The I-Plate (iPlate) optimises Broadband performance by removing electrical interference picked up by home extension wiring..
Rating 5/5
IPlate
Reviewed by
Alan G
29 July 2010
I was sceptical and for three days the speed of my connection dropped dramatically, although the speed of my connection has always been up and down from highs of 3.5 to the latest low of 0.75!
Then suddenly the speed increased to a consitent 4.3 give or take. This is amazing. I am not getting the doubling mentioned elsewhere, but I have had a very good improvement of 30%. But the best thing has been the apparent consistency. Worth every penny.
Rating 5/5
I Plate
Reviewed by
Gordon
27 June 2010
I read the reviews, check my master socket. Then I got my credit card out and decided to buy the I-Plate from Broadbandbuyer.co.uk.
Well what do you know, I received it a day later and plugged it in. And presto.
I was getting 2700kbts/s before i plugged it in, after, it went to 3400kbts/s. So I decided to test the speed two days later and i was shocked it went up to 5400kbts/s and more reliable. Doubled the speed. WOW.
If you are thinking about buying one, then for under £10, dont think just buy.
Thanks for the excellent service broadbandbuyer. I will be using you again.
Rating 1/5
Easy to fit but
Reviewed by
Mark
14 May 2010
Very easy to fit but not much improvement to speed up from 1912 kbps to 1920 kbps.
Waste of money.
Rating 5/5
I-Plate
Reviewed by
William Thomas
07 May 2010
I have now had my I-Plate seven months and my speed has gone up in average from about 2.4Mbps to 6.2Mbps. I thought I would post to let others know it is not just a temporary fix but permanent. Even now seven months later my speed still goes up very slighly.
Rating 5/5
Brilliant product
Reviewed by
23 April 2010
Having moved into a new home which did not have cable, we were very disappointed with our new broadband, only achiveing speeds of up to 2.4 at the very best, usually lingering at under 2. We installed the i-plate, and immediately saw and increase to over 3, and consistently so ever since (over 3 weeks). Definitely worth a shot at just under six quid.
Rating 0/5
For me, a waste of money!
Reviewed by
Andy C
21 April 2010
Easy to fit - just two screws. BUT - my connection actually got slower! Was getting 2.5 to 3.00 mbps before fitting the I-plate. This reduced to 1 to 1.5 mbps after fitting the I-plate. Total waste of time and money!
Rating 5/5
What an amazing effect for just over a fiver!
Reviewed by
pse
13 April 2010
Easy to fit in 5 minutes.
Home broadband router connection speed went up from 3.6 to 6.1 immediately and speedtest.net instantly went up from 3.5 to 5.2 Mb/s. All for just over a fiver! Were on TalkTalk about 2 miles from the exchange (ADSL 2+).
A great tip from Cedar Telecom - thanks guys.
Rating 5/5
Accelerator
Reviewed by
r.n.hincke
27 March 2010
received less than 24hours after ordering - excellent service - fitted in 2 mins - result doubled the speed for downloading & uploading although I am only on the cheapest broadband tariff.
Rating 5/5
Amazing
Reviewed by
John Roberts
09 March 2010
Installed 5 minutes ago and instantly i have gone from 1.3mbps to 3.1 mbps. Couldnt be more happy with it, just hope that it stays at 3.1 or higher when my BRAS profile changes.
I think the dramatic increase for me was down to the fact my house has an extension socket that i use for my router. i need my router in my office on the 2nd floor, not the lounge on the ground floor.
Rating 5/5
Double Speed !!
Reviewed by
Pete Finch
26 February 2010
Installed today, speed increased immediately from 2.5 to 5.2 Mbps !!!!!!
Incredible value for money !
Rating 5/5
brilliant
Reviewed by
john
13 February 2010
have now been using the filter plate for 2 weeks and the results are great the speed has gone up from around 2.5 to 5 and everything seems more stable, so well worth the money, highly recommended
Rating 5/5
Awesome bit of kit
Reviewed by
James G
11 February 2010
Well worth the a fiver! i was getting 150kbps download during peak times, after 4 days now getting between 4mbps - 7mbps. connection also very stable and not dropping out!
Buy it!
Rating 5/5
What a surprise!
Reviewed by
Mo Needham
10 February 2010
I have real problems on my cordless telephone with interferance so I was searching the Internet for solutions - I spotted the BT I-Plate. Designed to speed up broadband by combatting interferance generated within the house I though it might just combat the problem with my phone - I never expected it to actually speed up my connection. Guess what? Didnt help my phone problem one bit but BOY! did it boost my broadband - amazing!
I carried out the thre speed tests (as recommended) and got and average Download speed of 3.81Mb per second and 0.37Mb Upload. Set up the I-Plate (took 5 minutes) reconnected and ran the tests again. I was astounded! Download speed better than doubled to 7.95Mb and Upload speed better than doubled to .81Mb.
I dont know how this simple device performs its magic (ah! that must be it, magic!) but I can only say it was the best £5.99 I have spent for quite some time.
Mo
Rating 2/5
Updated Review
Reviewed by
Chris LJ
07 February 2010
Well its been all downhill since the installation. All looked promising with an initial ip profile of 896k. But since day 3 its been stuck at 250k and two weeks later its still there!!! Theres no doubt this will work for some people but if you are over 5km from the exchange (and thats line length not stright line) dont get your hopes up too much, unless BT have updated your phone lines in the last 50 years or so. Although a sound device I dont see the benefits for those that really really need it. Personally I had abetter line speed connected directly to the master socket itself. As for stability its been as problematic as before. Bangladesh Telecom suck and ripoff Britain continues.
Rating 5/5
Works even on a new BT Openreach socket
Reviewed by
Robert Turner
02 February 2010
Live out in the sticks 3.1 miles from my exchange,was getting a steady 1.866mbps pluged direct into a new Openreach Socket (house only a year old) fitted I-Plate no change for 4 days re booted router several times and now getting 2.448mb after the 4trh day,who knows it may still improve,so around 500mb improvement, I am really chuffed as I did not think with all the new wireing in the house and the fact I was connected to the main socket the I-Plate would make any difference,I was sceptical but thought it worth the £5 it cost,its worth every penny to me.
Highly recommended also
Rating 5/5
BT i-Plate
Reviewed by
Graham
24 January 2010
Great buy....I am a long way from the local exchange and got 1.5 Mb on Tiscali at the very best (more usually ~1 Mb). One day after fitting the iPlate and I am getting 2.93 Mb. Easy to fit too.
Rating 4/5
So far so good
Reviewed by
Chris LJ
21 January 2010
Being rural the best I ever get is 512k and that is a rare occasion in itself. So I am hoping for big things for this little plastic chappy.
Installation was easy enough as I already had the faceplate removed and my phone line connected to the master socket.
My usual sync speed is about 448k with the throughput at roughly the same. After installation my sync speed has risen to 896k, but with the throughput still on about 500k. Any increase in speed would be brilliant; however it’s the stability is what I really am looking for as disconnections have my ip-profile capped at 135k more often than not. My ISDN was faster!!!
BT & the government really need to sort this out. We pay extortionate prices for poor services unless we live on top of an exchange or in a city. And being rural means you are stuck with BT. No fibre optic and no cable, no choice!
I will report back in about 14 days with a true reflection and review of the iPlate.
Fingers Crossed
Rating 5/5
It works.
Reviewed by
Raj G
18 January 2010
Fantastic. It actually works. My connection speed jumped from 3.7MBPS to 4.3MBPS.
Rating 4/5
very stable
Reviewed by
momo
15 January 2010
i wasnt really expecting anything big from the iplate since i have a 6mb on an 8mb connection but i always try to squeeze every inch of my line.
Anyway to the point after i installed it, it took about a minute to sync to the dsl and what i found out was i my connection was very very stable. ping is about 39-41 jitter is 1m and no packet loss depending on ping test. i also noticed that my dsl sync is still the same but the pages load up faster probably because of the ping. still this is my first day so ill post back after two days
Rating 5/5
20% Improvement
Reviewed by
Chris Nason
10 January 2010
I tested my connection before and after the I-Plate.
Im on 24Meg connection but getting 6.56.
After the I-Plate Im up to 7.88Meg
Interestingly, the Ping Speed has the best improvement. All 3 Ping tests before the change came out at 73ms. After all 3 measured at 57ms
Rating 5/5
Initially Great but now speed has reduced - follow up 2nd review
Reviewed by
Warwick Mason
08 January 2010
I was delighted initially to get a doubling of speed from 3.3 to 6mb/s plus. But gradually the speed has dropped backed to 4.2 mb/s. Okay thats still a third up on where it was and is very stable, with i-player being trouble free at 4.2 mb/s. Talktalk say my line wont take more than 6.54mb/s and I very nearly got that initially so it must be the exchange end that is throttling the line speed down.I think the i-plate is still well worth 7.50 for the 30% plus increase but its irritating that talktalk wont allow it run at 6.54 (its stated maiximum speed) at all now. I have emailed a stiff complaint but Im still awaiting any kind of response. When you remove the line speed issues at the customer end it looks like some ISPs are struggling to cope with the added capacity.. So its 5 star but with qualifications.
Rating 4/5
Does what it says on the tin.
Reviewed by
Tom B
07 January 2010
I bought one of these to try and speed up my Virgin Media ADSL broadband which is delivered over a BT line. I was constantly seeing at best a 1.5meg connection, whereas my brother and parents in a different town were getting around 2.2meg with Virgin on a similar setup.
Ive now installed this i-Plate accelerator and it has definitely worked; we now get a download speed around 2.3meg which is great for a £7 investment so Id say worth a try.
Still not brilliant speeds but hey just have to put that down to the line.
Quick delivery/service from Broadbandbuyer too.... Thankyou
Rating 5/5
Iplate
Reviewed by
Steve
06 January 2010
Only one word to say
FANTASTIC
Speed went from 0.90 to 1.70
Rating 5/5
BT I-Plate - intermittent connection problem fix
Reviewed by
Garry Jones
06 January 2010
After suffering with an intermittent connection problem and 6 phone calls to my isp later (sky, who failed to resolve the problem), i decided to take matters into my own hands. I purchased the i plate, after searching round, i found it for £6.99 freepost. It came with 2 types of screws for increased compatibilty with the existing faceplate, installed in about 1 min.
Although not actually increasing my speed, which was already ok at 7mb, it did stabilize the connection, significantly to the point that is was no longer intermittent.
Anyone suffering speeds vastly under what they pay for, should contact their isp, check their setup, and distance from the exchange.
Until i contacted my isp, i was receiving only 0.2mb dl, whilst paying for upto 8mb.
Also try running speed tests from different sites, one site said i was only getting 4.5mb and another said i was getting 7.1mb.
Rating 0/5
Done Nothing
Reviewed by
Neal
02 January 2010
Just got this and fitted it but it and nothing.I done serval speed tests it it bought me DOWN.Before a steady 2.06 and after fitted down to 1.7.i done all the checks and it should of workes on my system but nothing...
Rating 5/5
BT I-Plate 100% improvement in speed instantly
Reviewed by
Warwick Mason
30 December 2009
Im in Coventry at the Tile Hill exchange running Talktalk 8mb. The steady connection speed has always been 3.3 mb/s. I fitted the iplate in about 2 mins and the speed went straight up to 6.75mb/s and stays there! Just BRILLIANT. Get it now....!
Rating 2/5
High hopes once again dashed...........
Reviewed by
Derek
22 December 2009
My problem seemed to fit perfectly with the deion of the typical setup that would benefit from the i-Plate ie. several internal sockets in 3 floor house with reduced speed on any extention. With the router connected to the master socket on the ground floor a speed of 9.2 MB/sec down, 1.06 MB/sec up, is recorded on speedtest.net, but plugged in to any other socket I get 4.7 MB/sec down, and 1.06 up. But it is a steady connection, with line outages very rare.
I installed the i-Plate last week and now get............. exactly the same readings on speedtest.net, so in my case it wasnt worth the effort.
I suspect I will end up moving the router to the ground floor master socket and using either wireless or powerlan adaptors to reach the other floors.
2 stars is for the excellent video on how to fit the i-Plate, and for an honest deion of who might benefit.
Rating 4/5
It didn't last
Reviewed by
Guy
18 December 2009
I bought this and my download speed tripled but then suddenly about 6 months later the router started to drop the DSL signal. Once removed the router connected again but the download speed dropped by a factor of 3. I am confused as it is such a simple device. I am going to buy another one to see if the problem is with the iplate as the indication is that this is true, but I do think it should have lasted longer than 6 months even for a fiver..
Rating 5/5
Excellent
Reviewed by
Stu
15 December 2009
Just installed an iplate on my BeThere ADSL2+ broadband.
Previous sync: 12 Mbps
Current sync: 18 Mbps
Best 5er i ever spent.
Rating 5/5
Amazing!
Reviewed by
Richard
12 December 2009
I was getting speeds of 5mb. When I installed the iplate I got an instant speed increase of 1mb. A few weeks later that increased another 1.5 mb. The speed is regularly 7.5mb and sometimes goes up to 8mb! I would happily pay allot more for a 2.5mb boost in bandwidth. Well worth it if you’ve got the right setup. Upload increased a little, but not much.
I was also getting regularly disconnected from the internet. That has now completely stopped.
Rating 5/5
It works, but give it time!
Reviewed by
Dom
06 December 2009
Brilliant gizmo and I dont understand why ISPs dont hand them out as part of the package when you join.
Took seconds to fit and speed trebled from 0.9 to 2.7 but about ten days after. Apparently your ISP check your line every fortnight or so and adjust your speed according to line quality, hence the delay before it kicks in.
Rating 5/5
Iplate
Reviewed by
Terry Boaden
02 December 2009
It did the trick for me straight out the box/ package.
Speeds up 2meg, great, cheap upgrade.
I was doubtful but not any more.
First class service from Broadbandbuyer, will recomend.
Ordered one day came the next
Rating 4/5
Simply Easy
Reviewed by
Robin Boyce
01 December 2009
I ordered one of these as its cheap and for a test to see if it could help me, it doesnt seem to have done a great deal for me but then everyone gonna be different and i think my area use crap old cables :(
but gets 4 stars purely for just how simple it realy is to install unscrew two screws pull lower NT5 face plate forward slip iPlate in, place NT5 in iPlate and plug back in to the socket and screw two screws in.
REALY that simple ! takes like not even 5 minutes
Rating 5/5
BT I Plate
Reviewed by
Steve
28 November 2009
I was sceptical about using this plate but after an increase of over 1.5Mbps I am more than pleased.
Rating 5/5
Good improvement
Reviewed by
Neil
24 November 2009
Has improved the speed and stabilty of my DSL connection.
Before my connection speed was 6.5 Mbits, with the connection dropping 2 or 3 times a week due to poor download margin. Now connection speed is 7.5 Mbits with rock sold margin.
Rating 3/5
bt i plate
Reviewed by
stu
16 November 2009
This did not improve my speed at all, but I do not have lots of extension wiring. Line seems more stable now but hard to prove.I can see that it may help in some cases and is worth a go.
Rating 5/5
Instant 50 improvement
Reviewed by
Dave
15 November 2009
I wasnt sure this would help much as Im on a 1MB package with Virgin ADSL and get 0.7-1.0MB anyway (despite the BT website saying I can only get upto 0.25MB due to the distance from the exchange!) . My router is on a 10m extension lead from the master socket.
I "installed" the i-socket (2 mins) and the download speed jumped from 0.9mb/s to 1.5mb/s instantly, over 50% improvement and 6 times my alleged maximum! For £8 including swift delivery from broadbandbuyer as well, this ranks as the best purchase Ive made for some time!
Rating 5/5
Nearly tripled my download speed
Reviewed by
Scott Butler
11 November 2009
Was downloading at ~795 kbps before iPlate...now downloading at ~2200. So easy to fit too, just minutes. A revelation!!!
Rating 5/5
Chuffed
Reviewed by
sally
10 November 2009
Very pleased with service from broadband buyer. i-Plate has nearly doubled my down speed. I can now use wireless broadband. Yippee. Easy to fit, type of screw makes no difference !
Rating 0/5
Waste of money
Reviewed by
RDP
09 November 2009
Lost me 26% on download speed, as measured across Europe and the UK, over 8 different servers.
Rating 4/5
Excellent Value
Reviewed by
MartinW
08 November 2009
My master socket is an older one with a "T" logo on the top right corner. But it works well although I would agree with another reviewer who "was not impressed with the fact that it comes with Self tappers not machine thread screws." Also, the cables on my socket were very short - it was really difficult to isert the new unit.
My downstream speed has gone from 1976kbps to 2952kbps - upload unchanged - so a useful improvement.
Rating 5/5
BT i-Plate
Reviewed by
N Hudson
07 November 2009
My internet connection was lowly 0.15 - 0.25 kps very slow considering orange were laughingly calling it broadband. I was not a happy bunny until I discovered the BT i-Plate.
I quickly went to the reviews about it and they stated it could increase my speed upto 1.5mb. Well 1.5mb would be a dream for me let alone up to that speed!. So I decided to buy one and try it out. Once it arrived the next day (super fast delivery from broadbandbuyer.co.uk) I followed the instructions about testing my speed and sure enough it was still pretty lame so I installed the simple setup of the i-Plate, and re-run the speed test.
Instantly there was a mass improvement, my speed had jumped from 0.15kps to 1.2mb - WOW!! Its now even so stable itll run XBOX LIVE no problem - without anymore lag. A great product and a great service from broadbandbuyer.co.uk.
Highly recommended buy one now, youll be amazed at the difference I totally was.
Rating 0/5
Not happy
Reviewed by
Hamish
29 October 2009
Having received the unit I was not impressed with the fact that it comes with Self tappers not machine thread screws.
Having done some research I have discovered that the older BT (NTE5) units (of which I have) use M3x25 screws.
I now have to source these before I can use this unit and reap the benefits that other customers are raving about.
