Hi
I have after many years move away from Virgin Media. My setup with VM was telephone socket in one room and broadband in another. Openreach installed a new line and they only install to one location where my vm telephone line was. At the front of my house. Whereas my vm broadband outlet was in a bedroom at the rear of my home. I am a novice with Openreach BT sets up. So I don't understand the stats but the wiring is very simple to understand.
So since the install, I decided to run a CAT 6 vdsl extension from the master socket in the front room to rear bedroom externally and via the loft. It's about 45 meter cable (I have left a lot of slack for now. Maybe another 10m will come off once I finalise the install).
All has gone well. I can connect my modem to new extension and get the exact same link speeds as I did at the master socket. However when I now plug the modem directly into the NTE5C MK4 VDSL faceplate. My link speeds drop by 10,000kbps. Which confused me as if anything I should be getting worse speeds through the extension and not the master socket!
In terms of trouble shooting.
I first thought my cat 6 rj45 euro module was faulty so I got a short piece of twisted pair a couple of centimeters and joined it to the AB terminals on the back of the vdsl faceplate and the link speed is the same on both vdsl faceplate and rj45 euro module. I also cimped a RJ12 to some spare twisted pair and then connect that to the AB terminals and got the same speeds at the faceplate socket and the rj12 connected directly.
I don't think it is the actual cat 6 cable as it works fine when plugged into that. However when I disconnect the CAT6 cable from the AB terminals the vdsl faceplate works fine. I also tested the cable using a rj45 continuity tester. Seems fine
I also disconnected the telephone extension running down the same cat 6 cable and no difference.
Just a bit odd that now with the extension the master socket vdsl is not working as well as the extension one.
I have included screenshot of most the scenarios I have tried
Is there something I have missed? It quite ironic as the official advise is you will get the best performance when directly connect the master socket. Not in this case
Also the faceplates meant to be really loose, seems a slight tap or even a breeze will loosen the faceplate. I thought they only come when you pinch both sides.
Any help will be appreciated!
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