Has anyone used one of these?!

 

http://www.dabs.com/products/bt-iplate---bt-broadband-accelerator-58LT.html?q=BT%20Iplate%20%2F%20BT%20Broadband%20Accelerator

 

My broadband is seriously slow at times (under 2meg connection when using online tests. Sometimes as low as 1 meg :crying: )

 

Anyway - ordered one of these (free if your a BT broadband customer - you just pay P&P charges of £1.20)

 

Tested before fitting - 1.4meg :thumbdown:

After fitting 2.8meg :thumbup:

 

It says to allow upto 48hrs for increase in speed.

 

Just tested now - 5.5meg!!!! :drool::thumbup1:

 

Well surprised!! Just thought I would share! :)

Wow !! intersting, my broadband is crap, always 1.8 never any higher, my dad lives round the corner and gets 7.1 all day long. I`ve spoke to BT and they say I`m the furthest from the exchange so will never get any better :ohmy: I might give them a call about the i-plate!!

 

Cheers for that

 

DaZ

Wow !! intersting, my broadband is crap, always 1.8 never any higher, my dad lives round the corner and gets 7.1 all day long. I`ve spoke to BT and they say I`m the furthest from the exchange so will never get any better :ohmy: I might give them a call about the i-plate!!

 

Cheers for that

 

DaZ

 

Go to BT's website - you can order it online! :thumbup1:

clicky for BT Broadband customers:

 

http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumerProducts/displayTopic.do?topicId=25075

Edited January 24, 201015 yr by Paul C
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would this work with my aol, or do you have to be on bt broadband??

would this work with my aol, or do you have to be on bt broadband??

 

Works with any ADSL line no matter who the broadband provider is - you just need a compatible socket for it to fit to (see the links)

 

Its free to BT broadband customers but anyone can buy one - see dabs in my first post!

 

Paul

does this improve upload speed......my slingbox uses my home broadband upload speed,,so the more upload,the better the picture...

does this improve upload speed......my slingbox uses my home broadband upload speed,,so the more upload,the better the picture...

 

Dont know bud - I would guess so but not 100%

 

I only measured download speed TBH!

5.7 meg now!! I could run these tests all day long!! :rofl:

 

Are they tricky to fit ????

Are they tricky to fit ????

 

No bud - takes about 20 seconds! 2 screws off the front plate, the iplate sits between the back section & the front plate - push it all together & refit with the new supplied longer screws.

 

Even a fireman could do it!! :lol:

Hows the work on the staff cars going???? :D

 

Where I plug the router in, looks like it isn't the master socket, so it may be a non starter :(

Hows the work on the staff cars going???? :D

 

Where I plug the router in, looks like it isn't the master socket, so it may be a non starter :(

 

Mark - it doesnt matter where you plug the router in - my master socket isnt used at all for my router or a phone!

 

Staff cars?! er - ok I guess?! Working on mine at work at the moment!! Will be glad to be back in my zed! :wub:

neither the BT Shop nor Dabs have any in stock :(

 

these guys look ok though - and half price

 

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

 

 

Mark - where your line comes into the house - do you have a 'filter' plugged in where it splits the line between phone and broadband? if so then this should still be useful to you

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?ProductID=8138

 

bit cheaper it you fancy one???

 

 

Spooky at the same time !!!!!!

Ok I'll rephrase that, I have a wired and not wireless router, and it is not plugged into the master socket.

 

Or are you saying buying the above gizmo and plugging it into the master socket, not only upgrades that socket but all the secondary sockets as well?

Mark - where your line comes into the house - do you have a 'filter' plugged in where it splits the line between phone and broadband? if so then this should still be useful to you

 

I have small plug in filter on my secondary socket!

Ok I'll rephrase that, I have a wired and not wireless router, and it is not plugged into the master socket.

 

Or are you saying buying the above gizmo and plugging it into the master socket, not only upgrades that socket but all the secondary sockets as well?

 

Yup - thats what Im saying!!

 

Basically what BT is saying is that all the wiring for the secondary sockets around you house act as an antenna picking up electrical interferance & slowing your broadband connection speed down. This is basically a filter that stops this interference regardless of which socket your router is plugged into.

Also you can remove the ring wire from the socket. That helps a bit.

I have small plug in filter on my secondary socket!

 

you still need to use the microfilters on each socket even with this ;)

Also you can remove the ring wire from the socket. That helps a bit.

 

Please explain some more:drool:

these guys look ok though - and half price

 

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

 

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?ProductID=8138

 

bit cheaper it you fancy one???

 

different product IDs and different images but they appear to be the same thing.......??? :shaun:

I have just bought one of these, will let you know how I get on with it, thanks for the heads up on this Paul C.

 

cheers Paul

I have just bought one of these, will let you know how I get on with it, thanks for the heads up on this Paul C.

 

cheers Paul

 

me too! :)

i got one from ebay £5 then see bt selling them £1.99 so got one from them too they both work them same. should have gone to BT first HA HA

Ok I have reluctantly bought some of this snake oil and reluctantly installed it and reluctantly have to say Paul is right :D.

 

Testing straight away there is a 1MB improvement lets see if it gets any better!!!!