What is an iplate?

[nitwit]

My speed is mostly 6.7.
Can this be improved if an Iplate is fitted.
I am a long retired PO engineer. :o
A description of an Iplate would be appreciated.

The house input socket has a removable front to enable the isolation of internal wiring and a direct line connection.
If an iplate would improve things how can I get one ?
Thanks

Regards nitwit

[cookiemonster86]

My speed is mostly 6.7.
Can this be improved if an Iplate is fitted.
I am a long retired PO engineer. :o
A description of an Iplate would be appreciated.

The house input socket has a removable front to enable the isolation of internal wiring and a direct line connection.
If an iplate would improve things how can I get one ?
Thanks

Regards nitwit

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2008/09/10/iplate-boosts-broadband-connections-by-60/

[Greytide]

The iplate was developed to reduce the interference on the line from the internal wiring. In some cases it has a marked benefit but in others, it does not and may even cause a reduction in speeds according to some info on the web.
It essentially does a similar thing to removal of the ringwire. Telephones used to need more that 2 wires to function. The additional wire was used to cause the phone to ring. It can be removed in most cases as modern phones do not need it & it picks up 'noise' which can cause disconnections.
Essentially, you only need wires in termonals 2 & 5. All others are redundant. (this assumes that it has been connected up correctly). There are many articles on the web if you search for 'ringwire'. This site does nopt allow posting of links as there have been issues with some people making a mess of 'doing it themselves'
:)

[stoatgobbler]

Adding some clamp-on rf chokes to the wiring helps a bit too...

[Donny]

BT are now marketing the I Plate as an accelarator.

i.e Take up our broadband offer and we wil supply free Hub and an Accelarator. Then shows the picture of an Iplate.



Donny :)

[blackeagle]

Hi nitwit. As you are a long retired PO engineer, I'm guessing you will recognise the terms 'A' leg and 'B' leg. You will also no doubt be aware that the ring wire is now pretty much redundant, as has been pointed out earlier, and that the ring signal is now generated by a cap in the filter.

If you are happy that your extensions are wired correctly, then perhaps a better option for you rather than an I-Plate, would be a filtered frontplate. These have the benefit of filtering the DSL at the NTE5 and passing a clean voice signal to any extensions, negating the need for filters at each telephone point. My own personal recommendation for one of these would be here (http://www.adslnation.com/phpapps/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=105). Well worth £11 in my opinion.

[OCE_Andrew]

Hi nitwit,

Do you still want an iPlate or have you decided to go down a different route?

Andrew

[nitwit]

Hi OCE_Andrew and others

A thousand apologies for missing your responses to my OP.

No excuses, just that I lose my way around this TT forum
Sometimes.

:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o

Regards nitwit