It is a shame that this titbit of information is not mentioned in the product blurb.
Rating 5/5
Excellent device!
Reviewed by
sweston
27 October 2009
I was skeptical of this device, but would now certainly recommend to a friend.
Before installing the device I had on average a 3.6Mbps download rate according to www.speedtest.net and this seemed to vary considerably each time I did the test.
I now have a fairly consistent 5.9Mbps. So, not only a faster connection, but a more stable connection too!
Fantastic product for the price. Why had I only heard of this recently?
Rating 4/5
Not bad
Reviewed by
BEN
23 October 2009
Had 5.5mbps download speed and 320kbps upload speed,
I installed the BT plate and rebooted the router. Then checked again and the download speed went to 5.7mbps but the upload hasnt changed.
Realised that a lot of people said to let it work a week and test it again. Did so and (still does now) got at 6.5mbps. So altogether, it made my download speed better by 1mbps.
I was really hoping it would help my upload speed also, but that has not changed one bit; its constantly at 320kbps.
Worth giving this product a go.
Rating 5/5
iPlate boosts speeds by 60 per cent
Reviewed by
Garnet Roach, Broadband Choices
19 October 2009
One user reported an increase in his download speed from an average of 1.9Mb to 3.1Mb within a couple of days - an increase of 63 per cent, while another PC Pro tester saw his line speed go up from 3.2Mb to an average of 4.9Mb - an increase of 53 per cent and a huge improvement to an above-average speed for an ADSL connection.
“The iPlate is simple to install, taking only around 10 minutes to fit, and without that bell wire you could find yourself with a faster, more reliable broadband connection.
Rating 5/5
wow
Reviewed by
Randini
19 October 2009
Ordered friday, arrived Saturday, 488 Kbps & 244kbps, after fitting no change over weekend.
Just rechecked my speeds and now connect at 1124 kbps & 344 kbps.
Speed doubled for seven quid, not bad - highly recomended.
Rating 5/5
Very impressed
Reviewed by
Matt
12 October 2009
Took 2minutes to install and my DL speed increased from 1800kbps to around 3900kbps. Amazed!
Rating 5/5
Wish I knew about this sooner
Reviewed by
10 October 2009
This is excellent. If you have extension sockets and a lot of wiring from your master socket as I do this will definitely help your broadband speed.
I was getting terrible speeds of 311kb/s upload and 624kb/s download on an 8mb broadband line. After installing this it went up to 1024 kb/s up and 6050 kb/s down. If you have the BT NTE5 socket and extension lines off of it, for £7.41 I would try this.
NOTE: The info tells you that the BT NTE5 socket has the BT logo in the top left corner, however my socket has no logo at all and this still fits. If you have a socket with a split faceplate and no logo remove the front cover and see if it has a test socket on the right.
Rating 5/5
Well worth a punt for so little money
Reviewed by
Rodders
08 October 2009
My ISP tells me that, given my distance from the local exchange and all the other factors beyond my control, the maximum downstream I can expect from my line is 12 megabits/second. Before installation my reported downstream fluctuated between 10-11, very rarely it would rise to 11.3.
After installation, which seems too grand a word for such a simple procedure, it is now consistently between 11.5 and 12, bang on the maximum. For a one off payment of £8 or so Id say it was well worth the effort.
Just make sure you have the right sort of BT main socket and that youre ADSL is plugged into an extension socket elsewhere, as that is the situation I believe this is designed for.
Rating 5/5
broadband accelerator i plate
Reviewed by
DezBoy,Kent
07 October 2009
Follow the opinion of the majority of reviewers but be patient. No change in speed for three days suddenly constant double speed up from slug pace of 448 kbps to constant 1000+ kbps. Great purchase price and fantastic delivery service practically next day.
Well chuffed .... jump in the waters lovely !!
Rating 5/5
i-plate
Reviewed by
steve tebbutt
06 October 2009
money well spent grand total of £7.47 worked instantly normaly i get 1.5 gig down i got a 1gig improvement on download speed but upload speed didnt improve much im not to botherd by that so after a few days well see if it improves even better i hope so my advice to you is this GO AND GET IT NOW for a small price its worth it
Rating 5/5
i-Plate
Reviewed by
Johnty
04 October 2009
Best thing i ever bought, i live in the sticks in Co.Down and could only get 1.5 Mb,, a month after installing the plate i am now dl at 2 , sometimes faster so i think it a worthy buy..
Rating 5/5
Briliant
Reviewed by
03 October 2009
The plate has made my made my connection a considerable amont more stable, and has increased the speed a lot just wish i had brought 1 months back a fantastic device thanks
Rating 5/5
Well impressed
Reviewed by
Aidy
02 October 2009
The iplate has certainley improved the speed and stability with my connection just wish id brought 1 months ago.
Rating 1/5
i-plate buyer
Reviewed by
i-plate buyer
29 September 2009
Prior to installing the I-plate my broadband speed was usually between 1400 & 1500 kbps with a once off peak of 1660 kbps on a line with a predicted speed of 2440 kbps on the TalkTalk web site. After installation the performance rose to 1700 & 1800 kbps with a once off peak of 1966 kbps. All figures measured on ://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/
Though not a huge increase in performance I have gained a small increase at a very modest cost.
Rating 5/5
Great
Reviewed by
Ed
28 September 2009
Works just great, I tried just disconnecting the bell wire first but it effected my home alarm, so ordered the I plate - and gianed 1.3MBs!
Rating 0/5
Complete Failure
Reviewed by
Ryan Seymour
25 September 2009
After installing this I had nothing but problems. Gradual REDUCTION in speed until my internet stopped working completely. Constant phone calls to AOL over a period of 2 weeks did not help. Solution? Remove the i-plate and surprise, surprise my broadband is back to normal, reliable,
decent speed and working perfectly.
For me this was a disastrous experiment but it obviously works for some.
Rating 5/5
Great Item
Reviewed by
Zander Wright
25 September 2009
the iplate works a treat i went from 5mb to 8mb and its so easy to install.
Rating 5/5
BT i-Plate
Reviewed by
Ray
23 September 2009
After instaling my speed jumped from 4000 kbps to 6000kbps very impressive, would certainly recommend any one to use this product.
Rating 1/5
DON'T BOTHER IF YOU HAVE NO EXTENSIONS OFF MAIN SOCKET
Reviewed by
Adrian Stevens
21 September 2009
All this iPLate does is disconnect the bell wire from being conencted to all extensions you have wired from the master socket. This wire can pick up interference like a radio aerial which means you end up with more noise at your router and so less speed.
If you DO NOT have any extensions off of your master socket this device will do absolutely nothing for you, keep your monry in your wallet.
If however you DO have extensions off of your master socket and have not already manually removed the bell wire from them all then you will probably receive a speed boost from the reduction in noise generated by your internal wiring.
Rating 5/5
Best Fiver I've spent this year.
Reviewed by
Iain Nicholson
16 September 2009
My ISP has just done me a free upgrade to ADSL 2+ and reported an expected speed of 12.6 Mbs. I was getting 6.5 on an 8Mb circuit, which didnt seem too bad.
However, post upgrade I was only getting 7.2, which was a tad dissapointing. Installed the iPlate this evening and rebooted the router. ADLS now syncs at 12.5 Mbs and a sustained download speed of 10.5 Mbs is reported in speedtester.
50% Increase in speed, well worth the price!
Rating 5/5
Awsome iPlate!
Reviewed by
James Dickson
15 September 2009
5 minutes to install, bandwidth went from 3mbps to 5mbps 2 minutes later! Brilliant.
Rating 5/5
i-plate
Reviewed by
08 September 2009
This is a great product, my connection is a lot better well worth the price and fast service. yours Walt Burgoyne
Rating 5/5
Worked for me
Reviewed by
Joel
29 August 2009
did some test with different tester average 2800 downstream 800 upstream. fitted BT iplate instant result 3800 downstream 1000 upstream very pleased.
Rating 5/5
Wow...
Reviewed by
Richard
28 August 2009
Before installing? 384 kbps with regular drop outs and frustration. Immediately after? 1344 kbps holding steady
Observations, if you currently get 2Mbps per second then stop moaning - some of us are less than 512kbps with no choice and the iplate is our saviour. Why havent BT told everyone about it ???
Got I-Plate hopefully to improve performance, on initial Test, this showed a decrease in speed, 2nd Test revealed same as withouit I-Plate.I dont believe this is the result of poor Product, but BT capping my line because my ISP is SKY, not sure what to try next without moving ISP back to BT (reluctantly) SKY have advised I am getting 4000kps download and 385kps upload, but actuals are 895kps Download and 35kps upload, had better results from the old dialup. Do ot let my experience put anyone off buying this product, any suggestions would be most welcome of how I can improve my BB performance.
Rating 5/5
OMG!
Reviewed by
Dave
14 August 2009
A bit sceptical before purchasing, but definitely well worth the 7 quid. Speed went from a very sluggish average of 2.35 up to 5.05 as soon as the plate was installed. No fiddly wired - just two screws. Recommend
*****
Rating 3/5
No Great Change
Reviewed by
Vic
11 August 2009
I think that there was probably an increase in download speed but not a lot. The main improvement, if any, is that my speed seems to be more consistent now, without any real low ones.
Rating 2/5
Not much change
Reviewed by
06 August 2009
I live in a rural area, 3 miles from an exchange. BT is delivered via overhead cables. I had been told (by BT) that I would not get better than 1m download speeds.
I decided to try the i-plate, because I believed that I was not getting anywhere near 1mb.
before installing the i-plate I tested my download several times and was averaging 1432 kbps download and 372 upload, so things could only get better!
I installed the i-plate and immediately my download speed dropped to 1100 kpbs although the upload speed increased slightly to 378. Five days later and my download speed has increased again to 1432 - so no change.
It was worth a try for £7 anyway and at least things are no worse. I am sure that the plate would produce benefits for others.
Rating 5/5
i-plate it works!
Reviewed by
nick
31 July 2009
was averaging 2453kbps all measured at differing times of the day through June & july 09. Fitted the i-plate and am now averaging 3927kbps, cant say better than that
Rating 0/5
No increase in speed at all
Reviewed by
Sue B
30 July 2009
When I first read about the BT i-Plate, I was excited at the thought of improving my download speed.
I measured my speed a number of times over the week before installation.
Curiously, each subsequent test increased in speed, suggesting that my laptop had learnt the download routine. (Is that possible?) The results eventually peaked and stabilised at about 6400Kbps.
Since installing the BT i-Plate, I have seen no increase at all against the 6400Kbps, despite numerous further tests at different times of the day, over a period of days.
I regret that I have to conclude that the i-Plate is totally ineffective and a complete waste of money.
Broadbandbuyer Comment "Sorry to hear your speed hasn't increased. If you're on an 8Meg ADSL then achieving 6Meg is very good already. To answer your question, the way the speedtest works the laptop shouldn't be able to learn the routine. We suggest using www.speedtest.net. Regards BBB"
Rating 5/5
BTi plate
Reviewed by
Andrew
28 July 2009
Test before fitting iplate was 2.6 and immediately after fitting it was 3.5 which was impressive.
Rating 4/5
It Works!
Reviewed by
Roger Hall
22 July 2009
I installed it on Saturday and it has at least doubled my down load speed to 1.1Mb. I can see the diference on my screen.
Rating 5/5
Amazing...
Reviewed by
Dave N
22 July 2009
I was stuck on about 3.4Mb before I installed this... No immediate change, but after 1 day my speed had increased to 5.5Mb - well recommneded!
Rating 5/5
How to check if you need an IPlate
Reviewed by
Alastair
21 July 2009
It worked for me because my phone extensions were killing my broadband speed.
If you want to know whether it will work for you access your router, try ://192.168.1.1/, login and got to ADSL status and under Data Rate note the down stream rate (3COM Router). Then take the front of your main telephone box and plug in to the socket behind (this disconnects any extensions). Then do as before. If the rate is much higher without the extensions then you probably need an I Plate.
My readings were 4096 without extensions, 1856 with and 3776 with I Plate fitted and extensions connected. Cheaper than a rewire
Rating 5/5
very pleased
Reviewed by
trooper
19 July 2009
I live in a new apartment, built last year, so didnt expect the iplate to really do much for me as I assumed they wired everything up the best way possible these days...
Before the iplate, 5.0 mbit dowload.
2 minute install of the iplate.
Immediately after iplate install, 9.8 mbit download. :)
Pretty good!
Rating 0/5
Did not work like I had hoped!
Reviewed by
16 July 2009
This product increased line attentuation and increased the noise on the line, I dropped from syncing at 3,500kps-4300kps to 2500kps.
Rating 5/5
Brilliant product
Reviewed by
Steve
16 July 2009
Im one of the lucky ones. Fitted it in two minutes. Speed increase took 12 hours to arrive but doubled from 1400kbps to 2800 kbps. Upload the same as before but I dont upload much so Im not too bothered.
Fantastic product.
Rating 4/5
Took a while but vast improvement
Reviewed by
Graham
14 July 2009
Thought it worth buying as an experiment at the price.
Had been consistently getting a rather pathetic 0.75 download speed.
Fitted the I-Plate Thursday lunchtime. It took until Monday morning, but it suddenly jumped to 3.40, where its stayed ever since. When I took BT Broadband, I was advised that 3.50 would be about as good as it would get and its regularly been less.
Upload speed hasnt (yet) improved (varies between 0.34-0.38) - dont know whether its supposed to or not.
Rating 0/5
Rubbish
Reviewed by
Dave
11 July 2009
Before instaling this i had DL speed of 6.5 kbs and UL speed of .7kbs. Pluged in the i-plate for 2 weeks and my bandwidth had gone down to 0.7 kbs DL and 0.2 kbs UL which is where it stayed. after removing the plate my bandwidth came back. This might work well for some people but for me it was total rubbish. The reason i baught it was i had noise on my line and it did improve It. It got louder.
Rating 0/5
Slower Speed
Reviewed by
Roger
10 July 2009
Installed the i plate was getting 1.7 to 2m dropped to 1.4 Took plate out and speed went back up to original speed. So plate did not work for me. Was impressed with returns policy though no quibbles from the company.
Rating 2/5
BT i -Plate
Reviewed by
Bruce Macmillan
10 July 2009
The improvement after installing the i-plate was disappointing - an increase from 5.5 t0 6.1 mbps.
Rating 5/5
It worked for me....
Reviewed by
Pete
10 July 2009
Brought this without much expectation - however, two days after fitting in my speed jumped from 1.3mb to a steady 4.7mb - very happy with that!!
Rating 5/5
Result - doubled my connection speed
Reviewed by
JRC
08 July 2009
Fed up with getting 1.4 Mbps, thought I would try the I Plate having seen it rerecommended in the Sunday Times. Fitted it in seconds and instantly got 2.9 Mbps. Result!
Rating 5/5
Worth every penny!
Reviewed by
Dave
07 July 2009
What a great product! Living in the countryside on an old exchange we have very limited speeds. With this quick and simple upgrade to the phone socket I have seen my download speed increase from 1.22Mbps to 1.47Mbps. Whilst that may sound particularly slow if you are reading this in a city thats approx. 20% speed increase and I couldnt ask for better. A friend in the village recently was trying for 1Mbps speeds and ended up having to downgrade her speed to 0.5Mbps because of stability issues She was told this was the fastest she could expect so I am delighted with 1.47Mbps! Highly recommended!
PLEASE NOTE: It really is true about the delay. My increase in speed took around 3 days so dont get disappointed if its not an instant success.
Rating 5/5
BM
Reviewed by
Brian Morgan
07 July 2009
according to www.speedtest.net:
Before installing (very simple) the i-Plate speed was:
3.82 download
After:
6.52 (best) & 5.26 (average) and this improvement was instantaneous.
I was skeptical but am now very pleased and impressed.
BM
Rating 0/5
BT-IPlate
Reviewed by
05 July 2009
Received the plate the day after ordering and found that it was easy to fit.
However, the screws provided (self-tapping ) were too long to secure the i-plate and socket cover. Had to cut 6mm off the end of the screws to get them to secure the cover and i-plate.
Unfortunately, after several days speed testing , I did not notice any difference in my Download and Upload speeds. Think Broadband shows a speed of 4.6 mbps Download and 0.4 mbps Upload .
In the past,. prior to the receipt of the i-plate, i have been getting the same speeds using the Broadband speed test .
Rating 5/5
iplate
Reviewed by
skyuser
04 July 2009
just installed the i plate its has doubled my download speed well worth the money, highly recommend , great product .
Rating 5/5
It Works
Reviewed by
Jonathan
02 July 2009
I read the review in the Sunday Times and decided to give it a go. Increased from 4.1 to 6. Pages are definately loading quicker.
Rating 1/5
Mixed results!!!!
Reviewed by
01 July 2009
2 methods of checking the speed of the connection are given. Me being me decided to run both. I ended up with different results! One said the speed was 3.23 download and the other said 2.1 download. Installed the iPlate and ran both again. The first method of testing recorded that the connection was now slower, running at 3.11 download. The second test method however said the connection was faster running at 2.7 download. And yes I did run each test 3 times and yes I did go back to the first test and reran that after the second test in case the connection had speed up in the meantime. It hadn't!
So what is going here?
Will rerun both tests in few days and see whether the BRAS profile has been adjusted and made a difference
Rating 5/5
More than double the speed
Reviewed by
Very satisfied customer in North Yorkshire
30 June 2009
Live out in the sticks where we get an appalling broadband service - was getting speeds in range of 350 to 700 kbps with extremely rare odd hours of 800 kbps.
What a change the i-plate has made - normal days get 1630kbps - poor days 1504kbps. Well worth the investment
Rating 5/5
Vast improvement
Reviewed by
Michael Lewis
30 June 2009
Easy and logicqal to fit - took about one minute. Within three hours, ADSL speed had improved from a regular 3.8/4 Mbps to 6.2Mbps, as tested on four different test sites. And this on a ropy internal house connection using a clapped out old wired router. If that is sustained, best value I have spent on a piece of kit in years.
