iplate

TonyM.

does anybody know if this is available here?

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?ProductID=7256

granturismo

It looks like it wont fit the Irish phone port and uses the wider UK fitting.

http://cgi.ebay.ie/BT-I-Plate-Interstitial-Plate-iPlate-Faceplate_W0QQitemZ220367149786QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_Networking_SM?hash=item220367149786&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A3|39%3A1|240%3A1318

Hopefully it wont be too long for an Irish version to come on the market. The Sunday Times reported almost 50% increase in download speed.

TonyM.

ok i will have it next week including the UK port only €20.00 for the lot
if it works as advertised well worth the money.

AlmightyCushion

Moved from Comp and Tech.

Cabaal

The iPlate is basically just a SSFP socket with modifcations which has been available in Ireland and the UK for a good few years, SSFP sockets do a pretty good job on low quality lines

granturismo

TonyM. wrote: »

ok i will have it next week including the UK port only €20.00 for the lot
if it works as advertised well worth the money.

Please post back and let us know how got on. Thx.

watty

There is NO point to it here. It's for the UK type phones that use capacitor in wall socket.

All you need is a decent master DSL filter to feed modem and all the sockets for phone. Those are available here with RJ11 jack.

The UK BT is not just a different plug, but a different wiring system in the house (though lines to exchange is the same).

digitaldr

watty wrote: »

All you need is a decent master DSL filter

Any recommendations Watty?

watty

The eircom master socket for DSL is good. Much better filter for DSL/phone than a microfilter. One connection goes to ADSL Modem the other feeds ALL your sockets so that internal wiring or dodgy microfilters is not an issue. Then none of the other sockets need filters (though none will work with ADSL).

You run separate cable (CAT3 or CAT5) from the master unit to wherever you are siting the DSL Modem.

Some microfilters use inductors that are very small (= poor) and only two. A better filter uses larger inductors (coils) and four of them (eircom master DSL unit).

The UK plate is a waste of money for here and is designed exclusively for BT type phones that use the external capacitor and 3rd wire on the BT jack socket.

Bohrio

watty wrote: »

The eircom master socket for DSL is good. Much better filter for DSL/phone than a microfilter. One connection goes to ADSL Modem the other feeds ALL your sockets so that internal wiring or dodgy microfilters is not an issue. Then none of the other sockets need filters (though none will work with ADSL).

You run separate cable (CAT3 or CAT5) from the master unit to wherever you are siting the DSL Modem.

Some microfilters use inductors that are very small (= poor) and only two. A better filter uses larger inductors (coils) and four of them (eircom master DSL unit).

The UK plate is a waste of money for here and is designed exclusively for BT type phones that use the external capacitor and 3rd wire on the BT jack socket.

BT Ireland have been studying implementing the iplate for a while now and is being tested.

At the moment as Watty has said there is no point in buying one from UK as they are designed to work in UK, not irleand.

So if they find out is worth it they will probably start making them.

Eircom DSL faceplates are a good option, SSFP sockets are better, so is the iplate, specially considering the quality of the irish telephone lines. But for the moment we will need to wait for it.

Solair

Bohrio wrote: »

BT Ireland have been studying implementing the iplate for a while now and is being tested.

At the moment as Watty has said there is no point in buying one from UK as they are designed to work in UK, not irleand.

So if they find out is worth it they will probably start making them.

Eircom DSL faceplates are a good option, SSFP sockets are better, so is the iplate, specially considering the quality of the irish telephone lines. But for the moment we will need to wait for it.

eircom's DSL filter plate is basically the same product, only it uses RJ11 sockets and Irish wiring (which is actually the same as North-American wiring)

BT Ireland don't use the 'iPlate', they may install eircom's version though. It would be a bit pointless using British phone plugs / sockets as nothing else would work.

Just buy a good DSL filter, try US sites as their stuff is 100% compatible with Irish phone wiring.

UK internal wiring uses a capacitor in the master socket to 'shunt' the ring signal onto a 3rd wire. This setup can really screw with DSL signals. Hence, the BT iPlate can make a huge difference as it takes the DSL signal off the line before it goes through any of your internal wiring.

There's really no need to do this with eircom wiring, as it's all 2-wire, same as the states and canada.