Broadband all phone sockets

[Ernie]

Basically, I got BT broadband years ago now, and it is the fixed box to the wall jobby. So broadband is limited to where I can put the socket. I don't want wireless, tried it and basically not very good at all around the house, tried wallplugs, worse than dial up tbh.

I'd like broadband coming out of all phone sockets around the house, Is this possible, would it mean changing ISP and assuming full/new install (I'm currently with UKonline, who I'm happy with)

Any advice?

thanks

 

[sidethink]

, tried wallplugs, worse than dial up tbh.

Is this a reference to Powerline networking? If you got 'worse than dialup' speeds then the wiring in your house must be very very suspect.

It has worked like a charm for the 8 or 9 places I have used it, including my last two homes.

To answer your overall question, I think you are after a network socket in every room - this is generally done with Cat5 networking cable and boxes and is a retrofit over the existing household - its not directly related to the telephone line that carries your ADSL.

You would then plug a router into your broadband master socket (attach a switch if required) then connect the remote Cat5 sockets to the router (or the switch).

That will push a shared broadband connection to multiple rooms simultaneously.

 

[misterPK]

Hmm, there's an interesting question (if i've understood what your asking properly). Can you dial up more than one connection on a broadband line?

I'm guessing no, but then I'm not an expert.

PK!

 

[tolien]

Can you dial up more than one connection on a broadband line?

There's no dialing, but you can't have more than one ADSL modem connected.

it is the fixed box to the wall jobby.

You mean there's no socket for the modem to connect to?
A filtered master socket doesn't stop you running extensions, it just isn't a good idea.

 

[Ernie]

Err think I've confused you all.

We have a main phone socket in our hall way which is where the engineer led the broadband line to a fixed broadband socket in the dinning room.

Now, instead of trying to lead ethernet cables around the house from a router to where I want a connection, I'd rather use existing phone sockets which we have in the front room and master bedroom. With the advance of filters etc this should be doable. What do new users of broadband get? Are all the phone sockets 'live' with broadband or just the manin house phone socket?

Cheers

 

[tolien]

Sounds like a filtered master socket with an extension connected to the unfiltered side, and the rest connected to the filtered side.

You should be able to disconnect the extension that runs to the dining room altogether, then reconnect the other extensions to the unfiltered side. Then you'd be able to connect a modem anywhere and it should connect. You'd need filters on every socket that has a phone.

The problem is that if the extension wiring is poor or there's any interference you might see a degraded service (or no connection at all)...

the engineer led the broadband line to a fixed broadband socket in the dinning room.

It's just an ordinary extension (maybe with better cable than an ordinary phone extension) - you'll get a voice service on that socket too.