Rating 5/5
It works
Reviewed by
S Keene
28 June 2009
Completely simple to fit. It took a week, but my download speed improved from about 4.6 mbps to 5.8 or 5.9, transforming ITV catchup player from unwatchable to absolutely fine. Mind you I had been banging on to my ISP about the speed, but they hadnt shown any signs of positive action.
All this for so little £££!
Rating 1/5
No improvement for me :(
Reviewed by
Davie D
27 June 2009
I get about 1.9 to 2.0mbps and Im afraid to say I got no improvement in speed when using the iplate. I will leave it in place though.
Rating 3/5
iPlate
Reviewed by
Robert Hall
26 June 2009
I fitted one of these at work and saw a 22% improvement in download speed
Rating 5/5
Initial sync has jumped up by 1 meg
Reviewed by
Ian Ford
23 June 2009
After reading mixed reviews about this product i decided to bite the bullet and order one. Glad i did, was getting sync speeds between 4.2 and 4.6 meg, fitted the iplate and jumped straight to 5.8 meg. Should go a little faster after a few days but cannot complain, well worth the money.
Rating 5/5
Did what it said on the tin
Reviewed by
A Satisfied Customer
17 June 2009
Bought this on ebay. I am two miles from the exchange and the phone lines are mostly overhead. Maximum connection speed was 2.4 mb. Installed the iPlate and speed was unchanged. BUT after two days, max connection speed went up to 5.7 MB. What a bargain!
Rating 0/5
didnt work for me
Reviewed by
jon stranger
15 June 2009
Speed 5 days later is still exactly as it was before - 0.49 down and 0.38 up.
And I am interested in Olivers comment about not having line extensions - I do not recall any warning that this might mean no improvement.
Rating 5/5
Worked a treat, for me!
Reviewed by
Clark
15 June 2009
Small village in Wiltshire with aged exchange. Top speed prior to
fitting was 3.8 Mbps. Bought one of these devices, took 2 mins to fit and then tested again. No change, immediately. However, after leaving it for the weekend, came back to my laptop and saw a definite improvement. Speedtest.net shows average 5.9Mbps now, and Thinkbroadband.com shows 5.6 Mbps. For info, Speedtest.net also showed an ave .250Mbps faster than Thinkbroadband, consistently, on every other test that I ran - before and after fitting the device.
Im very pleased, and I think that most people would be if they bought one of these.
Final word: A friend of mine bought one, but only has a 1Mbps line (throttled) from Tiscali. He did not see an appreciable change - but that is probably more likely to be a bandwidth throttling applied by the ISP. Hes thinking of changing to an up to 8Mbps ISP now.
Rating 2/5
I Plate
Reviewed by
Ernest
15 June 2009
The good news was that my download speed rose almost immediately from 2.5 - 3 to 5 and seems to have remained there after 3 months.
The bad news is that it has made no perceptible difference to the speed at which web pages load onto my machine.
The iplate will not increase the speed at which individual pages will load, but increases the bandwidth so you can download more data at the same time. BBB
Rating 5/5
BT I -Plate
Reviewed by
Mike
13 June 2009
Very pleased!
*Great service -Ordered on Friday, arrived Sat
*Easy to fit - no problem with fittings, careful not to dislodge wires in master BT socket
*1M faster than before:
* Max speed on Master "test" socket is 5MB, but I was only getting 2.5MB presumably because of all the extension sockets in the house -after fitting got 3.4M wireless and 3.9M wired, straight away.
* I also moved the modem upstairs to connect directly with master socket and swapped wireless channels
* Hopefully moving to the master, even though the pc is further away from the router will help with signal drops
Rating 5/5
Good-bye to line drops!
Reviewed by
Peter Morris
12 June 2009
Well, a week later and the speed is faster, more consistent and Ive had no line drops, which I used to get regularly. Lets keep all this secret though since, if anyone finds out how good this product is, then theyll double the price.
Thanks BBB. Very happy customer.
Rating 4/5
I Plate ! ! !
Reviewed by
BArry
12 June 2009
I live MILES from my local exchange and consistantly had sub 1MB speeds. I fitted the I Plate yesterday, checked today and im up to 2.4MB. Happy as Larry!
Rating 0/5
Suspending judgment
Reviewed by
Geoff Madden
12 June 2009
Results using speedtest.net, in Pevensey, mid-afternoon, about two miles from the exchange: Before installation of i-plate, one test gave 1.85 download and 0.31 Mb/s upload. Then averaging three tests on each occasion: immediately after installation, 1.74 and 0.34; one day later, 1.79 and 0.35; two days later, 2.43 and 0.34; three days later, 1.82 and 0.35.
Rating 5/5
Astounding
Reviewed by
AS
10 June 2009
I live not so far from the Exchange, the highest speed I can sync at is ~18Mbps (out of 24Mbps from BE) when connected to the BT Master Socket. But unfortunately the location of the Master Socket is not ideal, near to the house entrance door. So I have to plug in my router to an extension socket in the living room.
As its an extension socket, it sync speeds vary wildly, between 8MBps to 18MBps. Basically to get 18MBps I have to keep re-syncing the router.
So I ordered the IPlate and give it a whirl, not that I really need it (or just being greedy), received it this morning, installed it within 5 mins. And the result? Im syncing at 19.5MBps now... and through the extension socket to boot! I thought it was a fluke... so I restarted my router to re-sync.... and its still holding on to 19.5MBps!
To think I couldnt get anything faster than that.... Im satisfied and worth every penny. Very Highly Recommended!
Rating 5/5
Cracking Gadget!
Reviewed by
Eternal Slow Speed Sufferer
10 June 2009
Well chuffed by local ADSL standards!
Average speed prior: 0.48 Mbps download - now average 1.2 Mbps!!
All you guys with 10+Mbps downloads already, before using the iplate, should be satisfied with your lot.... some of us have rubbish exchanges and "really" terrible speeds to deal with!
Come-on BT, upgrade the network!!!
Rating 5/5
Dramatic benefit
Reviewed by
Peter H
09 June 2009
Ive got both home and office broadband connections here. The office line used to give about 950Kb download rate on a good day; it now gives 2.5Mb regularly. The home line (a free with phone service deal) was so slow it was often quicker to slip on my Nikes and run down to the exchange for the data. This has now gone from about 300K to 1.2Mb. Fitting the i-Plate takes less than 1 minute. Best 7 quid Ive spent in a long time.
Rating 2/5
iplate
Reviewed by
james
09 June 2009
i bought an iplate very good service and delivery. however the plate has not sought my broadband issue. if anything it made the connection worse. anyway BT has now fixed my issue some wiring/earthing problem and now i am getting 3.5mbps up from around 1.7mbps!!. got a new faceplate also so i do not require filters any more!! so the rating for the i plate is a 2 star no fault of product
Rating 0/5
No good if your speeds are as good, or better, than expected for the line
Reviewed by
Perty
08 June 2009
My line had an expected perfomance of only 0.5mb (live in the sticks). I was actually getting 1.4mb. I thought Id give the iplate a go as the reviews were good, and good ole Broadband Buyer gave a moneyback promise.
Soon as I plugged it in it dropped my speeds down to 0.7ish and stayed there for 3 days. line noise etc stayed the same. Unplugged it and my speeds are back up to 1.3 ish....
So, you wont get a silk purse out of a sows ear here. But if your performance currently is less than you expected, give it a go.
Rating 5/5
I don't believe it!
Reviewed by
Peter Morris
05 June 2009
Previous max was consistently about 4800. With i-plate went up to 6900 and is there pretty consistently. I am gobsmacked!
A 47% improvement for a tenner. Totally thrilled - thanks, BBB.
For the record, I live about a mile and a half from the Exchange and am with Talk Talk.
I do suffer from line drops pretty regularly as well. Ill drop another review in few days about whether that has improved or not.
Rating 5/5
Amazing
Reviewed by
Marco, East Sussex
05 June 2009
My downstream was 1640kbps after three days jumped to 5120kbps .
Easy to install! Great stuff!
Rating 5/5
Decent speed at last
Reviewed by
Bert
05 June 2009
Im far away from my exchange. Max speed before intallation was 760k. Im now at 1.3m. Fantastic
Rating 5/5
BT I-PLATE
Reviewed by
Andy T
03 June 2009
Bethere Broadband was running 10mb download, after I-PLATE install 13mb Superb, Well worth a tenner.
Rating 2/5
b.t i plate
Reviewed by
c j rees
03 June 2009
Fitted my I plate,a small improvement from 1790 kbps to 1860,was hoping for a bigger improvement overall.
Rating 5/5
BT speed check
Reviewed by
Paul Vivash
02 June 2009
Sorry to keep hogging the reviews but, on a whim, Ive just checked what BT reckons my line is capable of. The last time I did this some time back they reckoned my line would support 1mbps. Now, some time after fitting the i-plate, their own check states that my line is capable of 4.5 mbps. Im getting about 3.7mbps but look forward to a slight improvement.
Paul
Rating 5/5
Speed increase
Reviewed by
Paul Vivash
02 June 2009
Further to my last, Ive just checked my actual download speed and, sure enough, it is now 4.5 mbps. This seems to imply that even after 2 + months from fitting the i plate the way is clear for ones line to benefit. So Ive now gone from 1.5mbps download to 4.5 mbps - brilliant!
Paul
Rating 4/5
Some improvement
Reviewed by
Tony
01 June 2009
Prior to fitting I was getting 936KB download. Post fitting the speed increased to the advertised speed of 1 MB.
Rating 0/5
i-plate
Reviewed by
ge hardS
31 May 2009
Absolutely no difference whatsoever! Completely pointless product.
Rating 5/5
At last a stable connection!
Reviewed by
Roger
29 May 2009
I have suffered from an unstable broadband connection for years. I fitted the i-plate to a new NTE5 box connected to the existing BT master box (pre 1980 wiring) then hey presto:
A stable line and a speed increase from 336k to 878K.
Rating 5/5
The i-plate still a top secret!
Reviewed by
Paul Vivash
28 May 2009
Ive already posted my satisfaction with the i-plate (1.5 mbps download speed improved to an average of 3.6mbps) but I was frustrated to see that nowhere in the huge correspondence generated by the BBC "Notspots" feature was this simple solution mentioned.
Paul
Rating 5/5
Superb!!!
Reviewed by
Phil
27 May 2009
2.8mps to 6.3mps!!! This is probably the cheapest and most effective upgrade you can make to your broadband. If you have not got the iplate your missing out!
Rating 0/5
Waste of time
Reviewed by
Martin
27 May 2009
Speed before fitting the plate was 2.12mbs download. After fitting the plate, it DROPPED to just 1.45mbs!
Dont be fooled, this obviously does not work for everyone and may be a complete waste of time!
Rating 5/5
BT iPlate
Reviewed by
Jimbo
27 May 2009
Just plugged it in having just run the speed tests (which averaged at 3.7 mb/s beforehand). Now, its averaging 5.0 mb/s - a result!!!! It will be interesting to see whether theres any further improvement when my BRAS profile is adjusted (as suggested in the installation notes). Well worth the money.
Rating 5/5
It does exactly what it says
Reviewed by
Yougra
23 May 2009
I can see the exchange from where I live and was regularly getting 6.6Meg down and 3.5 up so I was no really expecting and improvement I now get 7.6 down and 4.4up
It was the simplest thing to fit, and Ive recommended it to most people I know with a broadband link.
Rating 5/5
Wow it works!
Reviewed by
22 May 2009
Download Speed before i-Plate fitted= 1.8 MBits/sec
Download Speed after i-Plate fitted= 3.4 MBits/sec
Outcome = very happy customer - I never would imagined this could make so much difference - I feel like i'm part of the Broadband community proper at last!
Rating 5/5
Very easy upgrade
Reviewed by
Chris
22 May 2009
I was a little doubtful, especially as this item is so inexpensive.
Fitted easily in next to no time and connection speed has increased from 0.9Mb to 1.6Mb, so indeed it is very impressive!
Rating 5/5
It does work
Reviewed by
20 May 2009
Has been installed for a few weeks now, so the connection rate has settled, was 2 to 3 Meg now averaging 5 Meg when ever I use it.
Rating 0/5
Didn't work for me
Reviewed by
Cascy
20 May 2009
Fitted it (very easy) but had no increase in upload or download speeds. 6.5 mb/s download .58 mb/s upload on an 8 mb/s line.
Rating 4/5
REVIEW
Reviewed by
JOHN
20 May 2009
DOWNLOAD SPEED INCREASED BY 29%.
NO LONGER SCREWS SUPPLIED.
Rating 5/5
AWESOME!
Reviewed by
Stu
20 May 2009
I’ve been in IT for years and it’s very rare to have a product that a) does what it says on the box and b) is so easy to install.
I’ve read comments others have made about this not working, which may well be true. However for me this product has literally almost doubled my bandwidth overnight. I’ve gone from an average of 2.2mbs - 2.5mbs to now an average of over 4.5mbs.
The above figures are pretty accurate average speeds according to both www.thinkbroadband.com and www.speedtester.bt.com.
I also went from using your bog-standard BT phone cable to a shielded RJ11 cable from my ADSL model to the wall socket which I think also helped a little.
Excellent product and highly recommended!!
Rating 0/5
Didn't work for me
Reviewed by
Cascy
20 May 2009
Before fitting I-plate the speed before fitting was 6540 kbps download and 5900 kbps upload. After fitting got exactly the same speeds up and down.
Router syncs at 8032 KBps Download and 676 Kbps upload. Disappointing.
Rating 5/5
Really works
Reviewed by
Paul
19 May 2009
download speed increased from 1.95MB to 3.99MB over night upload spedd was at exchange max anyway so no change there took 5min to fit in loft in the dark.
Rating 0/5
Disappointed!!
Reviewed by
David
18 May 2009
Fitted the i-plate, fits quickly and easily except for the rubbish screws worse than useless. Problem emerged pretty quickly in that although I could receive calls and get a dialling tone on the phone, I could not dial out on the phone. Got a "number dialled not recognised" message. So go figure... Removed the i-plate and phone worked perfectly again. So not for me - bit of a bummer actually after reading the reviews. Anyone want an i-plate going cheap?
Rating 5/5
iPlate Speed Hike
Reviewed by
16 May 2009
Installed the iPlate (2 mins) and the line rate immediately jumped from 4800k to 6200k. No immediate change in throughput but after 3 days BT upped my BRAS profile from 3500k to 5000k. This is better than I was expecting at my distance from the exchange and I'm well chuffed. As others have reported, the longer self-tapping screws are not ideal but didn't cause a huge problem for me at least. For under a tenner you really need to try this, especially if you have a lot of extension wiring as I do.
Rating 5/5
Pity it wasn't available before
Reviewed by
Mike Lander
16 May 2009
Deivered next day, fitted in 10 minutes (a bit of elbow grease to tighten screws ! ) download increased from 2000 / 3000 to 3000 / 4000 plus, upload much the same at 500 ish as soon as I switched back on....still good today running at nearly 5000. A great buy. (I use Talktalk )
Rating 5/5
Pleasantly Suprised
Reviewed by
G R
15 May 2009
I bought this as a gamble really. I live in a house thats only 8 years old and my downstream speed was 6016, and up of 448, which isnt too bad. So, this arrived the next day, took a min or so to fix, then back to check the speed. Now, fair enough, the upstream didnt change, but the down has gone to 7648. I think about a 25% improvement isnt bad for a tenner!
Definately worth taking a chance!
Rating 5/5
Fantastic!
Reviewed by
Ruth
14 May 2009
I was a little doubtful that a plastic cover would sort out our rubbish internet connection, but I cant believe the results! Before fitting, we had a best average of 1.09mbps, and kept losing connection. After fitting, which takes about 2 minutes and is really easy, a steady average of 1.98mbps, and no loss of connection.
Why did noone tell us about this earlier? I have spent hours waiting/talking to Toucan/Tiscali about line faults, modem checks and router checks, when all I needed to do was buy one of these! Someone should tell them......
Highly recommended!!
Rating 5/5
SUCCESS
Reviewed by
Amz-london
14 May 2009
sync speed before 8.1mb sync speed after install 12.5mb
Rating 0/5
I-Plate
Reviewed by
Malcolm
14 May 2009
I-Plate installed nearly 3 weeks now, absolutely no improvement to my line speeds at all, 1 MB seems as always to be my top limit for downloads even connected to Master BT Socket, Neighbours get over 4 MB, we are just 1.5 miles actual line length from the telephone exchange.
Rating 5/5
first class
Reviewed by
simon
12 May 2009
"WOW" what a piece of kit i did one of the speed tests readily avialable online and the result was dismal ,now im no tech wiz but after installing this device which was childsplay my speed has improved and every little helps.the only downside is the screws knackered my bt master socket so i now need a new one of them so get yourself some different screws before you start.also id just like to comment on how impressed with broadbandbuyer i am very professional well done.
Rating 5/5
I plate
Reviewed by
rhearn
10 May 2009
Installed this about two weeks ago. I have 4 telephones around the house off the same line. Just run a speed test and found that my IP profile has increased from 1500kbps to 2000kpbs. Actual throughput has gone up 400 kbps. Well worth the money and 20 minutes of installation - although a bit bulky and doesnt look pretty so providing your current master socket is out of sight or you are prepared to move the location or put up with size, thoroughly recommended.
Rating 5/5
Excellent
Reviewed by
Gray Street
09 May 2009
Gained me a littleover 1Mbps download speed and SNR is now a lot more stable on ADSL2+ so no overnight resyncs.
Reading other reviews didnt bother trying to use the screws supplied but spent ages hunting around for shorter ones. Failed to find any so decided to try the ones supplies and they fitted perfectly! Not sure why others have had problems with them.
