BT Accelerator?

PermaBanned · 5 Sep 2009 at 17:10

Well since my download speed maxes out at 0.6MB/s, i'm always up for ways to improve it. I've changed the router, checked my distance from the exchange, checked the plan i'm on and i've pretty much narrowed it down to bad wiring. So when i saw an advert for the BT 'Accelerator' i thought it might come in useful. So my questions are these:

1) Does it actually work?
2) Does it work if you're not with BT?
3) Should i get one?

Since they're available quite cheaply i assume that it's worth a try, but i want to know what you think first. Thanks

Scotiax · 5 Sep 2009 at 17:27

http://www.shop.bt.com/articles/pro...s/bt-i-plate---will-it-work-for-me--5124.html

check the your main phone socket.

tolien · 5 Sep 2009 at 17:37

1) Maybe
2) Yes
3) Maybe

There's more detail in previous answers to the exact same questions in this very forum.

PistolPete · 5 Sep 2009 at 17:46

If you don't have any phone extensions then it wont work.
All the i-plate does is disconnect the ringer wire of the extensions which can cause them to be electrically unbalanced and susceptable to interference

PermaBanned · 5 Sep 2009 at 17:51

Well as far as i can tell it's not the BT socket... are there any similar products for universal sockets?

tolien · 5 Sep 2009 at 18:14

What's not the BT socket?

PermaBanned · 5 Sep 2009 at 19:43

The phone socket my router is plugged into. Kind of hard to tell though, it's behind a wardrobe.

tolien · 5 Sep 2009 at 21:06

So maybe it's an extension socket. It's the master socket you need, whether it's the iPlate/BT Accelerator or any other similar device.

ArmaLite · 6 Sep 2009 at 02:03

If its a wireless router find your main socket with the bt logo on it and remove the screws and plug ur router/modem directly into it to see if its your house wires. I have mine jurry rigged into the master socket and get from 1.5Mbits to 3.5Mbits in speed and i use 2 micro filters for it and does much the same thing as far as i can tell. please correct me if im wrong.

gazzaa · 6 Sep 2009 at 10:58

i bought one 3 weeks ago and my download speed increased. it went from about 230kps to 270kps

AbsenceJam · 6 Sep 2009 at 11:07

You can just remove the ring wire yourself if you have an old style socket.

LEK-89 · 6 Sep 2009 at 12:54

I recently got one, but unfortunately it did not work for me. It even lowered my connection from 6500kbps down to 3500kbps! The connection kept loosing the sync as well with the iPlate. Now come to think of it I have just realised that we only have 1 BT phone socket here, the master socket. Of course the iPlate will not work if you only have a master socket! I also did upgrade my ADSL micro filter & modem cables to the XF-1e filter & the Belkin RJ11 shielded model cable which did make an improvement to my connection, more on the stability side though rather than speeds & I there is a significant decrease in HEC, CRC & FEC errors now too which is good. I would recommened though upgrading to a better ADSL filter & modem cable.

Liam