eircom line / wiring quality vs DSL

pete

While the nice men from Irish Broadband were here failing my LOS test a few minutes ago, I decided to kill some time & took a look at the wee box on the side of the house where the phone lines & NTL cable come in.

The little white covering panel is missing (has been for about 4 of the 5 years since the house was built) and the wires are pretty much exposed to the elements and are filthy. The 'joins' are made with little plastic... things(?)

So.... would this affect line quality, in DSL terms?

Also - if i get eircom to cancel my second line, can i insist that they reinstate the wiring to the state it was in prior to their installation of the second line, or will they just push a big red button in the exchange and disconnect the line?

dahamsta

So.... would this affect line quality, in DSL terms?

Possibly. If you're absolutely certain that the fault isn't inside your house, get an empty crisp packet and call Eircom repairs. Tell them you're getting terrible noise on your line and crinkle the packet while you're talking. Keep the packet by the phone in case an engineer calls. When he comes round to your gaff, hide the crisp packet and show him the damaged box outside.

Also - if i get eircom to cancel my second line, can i insist that they reinstate the wiring to the state it was in prior to their installation of the second line, or will they just push a big red button in the exchange and disconnect the line?

They'll just disconnect the line. As far as I'm aware, there's no onus on them to remove the wiring.

adam

pete

I like your style.

From this post

Capacitance acts as a filter, allowing certain frequencies to pass and blocking others. In the case of telephone wires, which were not designed for ADSL use, a high capacitance level can prevent the frequencies used by ADSL from being transmitted properly. Capacitance is affected by cable length, insulation, moisture etc. Line 'noise', which is measure in dB on a logarithmic scale and as a signal/noise ratio, is unrelated to capacitance, which is the important function being tested.

This is what got me thinking, see....

Pataman

anouraks out please:D

pete

Helpful.

ColinM

Originally posted by dahamsta
When he comes round to your gaff, hide the crisp packet and show him the damaged box outside.

Ah lol there. Do you not think telecom engineers would be suspicious of anybody they saw eating crisps in the vicinity of a phone though? What if he decides to check your cupboards for crisps, or even under your couch? What then?

dahamsta

You learn something new every day. I had no idea that Michael McDowell was running Eircom now.