Rating 5/5
Worthwhile
Reviewed by
Hilary
09 May 2009
I too found the screws seemed too long. A friend says I just have to apply more force as they are self tapping, but they are currently sporting improvised rubber band washers. Otherwise easy to fit once the wires had been coralled into their slot.
My route/modem is on an extension wire and we are over a mile from the exchange. Speeds before were rarely more than 50-600mbps at best. Almost immediately after they rose to between 1200-1450mbps and seem to be staying there. A significant improvement for loading picture laden websites like Amazon or Lakeland Cam which I visit regularly. Probably about as good as I can expect on a rural line that ony allowed broadband at all quite recently. Does what it says and a wothwhile gizmo.
Rating 5/5
Unreal !!!
Reviewed by
IanM
09 May 2009
I read a reccomendation of the I-Plate in our local residents association newsletter. Our estate has generally poor broadband speeds, due to distance from the exchange combined with a lack of BT capacity/investment.
I checked speed before installing - using speedtest.net - and got a rate of 1.94. Immediately after installing the I-Plate I got 3.28. I then reset my Router - and got 3.44!
In the 24hrs since then, I have retested & seen results up to 3.67, but regularly & consitently around 3.30.
What a great bit of kit!!!
I will be reccomending it to anyone who will listen!!!
Rating 5/5
Almost Error Free Improvement
Reviewed by
Mark D
09 May 2009
Run from an extension, has made a big difference when downloading large files, never used to be able to do it without problems and leaving overnight. My modem used to register hundreds of errors over a month and now virtually just a handful. Has made my connection robust getting anything from 3.5Mbs up to 5Mbs over the last three months. Just leave it up to a week for the line to sync before checking the speed after initial install.
Rating 5/5
Can Reduce line noise and therefore improve speed
Reviewed by
Mark
08 May 2009
My router is connected to a slave socket. I fitted the iPlate to the master. Fitting it is simple, but the supplied screws are too long and cannot be tightened properly. After fitting, my router immediately registered a significantly better figure for Noise Margin - from 12-13db to 24. This means that there is scope for improving the speed of the connection. Speed did not improve for me, but I found that this was because the ISP had me on a fixed 512kbps connection. When they switched me to ADSL Max, which is rate-adaptive, the download connection speed immediately improved to 2880 and actual speeds improved a few hours later when the exchange amended my IP profile. So an excellent result in my case.
Rating 5/5
I-Plate - Tremendous bit of kit!
Reviewed by
07 May 2009
My router is plugged into an extension line. Was getting about 5mb with the router in the extension socket, or 9mb from the master socket.
After plugging in the I-Plate, I am getting 9mb from the extension socket now.
Many thanks!
Rating 5/5
BT iplate
Reviewed by
Chris
06 May 2009
It works !!!!
Took a minute to install and then tested right away and over 1mb faster. I was getting an average of about 2.2Mbs peaking at 3Mbs, now my average is 3.4Mbs and peaks at 4.31Mbs. ISP is MadAsAFish which is not the fasterst anyhow and my exchange is not ADSL2 yet. Tested via speedtest.net, would recormend doing a before and after test. Then tested on online games such as Team Fortress 2 latency use to be 180 now 54 and Left 4 Dead and COD5 all have improved.
Bought mine from BT at £11 but bought another 4 for family and friends of Ebay from BroadbandBuyer for £7 each inc postage. May be faster postage ordering from the online shop but Im in no hurry.
Hope this helps,
Chris
Rating 5/5
Best £8 ever spent
Reviewed by
Gavin Bridges
04 May 2009
My web speed has tripled from 1.2 Mb to 3.6+.
The only very slight issue I had was that I the screws supplied did not properly fit my socket fit and I had to pop down to Maplins and buy a bag of 50 suitable screws - anybody want the remaining 48?
Rating 5/5
Good item!
Reviewed by
Matt
02 May 2009
I was getting around 6 speeds in the morning in rural conditions, at night though this was dropping to 1.8 Mbs. Got this item and after 2 days i now have a constant 24hr speed of 6mbs. It think it must of been due the fact i have more electrical items on at night casing interference.
I checked prior to buying for Ring Wire connection (its the orange wire behind the master socket) well worth buying although the screw supplied are a bit sh**!
Rating 5/5
Upload speeds
Reviewed by
Jim
01 May 2009
I havent actually got one of these yet, however have just ordered it.
For all the people mentioning their upload speed - even though you have an up to 8mb service, your upload is always 478kbps or thereabouts, unless you have your ISPs top package where most cases it is 768kbps, maybe higher though ISP dependant.
5 stars from me even if its a failure - its done a great job for the majority!
Rating 5/5
Does what it says
Reviewed by
Rob James
30 April 2009
really impressed. I read about this item in The Sunday Times and was sceptical but, for a few quid it was worth a try. We had never achieve a fast connection and prior to installing the i-plate we had recorded speeds of 1.06mb download and 0.38mb upload from Speedtest.net. Immediately after installation the download speed increased to 3.33mb. It will be interesting to see if it improves anymore over the next few days as BRAS is updated.
Thanks, extremely quick and efficient service.
Rating 5/5
Getting even better
Reviewed by
Paul Simmonds
30 April 2009
Update on Previous........
From my Draytek ADSL Router
Before:
Up speed = 704000 Down speed = 3200000
After: (15th April)
Up speed = 768000 Down speed = 6048000
After: (29th April)
Up speed = 928000 Down speed = 7200000
One happy bunny...... nuff said!
Rating 5/5
You Judge 3.1mb to 6.7mb
Reviewed by
AndyB - Bridgend 5km from exchange
30 April 2009
Easy to fit, no configuration required. works for me
Rating 5/5
Improvement even with ring wire disconnected!
Reviewed by
Jamie
29 April 2009
I bought the item not expecting an increase in sync speed, as our telephone socket already has the ring wire disconnected - which the BT iPlate filters, however after installing my sync speed jumped from about 5,400 megabits to 5,800 - a small but notible increase, and this has raised my download profile to 5 megabits!
If you still have your ring wire connected, then the difference should be enormous, especially if you have an older master socket and star wiring.
Rating 5/5
Bought another 2
Reviewed by
David
29 April 2009
I bought my I-Plate a couple of months ago and in my review said it only increased by 100k. However after 7 - 8 days my speed went from 1.5mb to 6.mb. Its so good even my online games on my xbox seem better.
I have just ordered another 2 (which arrived this morning) for 2 friends. I will fit them tonight and hopefully they will get the same improvement as I did. I thoroughly reccomend these to anyone and great service from Broadband Buyer, well done.
Rating 4/5
Worth the money
Reviewed by
Paul
29 April 2009
Easy to fit. Speed increased from 2.6Mb to 3.6Mb. Many thanks.
Rating 4/5
Twice as fast.
Reviewed by
28 April 2009
Download speed has increased from 0.75M to 1.5M.
Upload speed remains the same.
Not impressed with the fixing screws, so minus one star.
Overall pleased though.
Rating 0/5
no improvement
Reviewed by
t waltham
28 April 2009
i saw no speed increase with the iplate which surprised me as the wiring and extensions in the house is over 20 years old. ive had it in for over a month now, waste of £10.
you dont need the iplate as the same can be done by simply disconnecting the bell wire in the master socket which i wish i had done now and saved the money.
Rating 4/5
Brought a dead line back to life!
Reviewed by
Sam
27 April 2009
Neither of the two modems I had in the house would connect. Then I fitted the iPlate, and my line sprang back to life. I dont think its any faster than before, but at least it works.
Rating 5/5
got to conclude that the I-Plate works
Reviewed by
Peter
27 April 2009
Ive gone from 3.5-3.8Mbps prior to installation, to a regular 5.2/5.3Mbps afterwards, and its stable at that speed also. Im not complaining at getting a 48% increase for a few quid!!
Rating 5/5
Excellent result
Reviewed by
26 April 2009
To be honest I was a sceptical about this working, however, it really does!!! had a fairly decent line anyway - was geting about 6mb, 3 days after putting the iplate on the socket I get a constant 8mb no problem. worth every penny.
Rating 5/5
Big improvement
Reviewed by
25 April 2009
I had my doubts having read the reviews but gave it a go
anyway. Good price compared to BT and fast delivery. I live out
in the sticks about 2.5 km from the exchange & was getting a consistent 2.8Mbps. Fitted the i-plate in under a minute and
tested connection. No improvement - still 2.8Mbps. Day 2 still
no improvement - 2.8Mbps. Day 3 sudden improvement to
4.8Mbps - I was expecting no more the 3.5 to 4. Days 4, 5 & 6
still getting 4.8Mbps. Much better than expected. Most
noticeable improvement is in streaming videos. My ISP is BT and I have BT Vision. Don't really understand why BT don't include the i-plate with either package.
Rating 5/5
It works !
Reviewed by
Pete T
24 April 2009
V. easy to install.
Initally there was no change but be patient, after 3 days my download speed went from 1.45 to 2.9 mbs; with no change in upload 0.38 mbs
Rating 3/5
BT I-Plate Review
Reviewed by
23 April 2009
Added iplate. Carried out Speed tests and have seen a 0.7meg
increase in download speeds. No change in upload speed.
Rating 5/5
i-Plate
Reviewed by
D Brown
23 April 2009
Great service, installed within 24 hours of order, and an
improvement in speeds shown on first test
Rating 5/5
Very Nice
Reviewed by
Craigus
23 April 2009
Been having slowish speeds with btinternet for about a year, 3 megs on an up to 8 meg package, recently just switched to sky ADSL2+ waiting on them to activate it so in the meanwhile thought id sort out my line so i get the best speed off the bat installed the plate which was very simple, checked my router and it was connected at just over 5 megs immediately, 4 hours later and its gone up to 6 megs, im about 1.5km from the exchange so this increase is amazing, hope ill get a decent speed with sky now.
Highly recommend this!
Rating 4/5
I-Plate makes BT line more stable.
Reviewed by
Chris
23 April 2009
Having fitted the BT I-plate 5 days ago, I have not found any significant improvement in download speed, however, the line has become much more stable and does not keep dropping out. A useful add-on for a tenner.
Rating 5/5
Impressive Result
Reviewed by
Dan
23 April 2009
Takes 5 minutes to install (really less than 5) was quick and easy and immediate router connect speed jumped from a pre-install maximum of 1152 to a fantastic 1857. Within 2 days my typical download/upload speed went from average 700/300 to a 1.4/385.
Very impressed
Rating 5/5
BT I-Plate
Reviewed by
Simon Van Houten
18 April 2009
I dont normally leave reviews.. but am amazed about results of this thing.
Why dont BT issue these as standard?!
Arrived this morning, 8am - took 3 minutes to screw in place.
Old Rate 1.97MBits Down - New Rate (straight away) - 4.8MBits Down. The BT exchange equipment is self adjusting my line at the moment. The speed keeps increasing and I imagine it will be 72 hours before it settles to a final speed.
Very impressed and would recommend people give it a try for £10.
My place is in the middle of the sticks.
Rating 5/5
it works
Reviewed by
James Fahey
18 April 2009
My speed increased straight after installing the Iplate from 1,600 Kbps downspeed up to 3,744 Kbps , amazing as i live so far from the exchange i never thought id ever get more speed.
Rating 3/5
Didn't work much for me, slightly up on downstream.
UPSTREAM DECREASED ??
Strange but true, Cisco router says it, who am I to go against it.
This i-Plate is good for downloaders, I would prefer my upstream to go up because of voip calls, etc. Or maybe BT lines are not good enough on my area. I am 2.6miles from exchange.
Rating 5/5
does what it says on the tine
Reviewed by
Kim Nichols
17 April 2009
router sync speed was 5.7 its now 7.2 3 days later. WINNER.
Rating 5/5
WOW somthing that does what it says it will !!!!!!
Reviewed by
Lee Morris
17 April 2009
Brought this plate not thinking it would work, but for £10 i thought what the hell give it a go. My internet speed has gone from 3.9 mbps to 5.15 mbps. It works and it is a piece of P**S to fit. Service was great came the very next day, Just buy one and give it a go.
Rating 5/5
Doubled my download speed
Reviewed by
Paul Simmonds
16 April 2009
From my Draytek ADSL Router
Before:
Up speed = 704000 Down speed = 3200000
After:
Up speed = 768000 Down speed = 6048000
One happy bunny...... nuff said!
Rating 5/5
Great value for money
Reviewed by
John Edkins
16 April 2009
The I-Plate is fantastic device that is easy to fit and remarkable value for money.
After fitting the device, which takes a few minutes, I tested the download speed and the result was no different to the 1,500Kbps sync speed I got previously. 24 hours went by and still nothing. A few hours later my line disconnected for about 30 seconds. I retested the sync speed and was amazed to find a new speed of 3,000Kbps a 100% improvement.
Rating 5/5
Speed the same, but massive increase in stability
Reviewed by
Chris Watkins
12 April 2009
Ive always had a fairly unstable line and are 4KM from the exchange, so thought this was worth a go for the money
Ive not experienced any increase in speed, it syncs at "the best speed i can get" but the biggest change is it now stays like that and is stable !
Been up for a week and had no re-syncs at all which is the longest its been up in years !
Would definitely recommend for the cost...
Rating 1/5
No real improvement
Reviewed by
David
09 April 2009
Downstream speed only improved by 0.5%, from 1694.57 Kbps to 1702.95 Kbps, averaged over 3 test runs.
Upstream speed only increased by 0.2% from 239.80 Kbps to 240.32 Kbps.
All speed tests run using thinkbroadband.com speed tester. My ISP is Orange and Im using their up to 2 Meg speed Broadband Starter package.
Ive left the I-Plate connected as I might as well use it now Ive bought it. The self tapping screws worked OK for me.
Rating 5/5
Excellent results
Reviewed by
Nick
08 April 2009
Download 1.97 to 4.4, upload .21 to .35, ping stayed roughly the same. Excellent product, well worth a tenner to get such outstanding results. Will definitely be recommending to my clients.
Rating 5/5
Great Stuff
Reviewed by
Matt
06 April 2009
Living in a flat with multiple dodgy telephone sockets. After a visit from an Openreach engineer had a max speed of 1mb (often a lot lower). After installing one week ago, have a constant speed of 3.5-4mb, with spells of 5mb. Fantastic
Rating 5/5
A great product
Reviewed by
Paul Vivash
04 April 2009
I ordered the i-plate from Broadbandbuyer on Monday evening and it arrived on Wednesday. I connected it in about 2 minutes flat, fearing that I might be one of the unlucky few whom it didnt help. BT give my max download speed as 1mbps so Ive been very pleased to get nearly 2 mbps from The Post Office, unlike the rubbish speeds from Tiscali from whom I migrated in February. I checked my speed at 8am before the i plate arrived and got 1906 mbps. At 1.30pm after fitting the i plate I obtained 4.154 mbps - brilliant! OK, Im now back to averaging around 3.6 mbps, still a 90% improvement. Id be interested to know, however, why the i -plate seems to make no difference to the up -load speed.
Rating 5/5
iPlate is brill
Reviewed by
Matthew Barratt
01 April 2009
Im a long way from the exchange, got maybe 1Mb connection if I was lucky which was very unstable and terrible. One iPlate later and Im up to a rock solid 1.7Mb. The extra bps and stability combined have easily doubled my download speeds. Very, very impressed. Oh, and broadbandbuyer were quick to deliver too.
Rating 5/5
fantastic im staggered by the increase and stability.
Reviewed by
colin
01 April 2009
Im a long way from the exchange. I had a very unstable line with frequent line-dropping - sometimes every 10 minutes or so with a download speed of 540 kbps. With the iplate the speed has increased to 1600 kbps and very stable indeed. The line has not dropped at all. Upstream is about 300 kbps, same as before.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - give it a try.
Rating 5/5
difficult to believe!
Reviewed by
patrick phillips
01 April 2009
so used to hype, but the results have been fantastic. From
2.97Mb to 6.1 Mb!!! I keep testing, but still get same average
results. Great
Rating 0/5
No good for me :-(
Reviewed by
31 March 2009
hi there
I am one the 3/10 that doesn't see any difference. About to put on Ebay
Rating 5/5
It's a Winner !!
Reviewed by
Steve Park
31 March 2009
Download speed up from 2.9 to 5.0 Mbps - fantastic!
Cheap product with disproportionate results - highly recommended
Rating 5/5
Blimey
Reviewed by
Alan Lord
31 March 2009
I normally get around 1.5-2Mbps data rate as recorded on my ADSL router.
My i-plate arrived today, I plugged it in and the router downstream speed went from 1888Kbps to 4160Kbps virtually instantly.
Amazing.
Rating 5/5
worked well
Reviewed by
Bruce Ivinghoe
30 March 2009
Initially my speed actually slowed a bit from 2900 to 2700 but after 3 days settling in it is now consistently up to 3700, and occasionally gets up to 3900. For the price definitely worth a try.
Rating 4/5
It works!!!
Reviewed by
Ian White
29 March 2009
Installed the iPlate without difficulty a week ago. No performance improvement initially. Checked again this morning - speed increased from 900kbps to 2,400kbps. Thank you.
Rating 5/5
WOW
Reviewed by
Ann Moncaster
29 March 2009
I installed the iplate on Friday and immediately my speed went up from0.5Mgb to 3.1Mgb - I didnt realise what I was missing- my isp blamed old wiring and the length of my extension- great!!
Rating 5/5
Absoultely amazing! What a difference!
Reviewed by
jamesthebod
29 March 2009
I was rather sceptical about the iPlate. I was always told by our ISP that our slow speed was due to the fact that we are far from the exchange. But at around £10 I thought I would give it a go.
Am I glad I did? You bet. Now, I can play YouTube videos in real time without glitches, since they now download quicker than they play, whereas before, downloading was slower than playing. And downloads are about three times as fast about 135 Kb/s against around 45 Kb/s before.
