with a sync speed that low and no extensions etc a split pair might be a possibility.

Want to thank you for all your help - if I should be getting around 6Mbps if the line gets fixed, then would that mean I'll be able to qualify for the fibre service (since it was reduced to 5Mbps?).

I believe the estimates are quite low but some people receive quite high actual results.

Jack

I must admit 2 x orange looks odd. I wonder what the Sky line has?

See yarwell's post and my reply.

Here's a few pictures - I think the orange wires connect into the blue wires. I don't have a clue what a split pair is, could someone lead me to the correct direction?

http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/7645/img0229ydp.jpg

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/2100/img0230n.jpg

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/1169/img0231vm.jpg

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/2444/img0232zh.jpg

Edited by deleted (Mon 14-Feb-11 12:35:33)

And Roberto, do you want me to check the Sky line's master socket or just the socket for the internet?

Re the Sky socket I was meaning the two wires that supply the socket.

Having said that, are three of the pics the same junction box? I'm not sure why there are three unless you are just trying to get a better pic. The first one is muzzy, so maybe that is what you are at .

As I don't know how the crimped joints work I'm now out of my depth, but have a gut feel things there aren't quite right. That pic of blue and white/blue going to detached A/B terminals - what is the thing they are attached to? Is it the the rear connections in an NTE5?

A split pair is where you have two wires and each is from a different pair, losing the benefit of being twisted in the first place.

I'm studying your photos, it looks to me like the black incoming cable (with jelly all over it) has some crimped connections leading off elsewhere before the blue/white pair in the grey sheath go to the adjacent master socket ?

I'm now out of my depth as well - yeah, the pictures were just to get a better shot. Should have said that, sorry.

you appear to have white internal cables going out of the top of the bigger box - what are they ? at least one is wired to your line that feeds the NTE5.

how many external cables come in the box - looks to be one grey external BT cable with jelly coating possibly also an armoured grey one ?