited was actually 30m,
> not 3m.

p.s. I can't really see that after travelling perhaps 5km from the exchange
it's going to make much difference whether your extension is 3m, 5m, 10m, or
20m so long as the connections are well made. It's a bit like wondering
whether moving your Sky dish up by a few feet will improve the signal (tress
in line of sight not withstanding) :-)

"Tiny Tim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> p.s. I can't really see that after travelling perhaps 5km from the
exchange
> it's going to make much difference whether your extension is 3m, 5m, 10m,
or
> 20m so long as the connections are well made. It's a bit like wondering
> whether moving your Sky dish up by a few feet will improve the signal
(tress
> in line of sight not withstanding) :-)
>
>

Had one problem with a client's machine not synching properly with the
exchange, turned out it was his extension - it was a real cheap one with
aluminium cores. Replaced it with a slightly better quality one with copper
cores and all was fine.

> You can successfully use extensions, I use a B&Q 15 meter extension
> when I move my pc if the main room is too hot. But some people have
> less success than others.
>
> One thing you didn't say if it's a self install or BT. If BT then
> they can Move the master socket[should still be free, especially if
> you bribe the engineer with coffee/biscuits]

WRONG (well normally anyway) the engineer can fit a DSL extension to
any point within 30mtrs cable length (the length of the longest
extension kit available).

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Life is pain.....
Deal with it!!

> "Tiny Tim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:bfoars$h6ibh$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> p.s. I can't really see that after travelling perhaps 5km from the
>> exchange it's going to make much difference whether your extension
>> is 3m, 5m, 10m, or 20m so long as the connections are well made.
>> It's a bit like wondering whether moving your Sky dish up by a few
>> feet will improve the signal (tress in line of sight not
>> withstanding) :-)
>>
>>
>
> Had one problem with a client's machine not synching properly with
the
> exchange, turned out it was his extension - it was a real cheap one
> with aluminium cores. Replaced it with a slightly better quality one
> with copper cores and all was fine.

The voice of reason, at long last....

I've known extension pieces to effectively double the line loss on a
end users service.

The tip is use good quality & not basement bargain bucket....

--
B-)
Life is pain.....
Deal with it!!

Kraftee wrote:
>> "Tiny Tim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:bfoars$h6ibh$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> p.s. I can't really see that after travelling perhaps 5km from the
>>> exchange it's going to make much difference whether your extension
>>> is 3m, 5m, 10m, or 20m so long as the connections are well made.
>>> It's a bit like wondering whether moving your Sky dish up by a few
>>> feet will improve the signal (tress in line of sight not
>>> withstanding) :-)
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Had one problem with a client's machine not synching properly with
>> the exchange, turned out it was his extension - it was a real cheap
>> one with aluminium cores. Replaced it with a slightly better quality
>> one with copper cores and all was fine.
>
> The voice of reason, at long last....
>
> I've known extension pieces to effectively double the line loss on a
> end users service.
>
> The tip is use good quality & not basement bargain bucket....

Agreed. But therefore the issue is about quality more than distance, within
reason. So 20m of quality copper, terminated correctly, should not be a
problem. I can't even begin to imagine where you would get aluminium leads.
3m is not a necessary limit on the length of the extension.

"TEQ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Tiny Tim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:bfp3jk$gpl7q$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Kraftee wrote:
> > >> "Tiny Tim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > >> news:bfoars$h6ibh$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >>> p.s. I can't really see that after travelling perhaps 5km from the
> > >>> exchange it's going to make much difference whether your extension
> > >>> is 3m, 5m, 10m, or 20m so long as the connections are well made.
> > >>> It's a bit like wondering whether moving your Sky dish up by a few
> > >>> feet will improve the signal (tress in line of sight not
> > >>> withstanding) :-)
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >> Had one problem with a client's machine not synching properly with
> > >> the exchange, turned out it was his extension - it was a real cheap
> > >> one with aluminium cores. Replaced it with a slightly better quality
> > >> one with copper cores and all was fine.
> > >
> > > The voice of reason, at long last....
> > >
> > > I've known extension pieces to effectively double the line loss on a
> > > end users service.
> > >
> > > The tip is use good quality & not basement bargain bucket....
> >
> > Agreed. But therefore the issue is about quality more than distance,
> within
> > reason. So 20m of quality copper, terminated correctly, should not be a
> > problem. I can't even begin to imagine where you would get aluminium
> leads.
> > 3m is not a necessary limit on the length of the extension.
> >
>
> I believe the client purchased it from G&Ts.
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Thanks for the advice. BB order being prepared :-)