The speed tests before and after confirm it, around 340 Kb/s before, 1130 Kb/s after, a whopping 330 % increase!
Verdict: Best money I ever spent on computer stuff.
Rating 0/5
No Difference at All
Reviewed by
Jeremy
28 March 2009
Looking forward to getting an improved speed in an area where Broadband is very slow, but appears to have even possibly slowed down my connection since fitted. Very disappointed, but knew it would not work for everybody.
On the upside, I got a very good service from Broadbandbuyer.co.uk
Rating 4/5
Second review - now it works
Reviewed by
Andrew
28 March 2009
On 24th March I wrote a review saying "not successful". That was after measuring speeds over 4 days to give the BRAS profile time to adjust, but not seeing any change in speed. Suddenly, 7 days after installation, download speed went from around 1Mbps to over 1.3 Mbps. By the standard of most users that will be slow, but we are way out in the country and lucky to get broadband at all, so 1.3 Mbps is a 30% improvement. Well worth the £10 cost.
Like almost every other reviewer, could I ask that the iPlate be supplied with machine threaded screws to match the BT box, and not those awful self tappers
Rating 5/5
Excellent results, shame about the screws
Reviewed by
Guy
28 March 2009
I purchased this to improve my broadband speed, I was getting around 350 k, installed the Iplate and now at 2.24 m. Really excellent difference, however before I purchased I read the review about the screws that are supplied being incorrect.
Yes the screws are too short, so now held together with tape. even so still 5 stars
Rating 5/5
I-Plate
Reviewed by
Brian Smith
28 March 2009
Stunning result ! My connection speed has gone from 6.6mbps to 8.8mbps from the moment I put the plate in. It could not be easier to fit and is excellent value for money. Very quick delivery too
Rating 5/5
Excellent piece of kit
Reviewed by
John Maskell
28 March 2009
Excellent piece of kit. Tested three times from 16.50 Saturday with 2.4-1.9-2.2. Fitted i-plate and retested three times with results 4.1-4.0 and 4.1. Finished the retest by 17.05. Good result well worth the money
Rating 5/5
Good Product, works well
Reviewed by
Stephen Murray
28 March 2009
It took me about 2 mins to fit the iPlate, really easy to follow instructions.
Once my router re-connected to my provider, my sync speed had gone from 2500 up to 3700. I have checked my speed using speedtest.net, and my download speed is graually going up each time I check. I now get 2mbps (it was 1.5 before).
Its just a shame that Virgin (ADSL) is throttled back by them...it really kills downloads!! Grrr.
Rating 5/5
Must be magic....
Reviewed by
27 March 2009
Upon installing (30 secs) I immediately went and tested the two lines I have in the house. Normally line 1 uploads at 1.7Mbps and Line 2 at 0.5Mbps and despite BTs explanations, have never understood why the same wires would lead to such a difference.
Within 5 mins of installation of the plate, Line 2 went up to 2.5 Mpbs! Line 1 actually slowed down to 1.6Mbps and the results stayed like that for a few days. (To be fair, Line 1 had been a little unstable prior to installation of the plate)
I am pleased to say that after more than a week they have both settled and Line 1 downloads at 3Mbps and Line 2 at 2.5Mbps fairly consistently.
Uploads remain unchanged. Must be magic !
Rating 5/5
BT-I PLATE
Reviewed by
stu martyn
27 March 2009
Since averaginga download speed of 475kbps due to being out in the country at the end of the line my speed has increased to 1500kbps. Not huge speed but a huge increase giving much better downloads. Thanks!
Rating 2/5
Still not sure - but hoping for better things
Reviewed by
Alan Eldefield
27 March 2009
Before iPlate: download speed was 2.4 and upload .7
After iPlate: download 2.8 and upload .7 - upload has steadfastly remained constant - these after a two week installation (v easily done) period.
So, at moment a little disappointed possibly because of product hype in the ST; or, could it be that I am with tiscali and my BT BRAS profile has not been affected - would like to know if that is the case, in which case is there anything I can do to overcome the BT choking? Am situated a long way from my local exchange.
Any ideas, please?
Rating 4/5
It works!
Reviewed by
Cliff
27 March 2009
The iPlate has improved the downspeed but not the upspeed of my BT connection Prior to installation several speedtests averaged downspeed of 1.6Mps and upspeed 0.4Mps. 2 days after installation the readings were downspeed 3.7Mps, upspeed 0.4Mps and these have been consistently repeated over 8 tests in 7 further days.
Upspeed is disappointing but pleased with the downspeed.
Rating 5/5
I don't believe it!
Reviewed by
Frank
27 March 2009
For years we have had to live with an unstable connection and very poor download/upload speeds. The I-Plate has had an absolutely magical effect. We now have a stable connection with download speeds that have gone from 365Kb/s to 1710Kbs. Brilliant!
Rating 0/5
Waste of money
Reviewed by
Eric Graham
27 March 2009
If you have £10 to throw away buy this. I did and my speed dropped from an average of .957 before fitting to .940 after three days!
Rating 2/5
will it or wont it?
Reviewed by
ian szymanski
27 March 2009
Ive tried to do the speedtests at the same time each day, but results a bit erratic so far.
Previous 3530/afterwards 3780/one day later 4300. So far so good, but two days later 3570/three days later 3220.
Having said that, when the rate fell back testing at a different time (evening - should have been worse?) showed about 4000.
Well see how things go when BTs equipment updates a bit more. Apparently the line can take 5000, so Id be happy with that.
Rating 5/5
Pleasing results.
Reviewed by
Ted
27 March 2009
Very happy and glad that I fitted an i-plate. Originally I had my 2WIRE router connected via ethernet to a 35 feet long extension from Master socket. Took the wireless router down to the Master Socket in the hall, fitted an i-plate and got a gain in download speed of over 1mb/s. A very worthwhile move. On one occasion only the download speed read 5440 kpbs which was tantamount to a 2mb/s increase !!
Rating 5/5
sceptic
Reviewed by
Dave
26 March 2009
I have the BT I-plate and the speed of my connection went from 1.5meg to 3.2 meg !!!!!download speed on BT broadband. It means I can now get and install BT Vision. I dont care how it works I just know that in my case it was worth every penny.
Rating 4/5
No more buffering.
Reviewed by
Peter
26 March 2009
I did all the before and after speed tests and there seems to be lttle difference after installing it but I dont no whether it is coincidence but finally I can watch catch up TV from the BBC iplayer. Before this every time I tried iplayer I got what is known as buffering where the screen freezes every couple of minutes making it impossible to see any programmes through to the end. Not any more, I have watched a number of BBC shows that Id missed with no buffering at all.
Rating 5/5
Brilliant
Reviewed by
Richard
26 March 2009
Improved my speed from 3.6Mg to 4.7Mb immediately. Easy to install & great value for money.
As usual, broadband buyer gave a great service
Rating 1/5
BT I-Plate
Reviewed by
25 March 2009
I bought this product in the hope that it would improve our puny broadband connection speed.Because i live at the very end of our exchanges ability we are getting a max speed of 1.3 mbps.I did 3 tests prior to installing the iplate and the best of them were 1213 kB/s download/upload 310kb/s after installing iplate at best 1236 kB/s download/upload 373 kB/s. not much improvement,i know but you will try anything to improve on 1.3mbps it may improve a bit later on after the BRAS profile change who knows.But i can only dream of the speeds people mention they have when reviewing this item
Rating 0/5
BT I plate
Reviewed by
25 March 2009
I thought i would give it a try to see if my speeds would be faster than i already had which i was getting an average of 4.5mbps in the day. Installed it with the crap screws that are provided which are to long! Checked my speed again and saw no difference at all sadly. 4 days later and now my speed in the day has gone a lot worse and now only get up to 2mbps! Total waste of time plus i now cant even get the i-plate off as the screws that are provided wont come out!
BT need provide the correct screws!
Rating 5/5
It really DOES work!
Reviewed by
newshound
25 March 2009
Having had this little widget in place since the weekend, I can now say I have noticed a definite improvement in my connection speed. According to the thinkbroadband speed test, my Eclipse broadband 8Mbps which was previously averaging barely 3Mbps is now averaging just over 6Mbps. I am well impressed! Definitely worth ten quid (perhaps BT could sell it with better connection screws - the ones that come with this product are rubbish) Great product that really does improve your broadband connection. Highly recommended.
Rating 5/5
It really DOES work!
Reviewed by
newshound
25 March 2009
Having had this little widget in place since the weekend, I can now say I have noticed a definite improvement in my connection speed. According to the thinkbroadband speed test, my Eclipse broadband 8Mbps which was previously averaging barely 3Mbps is now averaging just over 6mbps. I am well impressed! Definitely worth ten quid (perhaps BT could sell it with better connection screws - the ones that come with this product are rubbish) Great product that really does improve your broadband connection. Highly recommended.
Rating 3/5
Mixed Resulta
Reviewed by
Neil
25 March 2009
This product increased my speed dramatically (from 1.5kbps to 3.5kpbs approx. However, the main reason I purchased the I-plate was to improve stability but it does not seem to have made much difference as my line still drops off regularly.
Rating 0/5
Disappointed
Reviewed by
Keith Atkinson
25 March 2009
My speeds went from avge 6950 and 380 before to 7008/381 after on a 8mb contract with tiscali. Big deal!
Rating 4/5
Value for money
Reviewed by
Bernard Sparrow
25 March 2009
I ordered the i-Plate two days ago and received and fitted it yesterday. Prior to fitting the average download speed over three tests at 15 minute intervals was 2.3 Mbps. This afternoon speeds were 4.0, 2.6 and 4.1. Upload speeds have remained unchanged at 0.4.
As far as I am concerned, a very well-spent £9.29.
Rating 5/5
iplate
Reviewed by
Kevin
25 March 2009
Got this last Friday. Was getting 1.5meg down on my BT Line. Just ran a speed test on my router and am getting 3.9meg downstream. Best tenner I have ever spent!
Rating 5/5
Worked a treat for me
Reviewed by
Mark Milner
25 March 2009
Before installing an i-plate I did a speedtest and my d/load was 448 kbps and upload a paltry 6kbps............one day after installation I repeated the speedtest and got d/load 1450kbps and upload of 348kbps!!!! and according to the literature it takes up to 3 days for the full benefit to be seen, honestly one of the best tenners Ive spent recently.
Rating 5/5
Excellent, very good value for money
Reviewed by
Ray Rocks
25 March 2009
I fitted the iplate 2 weeks ago. Download increased from 2.7 to 4.1.
Very pleased with purchase, does what it says and arrived very promptly and well packed.
By the end of day one after four reading increased from 2.7mbps to 4.1mbps checked on Broadband Speedchecker. I have taken about 40 readings over 2 weeks and all 4.+mbps. Im with Plus Net and could expect 6mbps from my up to 8mb package. iplate fairly easy to fit, suggest before ordering unscrew the front of you main BT box and confirm enough give on the wire to allow space for the iplate to slip in without detaching any wires. Also confirm the two screws can be removed as two longer screws come with the iplate.
Rating 4/5
Change of ISP did more
Reviewed by
Dave
25 March 2009
tried the I plate but only had a tiny improvement, saw a deal from talk talk, free broadband for a year then 6.99 p/m for the final 6 months, BT told me several times that as I live at the end of the line I could not expect more than 500kb.
transferred to T/T on the 13th march and immediately saw a 300% improvement, refitted the I plate and now running at 3 meg consistently with an average of 470kb upload speed.
Rating 0/5
Doesn't always work!
Reviewed by
24 March 2009
Be aware that in a number of cases (possibly small) the iPlate may reduce performance. Fitting an iPlate in my case reduced speed initially to 50% and it only recovered to 70% of pre iPlate speed. BT offer no explanation except that the particular iPlate may be faulty. Also note that the thread on the screws supplied with the iPlate is courser than the thread holes in the socket. If you decide to remove the iPlate as I have, your old screws may not therefore tighten down properly. Best to test iPlate taped on before committing to screw it on.
Rating 5/5
Excellent Product !!
Reviewed by
24 March 2009
Having read all of the reviews here it seemed I had very little to lose in trying the I-Plate out. Cutting out the bell wire as some have mentioned did give me a little improvement (about 200kbs) but once the I-Plate was fitted my download speeds jumped from 1056 to 2720 ..... well worth the money
Rating 5/5
Faster Broadband over ADSL
Reviewed by
P Stewart
24 March 2009
I am in a well wired five year old property. The broadband speed from BT was 4.6Mbps. The BT i-Plate was very easy to fit - 2 mins. Then my broadband speed was 5.3Mbps - well worth the cost - and hopefully the speed will increase as the BT synch speed adjusts upwards over the next few days.
Rating 0/5
i-Plate
Reviewed by
Tony Hill
24 March 2009
Unfortunately made no difference at all
Rating 0/5
Not successful
Reviewed by
Andrew
24 March 2009
We live out in the country, 4 miles from the exchange and 0.5 mile from the BT roadside junction box. There are three extension phones in the house, with the router being at the other end of the house from the master phone socket. The best speed we can get on broadband is around 1Mbps, so I was keen to try the i-Plate - even a small increase in speed would be useful. Sad to report, it looks like we are one of the cases that do not benefit. I have measured speeds daily for 4 days, (to give time for the BRAS profile to adjust), but they have not changed and are still around the 1Mbps. I have no complaint - it was worth the gamble for the small cost and service from Broadband buyer was excellent
Rating 5/5
BT I plate
Reviewed by
Gillian
24 March 2009
I live 6.1 kilometres from the nearest phone exchange and my
broadband speed has always been about 700Kbps (download).
Within 24 hours of fitting the I plate it shot up to 1436Kbps and
has remained pretty constant at this figure ever since, although
no change in the upload speed. Amazing , as according to
speedtest the maximum my exchange can manage is 1mb!
Better still, until I fitted the plate, I could never run anything (e.g. Sky or extra phone) from another extension in the house without losing broadband from the main socket completely. Now, although the broadband speed does drop, it certainly maintains a good and still strong connection.
Thanks, too, for your excellent service, Broadband buyer.
Rating 5/5
BT i plate works well
Reviewed by
Shaun
23 March 2009
I dont normally bother leaving feedback but this product worked so well and so quickly I thought it was a must.
I added this to a scocket that had a long extension to the router and managed an extra 2mps
Rating 5/5
Unbelievable!
Reviewed by
Geoff Smith
23 March 2009
My connection has gone from an average of around 2.7kbps to 5.5kbps in less than 24 hours and is still climbing. At £8 this has to be the bargain of the year!
Rating 5/5
Unbelievable!
Reviewed by
Green
23 March 2009
My broadband speed was very slow i thought it was my provider AOL i was lloking to swap to new provider when i read article in sunday times trecommending this product. I couldnt see how a piece of plastic good improve the speed, but i thought for a tenner it was worth a try. The results are Unbelievable!, my speed has improved by 10 X
Rating 4/5
70 percent better
Reviewed by
Rod
22 March 2009
My daytime downstream speed has increased from 3.9mbps to 6.6 mbps. I still only get 0.4 to 0.7 mbps in the evening, but I assume thats down to BT or internet congestion in general.
Very happy with the product, although agree other comments about the screws (If Id read these first, I would have got different screws instead of forcing the self-tappers home).
Rating 4/5
instant 30 increase - great stuff!!!
Reviewed by
mike
22 March 2009
this is excellent....everyone should get one.
i was sceptical about the advantages of this - i mean, its a screw-on piece of plastic, and it costs a tenner, so what, really, were the chances of it working?
anyway, as mentioned, its costs a tenner so i thought i may as well give it a go. I have a 8Mb AOL connection but apparently, due to my "distance from the exchange" (that old chestnut!), i have never got any higher speeds than 2.4M down and 0.3 up. The iPlate was no more fiddly to attach than anything else with 2 small screws in a tricky-to-access location.
i instantly saw my connection leap to 3.0m / 0.4m...within a minute of attaching it! over the next few days the speed settled at 3.1m / 0.4m, and, for a tenner, i really think you cant go wrong.
a big "thank you" to the Sunday Times for bringing my attention to the iPlate. great stuff!!!
Rating 1/5
Sadly no change!
Reviewed by
Alan Woodley
21 March 2009
Installed now for a week and no improvement on 1.7Kb which is probably due to distance from exchange. Also had horrendous problems with original BT installation and they came and fitted a special box which does away with the need for the special attenuators. Guess I will just have to wait until exchange is upgraded and fibre optics arrive!
Rating 5/5
Does what it says on the tin!
Reviewed by
Barry Arnett
21 March 2009
I live 4 miles away from my exchange so my original speed were to say the least very poor, 472 KBS download and 452 KBS upload and some tests confirmed that i was doing well to get these speeds! I plate fitted no immediate improvement but now a week later speed has increased 1.152 KBS download 788 KBS upload and very stable. This may not sound that fast but bearing in mind the original speeds to my mind the improvement is fantastic.Best money that i have spent!
Rating 5/5
Excellent bit of kit
Reviewed by
Alan Martin
21 March 2009
Ive just installed an I-Plate and my download speed has instantaneously jumped from 2500 kbps to 3950 kbps, an increase of 58% for under a tenner. Upload speed is the same. It will be interesting to see if it improves any more in the next day or so but Im more than happy with it already.
As others have suggested do not use the self tapping screws provided as they will knacker your socket. Mine is plugged in loosely until I can nip to the local DIY store in a while.
Rating 1/5
Reduced Speed
Reviewed by
Alan
21 March 2009
Fitted i-plate without any problems. Pre fitting speed averaged 1954.6 - 244, post fitting speed average 1953.3 - 241. One week later speed 1941.6 - 242. I plate will be coming our if I dont experience any improvement. For me a waste of money.
Rating 5/5
Very good.. highly recommended
Reviewed by
Praveen
21 March 2009
My speed for download increased from 2 to 3MB and has become uniform.
I can now download and watch video without intreption...
