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- Centralised ADSL Filter
- ADSL and telephone socket
- Simple to fit
- NTE5 Master Socket compatible.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
We are with O2 broadband and had been struggling with slow broadband speeds and were getting close to switching providers. We also have 2 phone numbers going into one BT line (via the BT Call Sign service) 1 for home, 1 for business, and calls on the business line were really crackly to the point of it being difficult to hear the caller. Not good for business - this is the main problem my wife was trying to fix when she found this product - ordered it yesterday (13/1/2011) and it arrived today so faultless service so far.
It was an absolute doddle to fit, less than 2 mins - unscrew 2 screws, remove old faceplate, attach new faceplate, screw in 2 screws. We bought the little tool thing they recommend (which also arrived today) but didn't need it.
How does it perform? Much, much better than we anticipated. Key points:
Broadband speeds went out of the roof! Before installing it I used an online broadband speed test and did 3 tests - reported speeds were 3.86Mbs, 3.86Mbs, 3.47Mbs, average = 3.73Mbs (we are on a UpTo 20Mb service). Installed the faceplate, reattached cables, re-did the speed tests: 12.63Mbs, 12.63Mbs, 12.66Mbs, average = 12.64Mbs. I'm no mathematician but that's not far off a 400% speed increase! I forgot to note down the upload speeds so can't comment if they had a smilar increase, sorry!
All crackling and interference has gone from the phone line.
Looks much neater having 2 sockets on the box rather than having an ADSL dongle attached.
Obviously everyone's results may vary as it depends on the condition of your current kit. We were using a reasonably new BT faceplate, with a new ADSL filter dongle. Even if your speed doesn't increase as much as ours did, or you don't have crackly lines to fix, I think it is worth buying to be able to get rid of the ADSL filter dongle and have both cables going directly into the box.
Very highly recommended.
It was an absolute doddle to fit, less than 2 mins - unscrew 2 screws, remove old faceplate, attach new faceplate, screw in 2 screws. We bought the little tool thing they recommend (which also arrived today) but didn't need it.
How does it perform? Much, much better than we anticipated. Key points:
Broadband speeds went out of the roof! Before installing it I used an online broadband speed test and did 3 tests - reported speeds were 3.86Mbs, 3.86Mbs, 3.47Mbs, average = 3.73Mbs (we are on a UpTo 20Mb service). Installed the faceplate, reattached cables, re-did the speed tests: 12.63Mbs, 12.63Mbs, 12.66Mbs, average = 12.64Mbs. I'm no mathematician but that's not far off a 400% speed increase! I forgot to note down the upload speeds so can't comment if they had a smilar increase, sorry!
All crackling and interference has gone from the phone line.
Looks much neater having 2 sockets on the box rather than having an ADSL dongle attached.
Obviously everyone's results may vary as it depends on the condition of your current kit. We were using a reasonably new BT faceplate, with a new ADSL filter dongle. Even if your speed doesn't increase as much as ours did, or you don't have crackly lines to fix, I think it is worth buying to be able to get rid of the ADSL filter dongle and have both cables going directly into the box.
Very highly recommended.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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An excellent piece of electronics that every telephone Master Socket should have! If you replace this faceplate at the Master Socket (commonly referred to as BT socket), it means you do not need [the dangling!] ADSL filter on every telephone extension socket -- meaning tidy wiring throughout the house, i.e., a single filtering is done at the Master Socket and extension sockets will be pure voice lines free of the ADSL data signals (just what used to be before the Internet was born).
Some useful tips: (1) if you're using a telephone extension, [if possible] avoid running pins 3 and 4 (modern telephone equipment don't need these -- only run pins 2 and 5 and you should note an improved data speed as compared to connecting pins 3 and 4; (2) if you are running an ADSL cable from a Master Socket (pins A and B on the faceplate) over a few metres such as to upstairs, avoid using flat telephone line (such as CW1311 type), instead use twisted pair telephone line (CW1308 type also used in alarm systems).
Together with the tips mentioned, I noticed a significant improvement of internet data speed with this faceplate. The ISP test speed at Master Socket (with all wiring disconnected and test run by ISP) was just under 6 Mbps but I could only get around 3.3 Mbps as my router was located upstairs. With the filtering and tidying up achieved with the Tamar faceplate + doing away with pins 3 and 4 on extension lines + using CW1308 type twisted pair for connection to my ADSL router located about 15m away, I now get the full test speed of around 6 Mbps. Very hard to apportion the contribution of this ADSL filter in speed improvement (without proper measurements) but well worth the money even on aesthetics alone (getting rid of the dangling ADSL filters), and in addition no doubt that doing the filtering job at a master socket has its pluses of keeping the ADSL signal clean and isolated thereby improving the data rate.
