IPLATE ADSL Networking Device

hi there....
can any one help me in finding the information regarding a new ADSL networking device known to be iplate?
please provide some reviews on it.........

BT - IPLATE:

I-Plates (iPlate) are filters that can be self installed by Broadband users to improve the speed and stability of connection. They only help with Bell Wire interference on ADSL signals, so ADSL micro filters must be used. I-Plate unique is that it can be self installed by an end user, meaning inconvenient and costly engineer visits can be avoided.

Some lines have seen up to 4Mb increases in speed although improvements of
1.5Mb were found to be more typical in a benchmark survey of 36,000 filtered lines. This indicates a potential 10Db extension in reach meaning I-Plates can also help with poor performing ‘Long lines’.

These benefits were realized on ADSL lines but benefits will also be at least as good ADSL2+ lines if not better.

Although 7 out of 10 homes can benefit to some extent line speed improvements cannot be guaranteed in every case. This is because I-Plates work by filtering interference on the line so improvement in speed depends on the level of interference present, and this can vary greatly from line to line.

I-Plates also help make Broadband connections more stable however, so there can be Broadband performance benefits even when line speed is not noticeably increased. The same benchmark study of 36,000 lines showed that filtered lines typically had 20% fewer re-trains denoting lost connections and a 45% reduction in error rate.

You must have both a BT NTE5 type Master Socket and extension wiring will benefit so it’s important to check this first.

A common method of qualifying which lines will benefit from bell wire filtering is to compare Broadband performance test results when the modem is plugged into either the master socket or an extension socket, with results gained when the modem is plugged directly into the back plate of the NTE5 Master socket accessed by removal of the Front Plate. Improvement in Broadband performance when the Test Socket is used is a very strong indication that an IPlate will help.

Where there is already an SSFP (Service Specific Front Plate) installed that separates the broadband and telephone signals
Where the socket is a newly installed BT Openreach socket (with BT Openreach Logo)
Where the line is newly installed, without the ringer wire included

Key Features:

• Self install - suitable for all BT Master (NTE5) telephone sockets
  
• No engineer visit/wiring work required to fit
  
• Provides common mode filtering of RF signals
  
• Improves Broadband line speed and stability
  
• Not compatible with pre-filtered faceplates

iPlate boosts broadband connections:

BT was quietly confident this year as there device would significantly increase the speed of many people’s broadband connections.

The iPlate has boosted the speed of my home ADSL connection by a staggering 63%. Before I connected the easy-to-install device over the weekend, the actual throughput of my ADSL Max connection was averaging around 1.9Mb/sec, according to repeated tests. That same speed test is reporting an average download speed of 3.1Mb/sec.


The iPlate essentially dispenses with the bell wire – the wire that used to make old phones make that glorious, old-school ringing noise that morons now pay for as a ringtone on their mobile. Modern phones don’t need the bell wire, meaning it now does nothing more than inconveniently act as a conductor for any electrical interference in your home. Dodgy light fittings, central heating, microwave ovens, the old telly used by the family next door: all of them can generate electrical interference, creating “noise” on your line and subsequently hampering broadband speeds.

It’s perfectly possible to disconnect the bell wire yourself but this involves snipping wires.


The iPlate really only comes into its own for people who have their router plugged into an extension socket, rather than the NTE5 master socket.

BT has been trialling a device called an Interstitial Plate or iPlate that will
slot into the master telephone socket and largely eliminate the noise, providing a significant boost for broadband speeds.

It showed how an ADSL connection running at 3.8Mb/sec was reduced to just 700Kb/sec when a nearby fluorescent lamp with a faulty power supply was turned on. When the iPlate was fitted to the master socket, the connection returned to its normal speed.

BT says it's been trialling the device with around 1,000 customers with connection problems and has been very pleased with the results. On average, it makes one and a half megs of difference.

The device can be fitted without the services of an engineer, simply by unscrewing a plate in the master socket and slotting the iPlate in. It expects ISPs to distribute the device freely to customers with connection problems, saving on the expense of support calls and engineer visits.

It seems that BT Wholesale have been trailing a new device called the iPlate and surprisingly it has nothing to do with Apple either. This device could speed up internet connection by just adding it to your home network.

It works by reducing the electrical interference from other household devices like the set top boxes, television, and of course the famous interferers Christmas fairy lights. These things can slow down the internet connection speed considerably according to BT.

This device is called the Interstitial Plate (iPlate) it plugs into the main phone socket and its job would be to reduce noise and therefore increase the speed, but this sounds like something that would not do anything really, but should the speed be ok, then it would take all of the credit. For anyone who suffers from this problem, the cost is not much to splash out if there is even the remotest chance of it working.