Great..all should buy..
Rating 5/5
BT I-Plate - My experience.
Reviewed by
20 March 2009
This is quite simply a sensational product. It took about 5 minutes to install and I immediately got a 50% increase in my RX rate and a corresponding increase in download speed from an average of 1300kbs to 200kbs (because of the antiquated BT infrastucture in my area, the maximum RX I can get is 2.2mbs).
This is right up there with the best purchases I have ever made and my only regret is that I was not aware of it earlier. Thank you Sunday Times for reviewing it and thank you broadband buyer for selling it.
Rating 5/5
great for outer space broadbanders
Reviewed by
dr otto meth-cohn
19 March 2009
I live 6.1 kilometres from my nearest exchange - which puts me in the same leage as Zimbabwe when it comes to broadband speed.
However, I noticed immediate improvement in my up to 8mbps which operated at 1.7mbps before and consistently is over 3mbps now. After 5 days it is consistent and stable. Best value for money yet.
Rating 5/5
Does what it says on the tin
Reviewed by
CMOTD
19 March 2009
Works for me folks. Previous best just over 4meg - after 3 days to settle in I am consistently getting 5.5 with a peak of 6.5 on download. Upload unchanged but it was pretty quick anyway.
Self tapping screws are rubbish though - find yourself some proper m3x35 screws before fitting.
Rating 3/5
Does what it says but...
Reviewed by
18 March 2009
The BT I-Plate improved my broadband speed from 3.6 Mbps to 4.9Mbps, which is great news. But, why on earth is the I-plate supplied with self tapping screws which have completely wrecked my NTE5 master socket. Surely BT could supply the correct screws for the job. If anyone is considering fitting an I-Plate I strongly recommend getting some M3 35mm screws or run the risk of having to replace the Mater socket as well.
Rating 5/5
1 day instant success
Reviewed by
Parry
18 March 2009
After express delivery of i-Plate, was able to fit in a matter of minutes, although found new screws slightly too long, and after 1 day to settle in there was instant success. Downstream prior to fitting was tested at 1.8Mb but in the last few hours has tested between 5.7Mb and 6.6Mb - will it touch 8Mb after 3 days?!
Upstream has been raised from 0.40 to 0.48.
Our house was built in 1900 so odd wires go everywhere.
Delighted with increased performance for just £9.00 and have told all my friends to buy one.
Rating 4/5
Works -but!
Reviewed by
Paul
18 March 2009
According to my Speedtouch diagnostics the speed went from 5.2Mbs to 6.7Mbs immediately which is great news. The screws provided for refixing to the backplate were not suitable as they were self tappers and not just longer versions of the original screws. Consequently I screwed them in, they jammed without properly securing the i-plate to the backplate and I have been unable to remove them for fear of damaging the socket/connections. Ok, things seem to be working but why compromise and not provide the correct screws!
Rating 5/5
Wow !
Reviewed by
17 March 2009
Absolutely staggering performance increase – admittedly our house is wired with a bird’s nest of cable and working from home I have every type of electrically noisy bit of kit going installed around the house. So the fact the ADSL connection dropped thrice a day and speed was 2.7Mbs - even though I’m about 30 yards from the exchange – I just thought I had overloaded the poor phone cable. So imagine my delight after installing the iplate; I fired up the browser and realised straight away things were different! d/l speed 6.3Mbs! u/pl speed unchanged at 0.4 Mbs. A 2Mb file d/l time cut from 23 secs to 7! It says to wait 3 days and things may get faster!
Make sure you watch the video – it builds confidence. I’m going to email my address book and let them know about this product – when I think of the months I spent changing bits of kit, installing new micro filters, moving from wireless to wired and back again – thank heavens I read The Times article before I got around to shooting myself
Rating 0/5
Not successful
Reviewed by
Nick
17 March 2009
No speed increase whatsoever in my case. And before anyone asks, my router is connected to an extension. The extension wiring (laid by a qualified electrician) is fairly new, so this may be the reason.
Rating 1/5
didnt work for me
Reviewed by
jerome
17 March 2009
I live in a new build (2 years old) and dont have any extension wiring. Thought Id try this as Id seen some people reporting a speed increases even if they had no extensions and/or bell wire.
It didnt work - speed down from 1100kbps to 900kbps.
Still - it was worth a punt, I guess.
Rating 5/5
Definite speed increase and easy to fit
Reviewed by
Karen Wood
17 March 2009
I too ordered this on reading the Sunday Times article. Speed
has definitely increased and the plate was easy peasy to fit. Just
wondering whether the husband or two teenage boys will even
notice the house-elfs bit of techno wizardry!
Rating 5/5
BT i-Plate
Reviewed by
R Wallett
17 March 2009
Great , instant broadband speed increase from 2635 kps to 6888 kps , its good to have a improvement that actually works and does what it claims.
Rating 5/5
Excellent!
Reviewed by
Bhavin Shah
17 March 2009
Great product...increased by sync speed by over 2Mb, and installation is very, very easy!
Rating 5/5
BT i-Plate
Reviewed by
Peter Worthington
17 March 2009
Did a speed check as requested by instructions prior to fitting plate, a paltry .95mb download. After fitting plate WOW!!!!!!!!! download speed increased to 2.88 mb!!!! Thankyou Broadband buyer, Sunday Times ingear review prompted the purchase with much sceptisism. Result, the best £10 I have ever spent.
Rating 5/5
Cracking bit of Kit
Reviewed by
Paul
16 March 2009
This piece of kit has given me an extra 2mg of speed on my Sky wireless router. Need to make sure though that your router is conected directly to the main socket to work the best.
Rating 5/5
Wow! How often do you find products that do what they say on the tin?
Reviewed by
Richard Ham
16 March 2009
I read about this product in the times and rushed online to buy it. When i re-read the article i kicked myself because it says that you wont benefit from an increase if you live in a newish home or if your modem/router is already plugged into the main (BT NTE5) BT box (typically the closest box to your front door).
My house is a new build Bryant home and i am plugged into the main box but decided i would try it anyway.
What a difference! I speed check my connection on a regular basis anyway. B4 pluggin this in i did a test and acheived download of 2586 kbps and upload of 567kbps. As soon as i plugged this in I knew as soon as I opened Firefox that things were better. Speed test confirmed this with 5866mbps!! Nearly doubled my speed! Upload reduced slightly to 488kbps but i expect that to improve.
Important to note that it may increase again in around 3 days for reasons explained in the leaflet. Ill report back in a few days.
Rating 2/5
A few fitting problems, and no improvement in speed so far
Reviewed by
Steve Morton
16 March 2009
The self-tapping screws supplied to fit the iPlate didnt fit - they
were too thick, and wouldnt self-tap into the brass inserts in the
master socket.
The house wiring was connected to the master socket via
connectors on the back of the removable sub-plate. Two of these broke when I removed the sub-plate (I guess that they had been there a long time), and without the proper insertion tool, it was impossible to refit them. I ended up connecting a standard phone cable plug to the free end of the house wiring using 5A in-line connectors normally used for connecting up lights, then bringing the new plug on its cable outside the master socket, and plugging it in to the socket on the front face. This worked OK.
An hour later, the broadband speed hasnt changed at all - from
an average over the last week of 3.7Mbit.s, two tests have just
given exactly the same average.
Ill leave it in place for a week and see if it makes a difference,
but Im skeptical.
C
Rating 5/5
Superb
Reviewed by
Jon
14 March 2009
Fitted the I plate about a week ago and have seen speed increase from approx 3.5 to 4.5 meg,it may not work for everyone but its worth trying it.
Rating 5/5
Excellent
Reviewed by
A Fynn
14 March 2009
3.2mb before
5.5mb 24 hours later
Easy to fit and great value giving 60%
improvement on (the already excellent) O2 broadband.
Rating 5/5
What Value It does what it says
Reviewed by
Keith Pyne
14 March 2009
Real value for money. Increased my download speed by 65%.
I am very distant from my local exchange and did not expect to much, so wow.
Rating 5/5
C J GOODCHILD
Reviewed by
C J GOODCHILD
14 March 2009
REMARKABLE! NOT DIFFICULT TO FIT- SPEED UP FROM 3.5 TO
5.5 -AND HOLDING!!
Rating 5/5
2.1 MB Improvement
Reviewed by
Nigel Hodges
14 March 2009
Having seen the Sunday Times article and been hassling my ISP for weeks about the slow connection, I decided to try the iPlate.
An amazing 2.1Mbps improvement instantly! Why dont ISPs mention these devices more?
Rating 5/5
There is a Bandwidth God...
Reviewed by
Big Fish
14 March 2009
Ive been going back and forth with my ISP for the last 6 months as my speed had dropped to 0.5Mpbs after being just over 1Mbps for 4 years. They asked me to try all the usual stuff, which I did, to no avail. I was less than a week away from giving up my contract with them due to sheer frustration.
Last week I read about the iPlate in the Sunday Times, decided to give it a shot for ~£9. Hey presto! Speed has gone from 0.5Mpbs to 2Mbps in a day. I have *never* had 2 before!!! Why oh why arent ISPs recommending / supplying these?
Rating 5/5
Completely worth a tenner
Reviewed by
James
13 March 2009
I fitted this about 2 days ago and have noticed an increase of 2mb, the speed has risen from around 900kb to 2900kb.
Rating 5/5
BT i Plate
Reviewed by
Mike
13 March 2009
Received and fitted my iPlate today, did speed check and fitted straight away, with no problem. Did a further speed check five minutes later. Immediate increase in speed down from 2 Mbps to 4.3 Mbps. Very surprised with the extent of the improvement. and of course delighted.No hesitation in recommending.
Rating 2/5
Still waiting for an improvement !
Reviewed by
Terry
13 March 2009
Excellent service from Broadbandbuyer. Fitted iPlate in two minutes having first checked download speeds over a couple of days at different times of day. My modem is connected to a 10 metre extension from the BT master socket and prior to fitting, download speeds were rock steady at 2376kB/s. 36 hours after installation the speed is rock steady at ....... 2376kB/s !!! I will give it the full 3 days for the BRAS profile to readjust as recommended by Broadbandbuyer. Cant offer a meaningful rating for this device yet.
Rating 5/5
Does what it says on the tin
Reviewed by
you ken
12 March 2009
After seeing some reviews on this i decided to have a go. Placed the order and the next day it arrived, just installed it in 5 mins and gven it a test.
It produced an instant 50% increase in download speed and 12% increase in upload speed.
I will monitor it over a longer period but from current results "It does what it says on the tin"
Rating 4/5
I plate
Reviewed by
David
10 March 2009
I fitted the plate easily in a few mins. My speed hasnt changed when using the recommended speed testers. But using the BT speed test it has gone up by 100k. Not much but every little helps. However when I updated the firmware on my Router (Netgear DG834 v3) my speed jumped almost 1/2 mb. Its been fitted for 4 days and Ive heard that it can take 7 - 10 days before it is sorted at the exchange, so will leave it to see if it improves anymore. I would still recommend everyone to give this i-plate a go, for the price (BT charge twice as much) you have nothing to lose.
Rating 5/5
iPlates - worth rembering!
Reviewed by
Elkman
10 March 2009
Mine worked great, but a couple of friends didnt get any speed increases. I found out the one hadnt got any extensions, so it wouldnt work, anyway!!! The other had taken out his bb filters. Put the filters back in and hey presto - another happy camper. His speed increased a bit, but hes not getting retrains so much.
YOU HAVE TO LEAVE THE FILTERS IN ALL THE EXTENSIONS!
Rating 4/5
more speed
Reviewed by
Terry
10 March 2009
hi every one
i have now had my i plate for just under a week, but getting it fitted was a bit of a hassle, not because the intruction were wrong etc but i had a none bt socket in my flat fitted by last tennents or land lord, i phoned up broad band buyer for advice very good indeed , they told me that the socket needed to be changed but can only be done by BT, they also said it should be done free of charge so i contacted BT, they said as the phone was working there would be a charge when asked how much they said £169+vat, needless to say i would not pay that amount so looking at the i plat noticed the male plug on the back , i have a good selection of leads here & found a male/female extention fitted it to i plate then into the wall socket all working & now a in crease of just under 50% from 470 to 690, for me thats fast in this two horse village, cheers Terry (would be 5 stars if it fitted with out the hassle)
Rating 5/5
2 meg increase!
Reviewed by
Nigel Kendall
09 March 2009
Broadband connection nowhere near as fast as it's supposed to be? The iPlate fits into your main phone socket, and claims to reduce line interference and therefore broadband speed...
Should I buy one?
If you care about your broadband, YES! We sceptically plugged it in, which took seconds, then noticed around a 2 meg increase, from around 5meg to a peak of 7.7 meg as measured (three times) by www.speedtest.net.
Rating 5/5
WHAT A FANTASTIC PRODUCT!!!!!!!!!
Reviewed by
EMYR HUMPHREYS
06 March 2009
PRIOR TO FITTING THE I PLATE MY SPEED VARIED BETWEEN 200-400 KBPS NOW GETTING BETWEEN 1.5MB- 2MB AND AS MY LINE ONLY SUPPORTS A MAX OF 2MB THIS IS FANTASTIC, EASY TO INSTALL ALSO. BROADBAND BUYER ALSO GET 5 STARS FOR THE PRICE COMPARED TO BT SITE AND SPEEDY DELIVERY OF PRODUCT
Rating 5/5
Recommended by the Times Online
Reviewed by
Nigel Kendall, Times Online Review
06 March 2009
Whats the problem?
Your broadband connection is nowhere near as fast as its supposed to be.
How does this help?
It fits into your main phone socket, and claims to reduce line interference and therefore broadband speed..
Should I buy one?
If you care about your broadband, yes. We sceptically plugged it in, which took seconds, then noticed around a 2 meg increase, from around 5meg to a peak of 7.7 meg as measured (three times) by www.speedtest.net.
Rating 5/5
I plate just awesome
Reviewed by
Paul Cynamon
05 March 2009
Ive just installed my i-plate and my speed has leapt up from 2.8mb to 4.8mb INSTANTLY
Just awesome.
Thanks BroadbandBuyer for a great service and great product.
Rating 2/5
Not 4 me
Reviewed by
Mark
04 March 2009
I might ave known ! I am in the 3/10 this didnt work for , in fact it slowed from 1468kbps to 997kbps , been cinsistently slow ever since. Will give it another day or 2 then its coming off. ( may need to use hammer ) as i thing the screws ave went through socket , Hall , Kitchen and the end of them are in my garden somewhere . They are too long .
Rating 5/5
Superb product
Reviewed by
Terry, Penryn, Cornwall
03 March 2009
After initial problems due to my broadband router not synching with the exchange, causing a 22Kbconnection... calling BT to fix the line and re-synch my router with the ADSL card in the exchange... I now happly receive 4.7Mb connection speed.
BT say that the max I can expect is 4Mb that means I have gained a nearly 20% increase in my connection speed due to this little box.
Rating 5/5
Double Speed
Reviewed by
Ali
03 March 2009
Within seconds my downloads speed went from a credible 3.41 to a whopping 7.52. Such a simple device can make so much difference and at little cost.
I certainly be recommending this to friends and family.
Rating 0/5
iplate
Reviewed by
Terry
03 March 2009
I have read most of the reviews on this page & took the plunge to buy one , i live quite a way from exchange my speed is that of a snail, also i get lots of dissconections sometimes for hours at a time, so look forward to any improvements whatever it is.
Terry
ps will put a new post up when fitted & running let you guys know how i got on
Rating 0/5
No good for me
Reviewed by
G W
02 March 2009
Five days later and I am down 0.5M. (2-1.5) No joy from me at all. I will leave in place and see if something happens but it looks like a a big waste of time. Shame.
Rating 5/5
200 kbps to 2400 kbps in three days - Fantastic!!
Reviewed by
Peter Holding
28 February 2009
Very easy to install, only two minutes and I was up and running. Instant success with an increase of 1000 kbps.
After three days the speed was 2400 kbps. Its now one week later and still running at 2400 kbps - Fantastic.
BT wanted £90 to come out and do the same thing!
Rating 5/5
Hot Tip
Reviewed by
Clifford Jones
28 February 2009
The iplate works great and improved my connection speed from 113 kbps to 928 kbps.
I have fitted several other iplates for friends with excellent results and only found one problem so far, which was with the telephone extension wiring. Some numpty had connected all the pin connections on three extensions within the house and you ony need to have two wires connected. Any other connections will cause noise on the line and ADSL does not like noise.
To improve the iplate even further check your telephone extension wiring. You must ensure that all extensions only have two wires connected to pins 2 and 5 only. Disconnect all other wires when you have a standard BT line with simple extensions. This will improve the SNR even further and improve the performance of the iplate. Any modern telephones will work fine and do not require connection 3 within the junction box to make them ring.
Rating 5/5
Fantastic - wish I'd come across this sooner
Reviewed by
Simon
28 February 2009
Never bothered looking at the snr just looked at my connection speed before and after. Im on BT with an upto 8Mb line. Before I-Plate I connected at 5.4kbps I now connect at 7.2kbps.
Thoroughly recommended product, simple to fit and as usual excellent service from Broadband Buyer.
Rating 5/5
Fantastic
Reviewed by
John
28 February 2009
Very easy to fit and speed has leapt up from 2380kbps to 6950kbps, could not believe such a performance increase from such a simple bit of kit. Great service from Broadbandbuyer with next day delivery and at a great price.
Rating 5/5
Very good!
Reviewed by
Cliff Jones
27 February 2009
Worked straight away with noticable improvement, however after four days it was amazing.
My original IP throughput was 113 kbps and now I have 928 kbps @ 9db SNR.
Maybe not fantastic speeds bu the iplate works great.
Rating 5/5
Immediate Improvement
Reviewed by
Richard
26 February 2009
Crikey! Delivered in less than 24 hours, fitted in 2 minutes, downstream sync speed increases immediately from 2.3 Mb/s to 3.7 Mb/s and noise margin increases from 11.8 dB to 15 dB. This on a line with 48dB downstream attenuation (which unsurprisingly does not change).
