Who can check my internal phone wiring?

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stone2

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#207447 26-Dec-2016 08:10

Hi all.

I have just moved house and there are phone jacks everywhere as previous owner had 4 separate lines for his business and home. The best internet connection I can get is sadly ADSL. What I would like is someone to check all the phone wiring to make sure I have clean and static free cabling in the house for best possible ADSL connection. Also I would like all the phone jacks to be connected to the one line so I can utilize them as one connection. At present some jacks are connected to my current phone line and others are not. Who would I call to do this? Any suggestions much appreciated.

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#1694997 26-Dec-2016 08:14

Hey, where in NZ are you?

stone2

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#1695002 26-Dec-2016 08:42

I'm in oratia, West auckland.

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#1695007 26-Dec-2016 09:06

Theres a guy on here called @coffeebaron He might be sipping double shots around this time of year but give him ago.

stone2

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#1695022 26-Dec-2016 09:34

Thanks goosy. I will pm him. Cheers and merry Christmas

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#1695209 26-Dec-2016 17:39

stone2:
I have just moved house and there are phone jacks everywhere as previous owner had 4 separate lines for his business and home. The best internet connection I can get is sadly ADSL.

I had the same problem. Rather than trying to figure out twenty years of rats-nest ad-hoc phone wiring, I disconnected the whole lot and ran a direct line into the ADSL router, which also handles VoIP. All the random phone jacks are inactive (I've removed several, some are part of the wall/skirting and can't easily be replaced without additional work), and I get the best-quality (direct, hardwired) ADSL that's possible given the lines.

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#1695270 26-Dec-2016 20:16

stone2: Thanks goosy. I will pm him. Cheers and merry Christmas

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#1695305 26-Dec-2016 22:11

@stone2 also look into getting a master filter for your internet connection to the house http://www.geekzone.co.nz/sbiddle/8357

I got the coffeebaron to install one at my mum's house, her download speed increased from a low of fewer than 1Mbps to a consistent 16+Mbps.

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#1697881 3-Jan-2017 14:19

I don't mind helping out, will PM you with my number since I'm not on here that often.

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