Tips for top speeds
Tip 1: Use your main phone socket
Wherever possible, use your main
telephone socket to connect to your
broadband service.
Tip 2: Check your micro-filters
Micro-filters should be fitted to all
your home telephone extensions e.g. your TV set-top box, cordless
telephone base stations, dial-up security alarms, analogue modems, or
fax machines. Check they are working correctly.
Tip 3: Extension leads and wiring
Some extension leads (e.g. long telephone cables) can cause
disconnections and slow speeds. We strongly recommend that if
you need to use an extension, it should be a broadband specific
extension lead such as the RJ11. However, for optimum service it is not
recommended to run any more than 2 metres of cabling, as although
you may still be able to use your service over extension cables, the
performance is often severely degraded.
Tip 4: Check your router
To avoid disconnections, check the manufacturer’s website of your
modem/router for any software updates (which are usually free to
download).
Ethernet-based routers provide an ‘always on’ connection, and usually
automatically reconnect after a service interruption. They also allow you
to connect more than one computer to broadband – wired or wirelessly
(depending on model).
Tip 5: Power cycle your router
From time to time, you may need to re-set, or restart your router/
connecting device. We would recommend that every seven days or so,
you give your router and internet connection a break and re-set it. If you
are having connection problems, this could also help.
