"Fred Bloggs" wrote in message
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Thanks. very useful to know. Would the ubercheap stuff sold by
Screwfix et al be to this spec?

It should be (and it will probably be labelled as such), but Cat5, if
you have any, is better quality and will work. Use the blue pair.

If yes, surely CAT 6 must be substantially superior?

At gigabit speeds, yes, but for POTS no.

I assume you do know about the disconnect pin 3 trick? Worth a try
first before investing a lot of time and trouble, especially as you say
your extension wiring is convoluted.

Also don't forget the router - some are much better at negotiating a
good sync speed than others. The Netgear DG834GT seems particularly
recommended for this. Changing to one took me from a low 7kbps sync to
a reliable 8032kbps. You also get to play with alternative firmware if
you want. Available from ebay from 2 quid up (I paid 2.20)

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Mike Tomlinson

There's no pin 3 connected. Router is plugged direct to master socket via a
filter. There are no extensions on this line....so 2 wires only!

BUT those 2 wires take a tortuous route alongside another phone wire with
multiple extensions.

Have played with many routers and settled on Linksys. I very much like the
client access functionality that allows me to make sure I am able to limit
my childrens internet usage, an various ways.