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In message <087d899159.ChrisCraig@btinternet.com>
Chris Craig <chris@chriscraig.co.uk> wrote:

In message <598c28ce0fdave@triffid.co.uk>
Dave <dave@triffid.co.uk> wrote:

Thanks folks for the general notes, and thanks Theo for the links, most
useful.

Dave

Is the connection between the ONT an ethernet one, Can I use "wall plugs" like Netgear?

My old phone has a switch labelled MODE: P-E,T-E & T-TB( T-E in use) -
what's that all about.

My current Speed is 45.4 down & 15.8 up what does that say about my connection

Chris

Frustratingly when I try to post here from my BT address I get the "error:Failed news posting <NewsHound$NewsDir>.badmarker.8b46799059"

This has been a persistant error for several years. The only solution is
to use a none bt SMTP
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In article <59919a8460dave@triffid.co.uk>,
Dave <dave@triffid.co.uk> wrote:

In article <5991935d44News03@avisoft.f9.co.uk>,
Martin <News03@avisoft.f9.co.uk> wrote:

Is the connection between the ONT an ethernet one, Can I use
"wall plugs" like Netgear?

You will have to be more specific. But I suspect a wired
connection would be better and more reliable. Sime devices are
'wifi extenders' which tend to halve the speed. Some transmit
ethernet over the mains, which may work. Whatever your internet
speed is, and likk needs to be more than that, and duplex (ie
work both ways simultaneously).

My old phone has a switch labelled MODE: P-E,T-E & T-TB( T-E in
use) - what's that all about.

No idea.

My current Speed is 45.4 down & 15.8 up what does that say
about my connection

It is probably a FTTC VDSL connection - possibly a 80mbis/s down
and 20MB/s down link, but limited by the quality (length) of the
copper line from the cabinet, and your modem.

I think Tim Hill noted something about this recently...

<Quote> "My internet router ended up in the kitchen where my cable
enters and it's connected to a homeplug; the gigabit switch in my
study is connected to another." </Quote>

Yes, that is common on the LAN side of your network.
But I thought we were talking about the WAN side connection between
the ONT (modem) and the router? This is possibly more critical ... but
modern homeplugs etc may be up to the job.

Note that the term router is often used for a combined modem & router
for ADSL/VDSL, but not for FTTP as the modem is generally the fibre
provider.
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On 26 Nov, Chris Craig <chris@chriscraig.co.uk> wrote:

My old phone has a switch labelled MODE: P-E,T-E & T-TB( T-E in use) -
what's that all about.

A quick search came up with this -

There are 3 dial mode settings. Tone/Timed break (TB), Tone/Earth (TE) and Pulse/Earth (P).

Pulse is the old fashioned way of sending a pulse down the line to emulate
a dial when using a push-button phone and I very much doubt any UK
telephone exchanges still use it, BICBW.
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