Bt accelerator how does it work

But does it work? Yes and no. However, the device will only improve the performance of ADSL connections that have certain types of socket. Find out if it will work for you using the guide on the website. Another divisive broadband issue is whether using an extension cable will slow your connection or have no detrimental effect.

The theory is that the longer the line between your phone socket and your PC, the greater the risk of speed-sapping interference. For the best results, plug a router into your master socket and connect it to your computer using an Ethernet cable.

There's been threads about it before, it's similar to the other filtered faceplates that have been going around for years. I wish that I could get something to speed up my BT broadband connection.. I used to get 8mb in my last house, but I moved about 3 months ago to a small village, and now I only get 2mb as the nearest telephone exchange is 3 miles down the road If I knew that my broadband was going to be affected like this I would never have moved house..

I only moved because the missus didn't like the area!! The telephone exchange was just around the corner from my last house Anyone know when we are likely to get high speed broadband in the North of Scotland??

Wish that they would hurry up and make this available to everybody! Pkiely Gangster Joined: 11 Apr Posts: Nah it looks like all it does is solve any of your dodgy internal wiring.

From the exchange to your house it doesn't make a difference on that bit. It does have an effect on the line from the exchange as it reduces noise. To be really correct it reduces the noise on the line as seen by the router. Dennis then addressed the thorny issue of boosting Crave's ancient laptop.

He recommended freeing up a little more memory and defragmenting the hard drive more often. Setting up broadband for older people, he said, he usually has to remove reams of bloatware installed by the PC vendors. He recommends using Firefox 3 because it renders pages significantly faster -- this is good of him, because BT itself offers a skinned version of IE. At no point did he insist on us using BT software, not even its speed measuring app.

Dennis kindly improved the security and reliability of Crave's wireless, too. He also changed the channel it was broadcasting on to make it less likely to clash with that of a neighbour, which often results in our Wi-Fi annoyingly dropping its signal. Again, nothing terribly complicated or beyond someone tech-literate, but useful if you don't know what you're doing.

It depends on your circumstances. We didn't see any performance increase, so we would've got our money back plus a few handy tips for free. But if you're too busy to spend time researching how to improve your PC, if you live in a very old house with awful wiring, or if you're very uncomfortable and unfamiliar with computers, we think this is a pretty good deal, comparable to getting the plumber out.