Some useful tips: (1) if you're using a telephone extension, [if possible] avoid running pins 3 and 4 (modern telephone equipment don't need these -- only run pins 2 and 5 and you should note an improved data speed as compared to connecting pins 3 and 4; (2) if you are running an ADSL cable from a Master Socket (pins A and B on the faceplate) over a few metres such as to upstairs, avoid using flat telephone line (such as CW1311 type), instead use twisted pair telephone line (CW1308 type also used in alarm systems).
Together with the tips mentioned, I noticed a significant improvement of internet data speed with this faceplate. The ISP test speed at Master Socket (with all wiring disconnected and test run by ISP) was just under 6 Mbps but I could only get around 3.3 Mbps as my router was located upstairs. With the filtering and tidying up achieved with the Tamar faceplate + doing away with pins 3 and 4 on extension lines + using CW1308 type twisted pair for connection to my ADSL router located about 15m away, I now get the full test speed of around 6 Mbps. Very hard to apportion the contribution of this ADSL filter in speed improvement (without proper measurements) but well worth the money even on aesthetics alone (getting rid of the dangling ADSL filters), and in addition no doubt that doing the filtering job at a master socket has its pluses of keeping the ADSL signal clean and isolated thereby improving the data rate.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I am close to the exchange and was already syncing at 7.6mb/s on an 'up to 8mb/s' service with good SNR and attenuation numbers. However, instead of the clunky splitter, plus some crackling on my voice line, I now have a tidier socket and no more crackling - all for a low price. Broadband performance is about the same. I find that broadband hardware also makes a difference: I swapped from a Netgear to a Vigor and my SNR went from 6 to 9 and attenuation dropped from 30 to 25, so if you are having speed problems it may be worth checking your hardware options. The bit you remove from the BT Openreach socket is the lower half - undo the screws and it unplugs as you pull it out. I have no extensions so that was all I needed to do before reversing the process to slot-in the Tamar. Please note that the Tamar fits over the entire Openreach base plate (full height, full width) and doubles its depth. If you have something in front of your existing Openreach socket you may need to bear this in mind.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Replacement faceplate
The faceplate was easy to fit and looks good. There was no loss of speed to the modem and the untidy telephone filter is no longer needed.
Published 1 month ago by dwrtrigs
Totally impressed!
Before buying this I assumed that the speed I was getting was as good as I could get. After reading the reviews I thought it was worth the small investment to try it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Janner
I DON'T BELIEVE IT......
This adsl faceplate is fantastic value for the money, i have seen adsl ext sockets costing more at £10...This plate fits perfectly & looks good with the champhered top. Read more
Published 3 months ago by HONEST JOHN
Nice and tidy, and nice clear quiet line test!!
Brought to try get more speed and a lower latency on my adsl line and speed increased by 300kbps and latency lowered by only 4ms but I picked up the phone and did a quiet line test... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Tech.McLaren.94
A great improvement
I was sceptical that this would make a big improvement to my broadband speeds, but thought that it was worth the punt for £10.
I have just installed it. Read more
I have just installed it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Steve
Good value
This was a good purchase. I am about 4-5 miles away from the telephone exchange so my up to
4MB o2 broadband does not stand a chance of reaching its maximum download... Read more
4MB o2 broadband does not stand a chance of reaching its maximum download... Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. Higgins
Absolute bargain & fantastic delivery service
I would recommend this product for anyone looking to do away with ADSL Filters, reduce noise on the line & to improve your broadband speed. Read more
Published 5 months ago by davewatford
Excellent
Excellent faceplate, more than doubled Internet speeds from 2Mbps to 4.6Mbps!
Just remember to buy the IDC tool if you don't have one.
Just remember to buy the IDC tool if you don't have one.
Published 5 months ago by mp123
be careful
I only have one socket in my appartment and this did NOT fit. Returned it only to be told that as i had opened the package it was not refundable!! haha.. Read more
Published 5 months ago by ck ashley
no more ADSL filters
Simplified my telephone and Sky box connections. 2 phone and 3 sky boxes no longer have ADSL filters
Did not see the improvement other reviews saw in bitrate, but very... Read more
Did not see the improvement other reviews saw in bitrate, but very... Read more
Published 5 months ago by iainl
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