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Old 16-12-2018, 08:52 PM
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Tip - Slow NBN caused by phone sockets

I learnt something this week. My NBN 25/5 plan was running at 10/1 at best. Aussie Broadband’s tests showed a theoretical max of 12/3. Then I discovered other people nearby were getting much better speeds. So I rang Aussie BB support to get some help. We discussed the usual aspects of infrastructure blah blah then he asked how many spare phone sockets I have in the house. I said 3 but nothing plugged into them. He told me to get them physically disconnected except for the socket with the NBN router. So I did and I immediately got 23/3 speeds!
Apparently the sockets cause the signal to bounce around and degrade.
Jim
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