BT to RJ45.COM

BT Openreach are using new cables with new colour codes. The old wiring scheme was as follows :-

Connector 2 - Blue with White Rings
Connector 3 - Orange with White Rings
Connector 5 - White with Blue Rings

This has now changed to :-

Connector 2 - Blue
Conector 3 - Brown
Connector 5 - Orange

The following covers some common extension wiring issues.

Problem
Phone ringing continuously
Cause
Terminals 2 and 5 swapped between sockets (2 at one socket connected to 5 on another and vice versa)


Problem
No ringing
Cause
Terminal 3 disconnected

Problem
Ringing but no speech (or very poor speech) and can't dial out.
Cause
Wire between terminals 2 or 5 broken.

Problem
Very poor speech quality, possibly poor bell
Cause
Terminal 3 and 2 or 3 ...

We now stock two premuim quality ADSL filters, the popular Excelsus Z-Blocker Z-350UK which is supplied with many routers & by many ISP's and the XF-1e Clone.

http://www.bttorj45.com/excelsus-z350-adsl-filter.html

http://www.bttorj45.com/xf1eadslfilterclone.html

The XF-1e Clone is electronically identical to the XF-1e (just like the XTE2005 Clone ADSL faceplate!)

Beware of versions of this filter that do not have the same filter design! Others LOOK the same but differ considerably!

Customers should be aware of CCS (Copper Clad Steel) & CCA (Copper Clad Aluminium) that is being sold elsewhere & wrongly claimed to be CW1308 specification. CW1308 specification requires the cable to be pure copper & twisted pair. A lot of cable that is being sold is also so poorly twisted it could not be described as twisted pair! The net result with any of these issues with broadband is degradation in ADSL speed, even ...

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