What I mean is to check the wires are connected T2 >> T2 and T5 >> T5. Not T2 >> T5 and T5 >> T2.

sorry. did that. in fact I tried t2 to t5 and t5 to t2 and the phones still work and im still getting the same speeds.

should i try a different plate, like from Clarity?

Ill try the black cable wires in A and B tomorrow and see if thats OK. if i still get 9mb, then the A and B IDC terminals may be faulty. or are not being used the right way?

Edited by hittyh (Mon 16-Aug-10 21:13:13)

The A&B terminals are not faulty, they are unfiltered therefore anything you connect to them is carrying the ADSL signal and will require filters. I get the feeling from the two threads you have going on this subject that you are a bit lost about the differences between filtered and unfiltered connections.

In reply to a post by Going_Digital:

The A&B terminals are not faulty, they are unfiltered therefore anything you connect to them is carrying the ADSL signal and will require filters. I get the feeling from the two threads you have going on this subject that you are a bit lost about the differences between filtered and unfiltered connections.

GRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!

(Not at you John!)

Just CROSS-B-POSTERS should be shot!

you shot me bob lol

Apologies for that. Im learning alot more this way getting input from a number of great experienced members of this forum.
Just to be clear and hopefully prove I do know what im doing, 2,3 and 5 are filtered connections and therefore only voice will work and no need for filters.
A and B are unfiltered and so the ADSL signal as well as voice can pass, but need a filter at every socket.
With this in mind, Ive connected my extension for upstairs (white cable) to A + B on the adslnation master faceplate and the extensions for downstairs to 2,3 and 5. Upstairs I only have 1 extension socket with a filter plugged in separating my phone and ADSL connection.

With this setup, no matter if I plug the router in at the master adslnation faceplate or upstairs filtered extension socket, I still get 9mb. At the master, if I just disconnect A and B, I get 15mb from the main adslnation faceplate (with downstairs extensions connected to 2,3 and 5).

This is how my master looks right now.
http://pic0.picsorlinks.com/ph_or_36677_433084d.jpg

Edited by hittyh (Tue 17-Aug-10 09:51:40)

That proves then that the problem is with the white cable connected to the A&B terminals is the source of the problem. Either there is something connected to it that isn't filtered (that you are not aware of) don't forget things like alarm systems, ringers or sky boxes that may be connected to the line, or the cable is picking up interference and needs to be replaced.

So I did John! Sorry about that . Hope I didn't do you any serious damage.

I meant Darren (Going_Digital), but my brain named the writer of RouterStats.

In reply to a post by Going_Digital:

Apologies Darren. My brain picked up the name of the RouterStats writer when I called you John in my GRRR reply to you. (Or at the moment I think it did ).

I read Johnct's post about it 3 minutes after editing time expired!