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On Wed, 7 Sep 2011, Martin Gautier wrote:
2Mb on frayed string here in the sticks :(
Make sure you get the absolute best out of it, if you've not alreadye.g. Good filtered faceplate and make sure any internal witing is using pins 2 & 5 only off the faceplate. Get the router connected directly into the faceplate then run cat 5. etc. I'd even go as far as to re-locate the BT master socket to as close as practical to the BT dropwire coming in - which is a slight bit of naughtyness, but if it's done neatly BT won't notice...
BT recently laid fibre between Kingsbridge and Salcombe but bypassed my cabinet by mere feet! b***ds
Well - it's not like that, but rest assured none of your neighbours can get it either :)
There are alternative solutions - you could get bonded lines from various ISPs, or even EFM - Ethernet First Mile - which uses bonded copper underneath - although if you're currently only getting 2Mb, then a 4-pair bonded is going to yielf 8Mb, but it is symetrical. (but it will cost you in the region of £340 a month!) Quality and cheapness do not go hand in hand.. (EFM's are effectively leased lines with no contention and no data caps either)
Gordon
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