OK Im impressed. Mind you, there is a lot of extension wiring in this house, so I was expecting to see improvement...
Rating 0/5
another try
Reviewed by
jun
26 February 2009
ok as previous my other review wont connect, now connected but if anything has made my connection slower before ipate was fitted 748kps download now 285 kps, guess just keep it in place and see what happpens, fingers crossed!
Rating 5/5
Excellent, my results speak for themselves
Reviewed by
Carl
25 February 2009
Using www.speedtest.net and Maidenhead (as suggested)
Before:
Down / Up
1275 / 339
1306 / 356
1183 / 354
After:
Down / Up
7015 / 370
7119 / 346
7123 / 379
The above changes in speed were immediate
Rating 5/5
Truly Amazing!!!
Reviewed by
Ryan Matthews
24 February 2009
Although my BT broadband product was up to 8Mb it only ran at 2Mb, but I bought and easily fitted the iPlate and after three days my bandwidth had shot up to a massive 6.3Mb download speed. So for under a tenner I have tripled my broadband download capability.
Broadbandbuyers home delivery service is truly outstanding too.
I wholly recommend Broadbandbuyer and the iPlate to everyone!
Rating 0/5
wont connect
Reviewed by
jun
24 February 2009
after fitting the iplate and re booting router, my router will now not connect to the exchange, take the iplate out connects straight away, so not go for me
Rating 5/5
Impressive
Reviewed by
Chris S
22 February 2009
I am at the edge of the city (Salisbury) and was getting around 2.5mps on a good day (IP Profile was 3.2Mps). After installation of the iplate and a reboot, ip profile went to 4.3mps and after a few days went to 6.1mps. I know get 4.8Mps actual on a bad day going up to 5.7 Mps on a good one. Best tenner I ever spent.
Rating 5/5
Very impressed
Reviewed by
SS
21 February 2009
Was sceptical at first but thought worth a try... was 3.7mbs, instantly went up to 6.2mbs. Recommended.
Also v. good service / fast delivery
Rating 5/5
Excellent buy...for me
Reviewed by
Andrew
19 February 2009
I bought the I plate a few days ago and after an extemely simple installation, noticed an improvement immediately: -
Day 1 400kbps - 700kbps
Day 2 700kbps - 2000kbps
Day 3 2000kbps - 2900kbps
So as you can see after just a few days a pretty dramatic improvement in bandwidth, i cant recommend this product highly enough if you have problems with consistent broadband performance. It will be one of the best £10 investments you can make.
And to the people who give it 0 stars, you can send the return the item and get your money back, nothing lost nothing gained...
Rating 5/5
This works!
Reviewed by
Andacami
19 February 2009
Unbelievable! 2323.08 was the best Id seen, i-Plate in the post today (quick delivery) pluged it in, very easy and now I get 3146.55 - could get better as my new ISP beds in and the BRAS settles down. Highly recommended.
Rating 5/5
iPlate a marvel
Reviewed by
Peter Thompson
18 February 2009
I hope this is useful in making someones mind up. I have a new build house, with bell wire already disconnected and I got no speed increase from connecting directly in the master socket.
However, I decided it had to be worth a punt against the recommendations that it wouldnt work in my situation.
I am also long lined from the exchange.
Im very pleased to say that within 3 hours my speed went from 1.6 to 2.9mbps. Nearly 100% increase.
Hoping that it will stay stable and Im over the moon with the results.
Rating 0/5
Wrong screws provided
Reviewed by
15 February 2009
i-plate didnt give any improvement for me within 2 months, but I am 3/4 mile from BT exchange, that's OK I took the risk. Runs at 1150kbps before & after with Virgin ISP & max download speed of 2.2Mbps
The ANNOYANCE is that they provide the wrong longer screws to fit it in the linebox. Self-tapping screws are provided but should be M3 x 35mm machine thread screws to match the linebox also bought from this website.
Rating 5/5
Very Surprised and Impressed
Reviewed by
15 February 2009
I can't recommend enough this product, it had an instant impact on my bt broadband speed and is well worth the modest investment to get the increase in performance,
my average speed went from about 2.5 to consistantly over 3
Rating 5/5
My saviour!
Reviewed by
Bill
15 February 2009
For the past 4 weeks I have been suffering from constant disconnections and intermttant speeds.....sometimes finding it near impossible to reconnect...all very annoying and frustrating
I have been blaming my ISP and it is by pure chance that I read about this fantastic piece of kit.
Only 5 minutes to fit and it has solved all my problems .....I have not been disconnected since fitting this plate....
A must buy for anyone!!
Rating 0/5
No difference at all - one of the unlucky three out of ten
Reviewed by
Graham
15 February 2009
Our download speed on a supposedly 2Mb connection stays
resolutely stuck at around 630kb, the same after five days with the i-Plate as it was before installation - so slow!!!
The information did say it makes a difference to 7 out of 10
connections. We must be one of the unlucky three.
Rating 5/5
Ace product
Reviewed by
R Vane-Stobbs
14 February 2009
The I Plate installed in seconds and my download speed went from 2.3 Meg to 6 Meg so Im happy.
Rating 2/5
No improvement
Reviewed by
Dan
14 February 2009
Bought and installed about a week ago and no improvements...The only thing i would say is that it does stabilise the connection and im getting 6mg consistently.
Rating 5/5
Very easy and it works
Reviewed by
Allen
10 February 2009
Bought this and installed it very easy. If unsure follow the youtube video instruction. Also noticed a difference web pages load quicker and overall very happy.
Rating 4/5
Big speed improvement with my I-Plate
Reviewed by
David Barrat
10 February 2009
Using www.speedtest.net my average download speed instantly went from 2320 to 4039 kbps.
Very pleased - upload speed unchanged so far.
Rating 5/5
Excellent Product
Reviewed by
Mark Coleman
10 February 2009
Purchased one of these several months ago. Very easy to install but made the connection slightly slower if anything. I however took the advice that came with the product and left it in place to give the exchange time to adjust its speed settings. I had completely forgotten about it and decide to do a line check today. To my surprise the line speed has gone up from 1MB to 1.5MB
Now bearing in mind I am over 6 miles from the exchange and most ISPs say I cannot get broadband this is brilliant. I am about to order 3 more for my friends so watch this space. Due to the low connection speed where I live and running a software company from home I have a second broadband line which will now also be upgrade with one of these.
Rating 4/5
Does exactly what it says on the tin
Reviewed by
Paul Barrett
08 February 2009
No immediate difference but after a couple fo days, speed teats are now consistently 25% faster on download at around 6.2 Mbps. No differnce to upload at around 700Kbps.
Rating 0/5
I-Plate
Reviewed by
Tim T
07 February 2009
Having read the reviews above I feel doubly unhappy that the I-Plate has made no difference to the speed. We have a rubbish connection (through BT who are the biggest con merchants out!) and are at our wits end so hoped this would do the trick. Clad its worked for some but sorry not for us. :-(
Rating 5/5
Awesome bit of kit
Reviewed by
Chris
06 February 2009
I was sceptacle about it to begin with, but for £10 it had to be worth a try. So I ordered one and fitted it as per simple instructions and in 5 minutes it was done.
After 4 speed tests over the course of a week (do a day, miss a day) I can say that my dsl speed has increased by an extra 2MB.
I am now getting 5.8MB speed reported on the test websites and noticably faster web surfing and downloads.
Such a simple idea for such a small price.
Get one and you will see for yourself :o)
Rating 5/5
All that you claim works for me!
Reviewed by
John Wolfenden
04 February 2009
It was so simple to install, immediately effective, and gave an instant - yes I mean instant - increase from an average 1.5 to 3.0M. Royal Mail £1.00 delivery was just as fast!
Rating 5/5
Does exactly what it says. I gained an extra 1.2mbps, 75%
Reviewed by
K Morgan - Isleham Computers
03 February 2009
After seeing lots of people discussing the BT i-Plate I decided to see for myself what all the fuss was about.
I install the i-Plate and waited three days.
Speedtest results
Before = 1.6mbps
After = 2.8mbps
Increase of 75% for less than £10 and a few minutes to install.
Rating 5/5
wow
Reviewed by
David
03 February 2009
Installed I-Plate with no bother.
Speed Test Before = 2439 kb/s.
Speed Test After = 4024 kb/s.
A 65% increase, for a tenner, WOW!
Rating 5/5
Wow
Reviewed by
Alec
03 February 2009
Received today and fitted in 5 minutes. Tested using Pc Pitstop tester.
Before Download(kbps) Upload(kbps) Ping(ms)
3999/ 381/ 44
After 5119/ 381/ 41
Tests(evening) 6485/ 381/ 41
Average of 3 Tests
This is a must buy for everyone.
Rating 5/5
Well worth a punt!
Reviewed by
Noel
02 February 2009
Before fitting the filter I checked my line speed, which averaged out at 1.4mbits/s.
After fitting the device, I was achieving 6.5mbits/s.
I am paying for an 8mbit/s service, and are around 400 yards from the BT exchange.
Get one, and tell all your friends too!
Rating 0/5
No improvement
Reviewed by
01 February 2009
Well I tried it and found it did not improve matters at all.
However, I do live literally within a stones throw of the telephone exchange. Also, I do have the appropriate filters on all telephone points.
Whether these facts are relevant to the workings of this gadget I do not know.
Money wasted!
Rating 5/5
well pleased .. well maybe followup
Reviewed by
nsmith
01 February 2009
Definitely well pleased. After 5 days, solid connections with no disconnections and sync at over 5000 Kbps. The BRAS profile has been revised up from ADSL-1500 to ADSL-4000 and instead of a max download speed of 1.5Mbps I now get 4.0Mbps.
A very good result, and clearly I had a very noisy line before, which the iPlate improved dramatically. £10 well spent.
Rating 5/5
It worked but only later
Reviewed by
Jesper
01 February 2009
Before I installed the BT I-Plate I regularly had speeds between 4.5 and 7Mb/s downstream and 850Kb/s upstream. I am on ADSL2+ via the new WBC (21CN) service from BT.
After installation of the BT I-Plate nothing changed and I thought I had wasted the money.
But after about 8 days the automatic line adjustment system at the exchange must have reconfigured the line because now I regularly get 8.5Mb/s downstream and remain on 850Kb/s upstream. Good product.
Rating 5/5
Another success!
Reviewed by
Dave
29 January 2009
I too was sceptical whether the I-Plate would do anything for me having suffered poor speed for years.
For months my max download speed has been about 480kbps.
The day after fitting the I-Plate, my IP Profile went up from 500kbps to 1000, and I was getting download speeds of around 980kbps.
A few days later, my IP Profile went up again to 1250, where it has stayed for the last 3 days.
Stability does not seem to have improved however; I still lose my connection a couple of times a day.
Overall though, well pleased, though I would echo previous comments about the screws.
Rating 5/5
Absolutely Fantastic!
Reviewed by
Kris Haynes
28 January 2009
The iplate works an absolute treat, yesterday I was receiving 1.5Mbps at home, I put the filter on which took less than 3 minutes max and as soon as I checked the line I was getting 3.2Mbps!!
This improvement though is simply noise reduction, meaning that maybe when my BRAS profile is re-checked in the next three days I may get an even better boost!
Great service, great product!
Rating 0/5
iPlate Review
Reviewed by
David
27 January 2009
iPlate totally usless.Broadband speed reduce both on down and upload. Removed unit to revert to original speed.
Rating 4/5
Well Pleased .. Well Maybe
Reviewed by
NSmith
27 January 2009
Highest I ever got before fitting an iPlate was about 3300 Kbps; though in recent months only as high as 2880 (I suspect because I now turn off the router every night to save energy & be more green).
After the iPlate was fitted I now sync at 5056 kbps; although whether my BRAS profile will ever get shifted upwards to benefit from this I somewhat doubt (because of disconnecting the router every night).
Rating 0/5
BT I-Plate
Reviewed by
Ben
27 January 2009
The I-plate gave me no increase in speed whatsoever in fact it gave a decrease. I tested with the i-plate and got an average download speed of 3003mbps. I then tested without using i-plate and got an average download speed of 3264mbps by just using the standard BT NTE5 socket without the I-Plate.
Rating 5/5
Great Upgrade
Reviewed by
Scott Duthie
27 January 2009
When i first read about this in the BBC Focus magazine i was a bit sceptical. I thought its under £10 so why not give it a try. My speed has increased by 1MB already and thats just from plugging it it. Over the next few days it may even increase slighty.
Dead easy to install and well recommended.
Rating 0/5
NO JOY
Reviewed by
SK
27 January 2009
Just connected the i plate as described and performed the speed test before and after.
unfortunately, No joy whatsoever.
download speeds just the same!
perhaps waste of money!
Rating 0/5
I-Plate
Reviewed by
Clive
26 January 2009
Despite various tests and experiments over a 2 week period I achieved no improvement. My ISP is Virgin and over the period connection speeds have deteriorated both with and without the plate.
Appears to be the luck of the draw with this product.
Rating 5/5
WOW!
Reviewed by
daniel
24 January 2009
My I-Plate arrived today, fitted in around 5mins. Fired up my netgear router once installed and immediatly saw the line sync at 7648kbps downstream... before it only fluctuated around 4500-5500kbps! Great improvement!
Rating 5/5
It worked
Reviewed by
Deanna
23 January 2009
I too was sceptical, especially when there was little immediate change in speeds. After a few days my download speed of 1.4Mb had increased to 1.9Mb. The general stability of the service seems better too.
Rating 0/5
Unlucky Me
Reviewed by
Don Hellings
22 January 2009
Unlucky me. My download speed dropped and my ISSP Talktalk were of no help.
Rating 5/5
Instant results
Reviewed by
999Malou
22 January 2009
3.1mps to 4.6mps in 10 mins, brilliant!
I was a bit sceptical to start with, but worked for me!
Instructions easy to follow.
Great product, at a great price !
Thanks
Rating 2/5
didnt work
Reviewed by
DP
18 January 2009
Today is the 3rd day and it hasnt increased my speed at all, I think it might have made my connection a bit more stable which is good I guess since I can lower the SNR Margin, to increase the speed I get.
Rating 5/5
Brilliant
Reviewed by
Jeff
17 January 2009
Simple to install and download speed immediately jumped from 4.3 to 5.8 MBps. Worth getting a couple of 30mm long M3 machine screws rather than using the self tappers supplied if you dont want to strip the brass inserts in the back plate.
Rating 2/5
Live 1.4 Miles From Exchange - No Change.
Reviewed by
Spencer Davies
16 January 2009
All the Iplate does is removes the bell wire basically so it increases your speed..speed increase is dependant on line quality, length, internal wiring, etc
Im connected to the cudworth exchange (SLCUD)..live 1.4 miles away..sync at 4.2mbps and still only get 2mbps out of that.
If you remove the bell wire yourself, you save £11 there
Rating 5/5
Excellent Product
Reviewed by
Billy Summers
14 January 2009
My maximum download speed is 5Mbps because of distance from the exchange. My Netgear router is connected directly to the BT master socket via a microfilter and I have a wireless network
My router sync speed before connecting the i-plate was 4.2Kbps and my download speed was 3.5Kbps.
After installing the i-plate and rebooting the router my sync speed increased immediately to 5.8Kbps, actual download speed increased to 5.0Kbps an increase of 1.5Kbps. I am now almost achieving my maximum download speed at 4.9Mbps, upload speed stayed the same at 610Kbps. Overall, very impressive.
One word of warning, be very wary of the supplied screws, they are self tappers and not M3. On screwing everything back together mine stripped the Brass thread in the master socket. Now they will not release and just spin round, even applying back pressure on the faceplate makes no difference. The only way I can release the screws now is by drilling the heads off.
However, 5 stars for performance
Rating 5/5
Worked for me - but not for everyone
Reviewed by
Mike
14 January 2009
Fitting the iPlate improved my TalkTalk broadband speed from
around 5mbps to 7mbps - to be sure of the tests I used several
broadband speed check sites and repeated the tests both with
and without the iPlate - its VERY easy to fit. The improvement
was consistently around 32% to 35% and it averaged out at 34%.
But I agree with other comments that it wont work for everyone
- I tried with some neighbours and friends systems and none
saw an improvement - some because they were already getting
good speeds (6mbs+) and in one case because the main BT
socket seemed to have already been modified to take out the bell wire.
So, if you can try before you buy, do so - but if youre not getting
a decent speed from your broadband, £10 isnt all that much to
spend on the chance that you might see a very significant
improvement.
Rating 0/5
Dissapointing
Reviewed by
11 January 2009
If at all possible, you should try before you buy, to really see if you need to fork out the money. Wish i could have done that because i could of saved £10. It has made no differance to my speeds at all, the only change is that now my line is LESS stable than it ever was! Dissapointed, luckily £10 is not TOO much to throw away.
Rating 5/5
It simply works
Reviewed by
Steve
09 January 2009
Im on fixed rate broadband (2mb) from madasafish, Ive never wanted to switch to 8mb in case it settled on a very slow rate as Im miles from the exchange.
My broadband used to drop out a few times a day and had a SNR margin of 3.
Fitted the I-plate and this has gone up to high 7s/ low 8s and the broadband connection has been connected since, 234 hrs now.
Simply put it just worked for me and my connection is much more reliable now.
Rating 4/5
DOES NOT CURE EXTRENAL BT LINE PROBLEMS ONLY INTERNAL HOUSE
Reviewed by
Mark
05 January 2009
For all thise who say they are at end of long line
THIS ONLY CURES WIREING IN YOUR HOUSE PROBLEMS
NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BT LINE
Rating 5/5
Increased RX to 2.3Mbps
Reviewed by
31 December 2008
Brilliant service - your emailed reply re' despatch arrived within minutes! The i plate arrived today and now installed my RX (Received Rate) has increased from 1.3 mbps to 2.3mbps. Haven't ever made a note of my TX (Transfer Rate) so can't comment but presume it's of a similar magnitude.
