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BT Iplate / BT Broadband Accelerator
BT Iplate / BT Broadband Accelerator
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BT Iplate / BT Broadband Accelerator
Quicklinx: 58LTG6
Mfr#: 048280
Will the I-Plate work with your phone socket?
£9.98 inc vat
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BT Total Broadband customer? If you are a BT Total Broadband customer you may be able to get a BT Broadband Accelerator ( BT Total Broadband's new name for the I-plate) for free, all you need to pay is the postage £1.20. Find out more at www.bt.com/accelerator Please note: This offer is only available to BT Total Broadband customers. If you are not a BT Total Broadband customer please order the I-plate here.
Speed up your broadband by eliminating interference from your extension wiring
Did you know the telephone extension wiring in your house can pick up all sorts of electrical noise and interference from TV's, lights and other everyday electrical equipment? This interference can affect your broadband signal resulting in a slower broadband speed.
Try our quick and affordable solution
Help is at hand! BT has developed the I-Plate, a unique filter that helps stop any interference affecting the broadband signal. As long as you have a suitable BT Master socket, (see below) and extension wiring (see below) the I-Plate can help. It's quick and easy to fit with a screwdriver and you don't need to disconnect any wires.
How much could my speed improve by?
In previous tests the I-Plate has been shown to boost line speeds - typically by 1.5Mbps. The actual change will vary from house to house. Although speed improvements are likely, they can't be guaranteed. The improvements in speed will take up to 2 weeks to come through so that line stability is not affected. Even if it doesn't improve the speed the I-Plate can help stabilise your broadband line making it more reliable.
BT I-Plate - Will it work for you?
1. Do you have extension wiring?
Extension wiring is the telephone wiring, usually a small white cable, which often runs along your skirting boards or outside your house. It connects the main socket to any extension sockets you have. It doesn't matter if you use the sockets or not, as long as the wiring is there the I-Plate may help.
2. Do you have a master telephone socket with a horizontal line across the front? The I-Plate is NOT suitable if:
- your socket has a horizontal line, but also an Openreach logo on it - this socket has an I-Plate filter built in.
- your socket doesn't have a horizontal line across the front
- your socket has two connection points - for telephone and DSL
For pictures of these sockets, click on the link at the top of this page "Will the I-Plate work with your phone socket?"
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Great piece of kit!
Reviewed by Mark. Review Posted 07/02/2010
As I already had a connection that was pretty stable at 13.9Mb downstream I wasn't expecting much of a difference, but for a tenner I thought I'd give it a go anyway.
Fitted the thing a couple of minutes ago and I'm already connected a 15.9Mb downstream. Well worth the price!
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Wish I had this 2 Years ago
Reviewed by Dean. Review Posted 18/01/2010
Stumbled across this when my broadband was playing up over Christmas, wasn't able to watch sky movies from my Xbox. On checking my line rate on my router found that it had dropped from 2340kbps to 970kbps (under 1mb) BT had only just fixed my line for the 3rd time 2 months ago, wasn't sure this would solve my problem as I knew it was a line fault, same as last time and the time before that. But at 5 quid and free delivery thought it was worth a go. Fitted the Iplate on the 4th Jan when it arrived, logged to the router and WOW!!!!! my line rate was up to 2656KBPS, fastest I had ever had, full stable 265kbps download and I'm 3 miles from the nearest exchange, now the 18th and I'm at 3712kbps line rate which gives me about 3mb download speed 365kbps fantastic buy that I had forgotten about but still working away in the background. Buy this product it is fantastic value for money, you might have to wait 2 weeks for the speed to kick in but it’s worth it!
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I'm now a believer!
Reviewed by James. Review Posted 05/01/2010
Like very many on here, I bought the Iplate without holding out too much hope. I had been getting around only 700kbps download max. Dreadful for most things, let alone for trying to use the BBC beta IPlayer on Freesat.
Anyway, the plate arrived in 2 days and I fitted it straight away - really easy to do. There seemed to be some inital improvement, but the speed (according to 4 different tests) plummeted the second day and the start of the third to a disastrous 500kbps - worse than I was originally getting! I nearly dismantled the plate, thinking I'd made a great mistake.
However, on the evening of the third day, it suddenly jumped and has been consistently mega high. I am now registering 6.04 Mbps download. Unbelievable speed, unbelievably effective piece of plastic (now for only around a fiver!). If you're wondering, you really should give it a go, and be patient for a few days even if you don't notice any marked improvements at first.
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