Rating 5/5
Wow
Reviewed by
Paul D
31 December 2008
Went to buy this then discovered that all you have to do is remove the bell wire from pin 3 inside your BT box (solid green or white with orange stripes wire), this does the same think as the Iplate. I have never had a download speed greater than 0.5mbps (i live 5 miles from the exchange), 6 hours after removing the wire I recorded 2.6mbps on an internet speedtest site. I tried 6 other speedtest sites and never got less than 2.4mbps, upload speeds improved too.
Rating 5/5
I plate - Fantastic
Reviewed by
Joseph Cooper
29 December 2008
I was only pushing 800KB on a half meg line, i read about this in a paper. I was curious and for 10.00 i thought what the hell. After about a week of installation, my speed is now hovering just less than 1.7MB, and now my xbox is much happier. Thanks BT and broadbandbuyer.
Rating 5/5
Triple IPlate Success
Reviewed by
Paul Dudding
24 December 2008
My download speed before fitting averaged about 2.3Mb and now is about 3.5Mb although both figures did and do now vary quite a bit. This is not as much improvement as some users report, but I am quite happy with it
It has also produced two other bonus improvements. The start up of my broadband was very temperamental - I had frequent failures to connect. This trouble now completely cured. I also got a lot of crackling and interference with the sound on my speaker phone which has now ceased.
Altogether a very good result
Paul Dudding
Rating 5/5
SORTED!!!!
Reviewed by
Graeme
18 December 2008
Was told to try i-plate because after installing new heating system. Computer constantly going offline because of interference from electronics. Since fitting i-plate not only do I stay on line but my download speed has increased from 538 to 990+ in a very poor broadband area. Result.
Rating 5/5
52% Increase....Perfect
Reviewed by
James Hornby
17 December 2008
Increased my download from 601Kbps to 916Kbps, although upload stayed the same at 211Kbps.
House is a 3 year old new build. Just got to get my line speed increased now as Tiscali say they can only hit me with 1.3Mbps, which pants as I live a Manchester...
Rating 5/5
New build house, far from exchange - doubled connection speed!
Reviewed by
14 December 2008
Using the Master socket in a new build house (about 2 years old) I was previously getting the following stats:-
Connection Speed - 1500 kbps
Line Attenuation - 59 db
Noise Margin - 4 db
A soon as I fitted the I-plate I got the following:-
Connection Speed - 2336 kbps
Line Attenuation - 59 db
Noise Margin - 6 db
A few days later my speed to my ISP went from 1Mbps to 2Mbps - I can now download at 230 k/sec - double my old rate.
As mentioned on the broadband buyer description page, try taking the front plate off your phone socket and plugging your modem in directly. Doing this gave me the exact same speed increase as the I-plate, which convinced me to buy it. Glad I did.
Rating 3/5
No benefit on ADSL connections which are already good
Reviewed by
J R Plant
13 December 2008
I tried this device at two sites which were both already achieving over 7Mb out of a possible 8Mb link - found essentially no change - may well work on poor links, though
Rating 5/5
Jurassic Park!
Reviewed by
Bove
12 December 2008
Instantly took my downstream speed from 700kbp/s (ish) to 2500kbp/s (ish). Totally ideal.
If you are in any doubt about getting this, stop worrying and just order it - its only a tenner!
Rating 5/5
Great product, fast delivery and all round amazing service
Reviewed by
Joseph M
11 December 2008
I read reviews of the iPlate a while back (in PC Pro).
I look at getting one, but wasnt sure about fitting it (sounds stupid now), as it sounded like it was a complex bit of kit.
How wrong I was, its as easy as changing a light bulb.
Remove the front plate, slide into place, re-fit the front plate and your done. It literally took 30 seconds (after finding a screwdriver :-P ).
I only fitted last night so my ISPs profile hasnt updated just yet, but my sync speed has improved a lot.
Was 2,600kbs (on the router, 1,800kbs on speed tests)
Now 5,300kbs (on the router, my ISP needs to change the profile before it kicks in).
Thats twice the speed for £12 including P&P.
My upload has improved about 20kbs, but its the download Im interested in.
Great job Broadbandbuyer, I ordered it on the Tuesday it arrived on the Wednesday (and that was standard delivery !!!).
I would recommend Braodbandbuyer and the iPlate to anyone.
Rating 5/5
Remarkable
Reviewed by
Paul in London
11 December 2008
With Bethere, was syncing at 14.5. Immediately resynced at 15.5 after fitting. Was hoping for more but still a good improvement. Recommended to a friend who is far from his exchange and using BT Internet, he got his today and went from 900k to 2.7Mb/s and is very happy. At this price I can only recommend you give it a try! Also very good service, arrived next day with the cheap delivery option.
Rating 5/5
Cracking bit of kit!
Reviewed by
Paul Johnson
11 December 2008
Download speeds prior to install 264kbps/upload 160kbps.
A week after install d/l 564 (sometimes higher) u/l 286.
Bought this with the XF-1e microfilter. Telephone reception now
interference free. If only I could plug something in to improve BT
customer service!
I was sceptical prior to purchase but now reckon this is the best
thing since sliced bread.
Very impressive and cost a fraction of the BT Download
Accelerator fee!
Recommended product and Broadband Buyer service is
exemplary!
Rating 1/5
NOT REALLY WORTH IT
Reviewed by
10 December 2008
I had to replace my BT master socket to get one of these in place. I was a bit worried about that but the whole job was straightforward. Was getting 2mb/sec before & 2 mb/sec after. After fitting it, I contacted my internet service provider & they said they were unable to increase speed due to poor BT lines between the exchange & my house. I believe them but it's a bit tragic because the current service is supposed to be 8mb/sec & they are just about to increase it to a theoretical 24mb/sec free of charge. But it won't be any use to me because of good old BT.
My ISP is Utility Warehouse & they are very good. All my other gear is very modern & well set up so it really is due to the BT lines.
This might be good for some folks but made no difference for me.
Rating 5/5
Stunning
Reviewed by
Graham
10 December 2008
I was a bit sceptical when I first heard of i-plate and then I read all these reviews so I bought one, amazing service, the i-plate arrived next morning via recorded delivery.
I ran speedtester and my original DSL connection rate was 1950kbps.
I then fit the i-plate in under 2 minutes, left it for a few more minutes and turned pc back on, ran speedtester again and was amazed, my DSL connection rate is now 3968kbps, thats a 100% increase and it shows.
This i-plate is a simple solution to choked ADSL speeds.
BUY ONE NOW - as like me - you wont regret it.
Rating 5/5
Outstanding Improvement
Reviewed by
Chris Marklew
10 December 2008
Being a long way from teh exchange my broadband speed was only 1.7Mb/s typically. My downlink sync speed has now increased to over 4.0 Mb/s.
Rating 5/5
Speed Doubled
Reviewed by
Robin Boughton
10 December 2008
Speed before 1.43MBs download. Speed after fitting I plate 2.9MBs.
Very easy to fit and speedy service from Broadband Buyer. Worth paying £10 for
Tested on Maidenhead server of www.speedtest.net
Rating 5/5
BRILLIANT & SIMPLE
Reviewed by
ian blair
09 December 2008
Delivered 15 hours after ordering - that alone is superb! Then the doubts set in - can it really do what it says on the tin - at that price? And that was after reading all the positive reviews. I am with TALK talk and I now get 5 - 6mps compared to the 1.5 - 2.5mps I used to get. I can hardly believe my own review that's how unbelieving I was!!!! Thankyou x 10 for your brilliant service & superb product.
Rating 5/5
Cheap at twice the price
Reviewed by
Zucc
07 December 2008
Almost doubled my sync speed from ~2000 downstream to ~3900
Rating 5/5
It worked for me!
Reviewed by
Dave Burn
06 December 2008
Installed this item in less than 5 minutes from opening the packet to being back on-line. Speed increase of over 1Mbps. from 2.5 to 3.6 instantly! 2.6 speed was average over last weeks and on a test just before install.3.6 was test immediately after install 3.2 was highest Ive ever had before and that was unstable. Its still going up a bit next day. Best £10 spent in a while!
Rating 5/5
Best money spent this year
Reviewed by
Jed
06 December 2008
3mb up to 5mb extra 250bk/s for a one off £12 delivered, i decided to get this and was prepaired to see no result, so was planning to ebay and make a few £ loss,
but it turns out this one is a keeper.
Rating 3/5
An improvement
Reviewed by
Sceptic
06 December 2008
Ave 4Mbps before fitting - Ave 5.2Mbps download after fit.
Worth buying!
Rating 1/5
No good for me
Reviewed by
Russell
04 December 2008
No difference once way or the other, was worth a punt though in case it worked.
Rating 5/5
Works very well!
Reviewed by
Iain
02 December 2008
My flat has pretty old telephone wiring, when I got ASDL 2, the estimate was that Id get around 18MB but the reality was 9-10MB which was still pretty good but of course, I wanted more!
I installed the iPlate, and immediately synced at nearly 14MB. Result!
Rating 5/5
Gives A Stable Connection
Reviewed by
Brian
02 December 2008
Was having numerous drop outs of connection before I installed the I plate and touch wood day 2 of the i plate being installed not had one drop out. Worth £10 of anybodys money
Rating 5/5
Clarification
Reviewed by
Concerned
01 December 2008
A few points. Dont throw your filters away as one correspondent suggested. The iPlate works with the filters for best effect. iPlates are only effective if youve got extension wiring on your broadband line.
The iPlate is a BT iPlate. Its main effect is to remove electrical interference, which helps stability and may allow more speed as a consequence. Good innit.
Rating 5/5
Doubled speed
Reviewed by
Walmac
26 November 2008
I live 5 KM from exchange and was getting 139 upload and 372
download.
Immediately after fitting I-plate this increased to 448 upload and
672 download. Cant wait to see what happens in a few days.
Rating 5/5
Delighted
Reviewed by
Richard
25 November 2008
best before downstream averaged 2.7;
after fitting I-Plate now 3.6;
upstream unaffected
Rating 5/5
This is the dog's whatsits!
Reviewed by
Paul Gutsell
25 November 2008
I was torn between buying this or just the normal BT-iPlate and boy am I glad I chose this, it does exactly what it says on the tin but even better. Installation was a breeze, I chose to wire in my phone extension following the included instructions and it works perfectly since I only need the adsl signal for my PC, the connection is awesome, my speeds increased from 2 or 3mb up to nearly 6mb, not all the time but more often than it ever did. And all this with the added bonus of getting rid of the clumsy filters we are normally provided with when we sign up to broadband. I say give this a try, for the money you will not be disappointed.
Rating 5/5
Worked amazingly - better than original
Reviewed by
Andrew Hodge
25 November 2008
Since moving into our new build property I had noticed a gradual decrease in the performance of my demon adsl. From an original download speed of around 4500 Kbps it decreased to 2500 Kbps over the period of a year (I believe due to interference from other wifi signals)
Since installing the iplate download speeds are up to 5056 Kbps. So a 50 % increase than what I was experiencing and a 10% increase over my original max speed.
Excellent product!
Rating 5/5
Stunning!!
Reviewed by
Graham B
23 November 2008
We are a long way from the exchange and at the end of long bit of wire flapping in the breeze so started with an average around 2700kbps. Put this little beaut in and thought there would be little change. Boy was I wrong! Now we are consistantly 6144kbps, thats nearly 228% increase! I thought this was a fluke, but it has been 2 weeks and it has never wavered from 6144. Stunning item, everyone should fit this, best tenner I ever spent.
Rating 5/5
Huge Improvements to Broadband Speed
Reviewed by
Paul C
22 November 2008
I live a long way from my nearest exchange so my broadband speeds have always been limited - ANY improvement is always welcome...
I installed the iPlate on Thursday and immediately saw my Netgear DG834GT router connection increase from 1600kbps to 2912kbps! UpStream speed was unaffected. "Speedtest" indicated a download speed of 240kbps which was no different to my pre iPlate istallation.
On Friday (iPlate+1), "Speedtest" also showed an average download speed of 240kbps - still no different to pre iPlate speeds.
However, on Saturday (iPlate+2), "Speedtest" measured 1500kbps - bear in mind this was measured on Saturday so Im expecting even better actual download speeds during quieter periods. This confirms the suggestion that it takes a few days for your BT line profile to be automatically updated.
So, in summary, for the grand cost of £9.99, I saw my REAL download speed increase from a lowly 240kbps to over 1500kbps! Thats a five-fold increase!
Fit one today!
Rating 5/5
An increase in speed of about 1MB!!
Reviewed by
Guy
21 November 2008
I installed the iPlate last night (took about 5 minutes).
Plugged my router back in (to the extension upstairs) and immediately noticed that the sync speed had risen from an average of about 1.9MB to over 3MB!
I did a speed test this morning and it reported a download speed of over 2MB whereas before I was struggling to reach 1 - 1.5MB download speeds.
So I guess it works!!
Good service from Broadband Buyer as well!
Rating 5/5
Major improvement
Reviewed by
Tez
21 November 2008
Had been having problems loosing on line game connection due to poor download speed, installed the I-Plate and not had a problem since and has improved speed between peak times by at least 2MB
Rating 5/5
55% faster broadband for a tenner? Yes please!
Reviewed by
Kris
19 November 2008
I bought an i-Plate after reading about it in the Money Saving Expert weekly newsletter. At just £10 I thought it was worth a try, and to my amazement it actually works! I’m on TalkTalk broadband free "up to 8 Meg" service. Here’s the before and after stats:
So, that’s a 55% increase in the download speed, for £10. If you’ve got telephone extension wiring in your house, and your broadband is slower than you pay for, try the i-Plate! It takes less than 10 minutes to install and might just be a tenner well spent. The only downside is that it makes your master phone socket stick out further from the wall, making it a bit ugly. Having said that, it’s a minor inconvenience, especially if the phone socket is hidden from view.
Rating 3/5
Not much faster but more stable
Reviewed by
Richard
19 November 2008
As advertised it is simple to fit, but I would advise not to screw in the longer screws supplied with the i plate until you are happy it has made a positive improvment, as I cant remove mine as they will not come out. Speed from 1.0 meg to 1.3 meg, so it gone the right way. Worth the money.
Rating 5/5
Great Improvement
Reviewed by
D T Stephenson
18 November 2008
Before fitting the speed regularly dropped in the afternnon and evening. Now a constant speed which has improved from an average of 1.45Mb to 1.99Mb. Not bad at all in the depths of the country.
Rating 5/5
Best Bang For Your Buck!
Reviewed by
Malexdu
16 November 2008
Read a write up in PCPro, so thought it was worth a try. Before the iPlate 0.78mb download. Now 2.88 mb ... this is better than I had hoped for. Easy to fit, and a quick delivery...thanks.
Rating 5/5
Magic
Reviewed by
Keith
16 November 2008
My router connects via an extension so I was sceptical but as with many of the other reviewers - for £12.50??. From a variable line speed averaging 750k, I now have a consitent 2435k. The most effective item of computer related hardware or software Ive bought.
Rating 3/5
No good for me
Reviewed by
Anon
16 November 2008
With "Be Internet" and only get about 2.5MB down putting this in line for almost a week now, and makes no difference what so ever, if anything it drops down 3-5%, So no good for me.
However it made a refreshing change to be able to ring a online company and speak to a person who took my number and someone rang me back and explained if item was no good for me they would refund in full the cost except postage, which is fair so giving 3 stars as there cust service was superb I wont be sending back anyway as i feel broadbandbuyer have been superb to me and i will try to order from then when ever i can.
On top of this i did order the "XF-1e Professional ADSL 2+ Microfilter" and this has made a small increase in my download speed as well
Rating 3/5
So far so good
Reviewed by
Graham
16 November 2008
Was getting around 446kbps - fitted iplate yesterday and today am getting 856kbps (netgear router stats shows a 1mbps connection) - hoping that it will go up a bit more over next few days. So for worth the money which has effectively doubled my speed. Come on BT sort out the exchanges and wiring so we can get superfast broadband. Only giving 3 stars cos BT are ripping us off with this device really as you should be able to achieve same results by adjusting wiring.
Rating 5/5
OH MY GOD!
Reviewed by
James
15 November 2008
At first I though this was a sort of con. When reading and emailing the publisher of the acticle in the PCPRO magazine - he said give it a go. So I did.
Installed it yesterday, and wow, this is incredible.
Speed before - 1922 kbps
Speed after - 2834 kbps
Thank you ever so much broadband buyer and PCPRO.
Rating 5/5
unbelievable !
Reviewed by
Brian Bell
15 November 2008
I checked my download speed before and after installation of the iplate and the result was an instant improvement of .5mbps. Unbelievable !! This was a good investment at low cost.
Rating 3/5
Slight improvement
Reviewed by
Ben
14 November 2008
From 3768 to 4533 in ADSL2+ , being far from the exchange .
No improvement for the upload .
Not a big improvement but worth £10 .
Rating 3/5
Did nothing for me for speed.
Reviewed by
R. Wilson
14 November 2008
Unfortunately has not done anything great. But... I have noticed the line to be stable. Worth the shot.
Rating 2/5
Made no difference
Reviewed by
13 November 2008
No speed gain detected, but worth a try.
The "longer" screws supplied were self tappers instead of M3 screws!
Rating 5/5
Groovy
Reviewed by
Graham
13 November 2008
Very impressed - I went from 2Mb to 3Mb within minutes of plugging the iPlate in. Has been satble now for the last few days, would recommend using/buying for just £9.99, there is nothing to lose really.
Rating 5/5
Brilliant!!
Reviewed by
Mark Warren
13 November 2008
Within 20 minutes of adding this device my download speed increased from 1700kb/s to 3200kb/s - What more can I say
