@XRaySpeX wrote:
Ah, yes, due to the "newly-discovered" Bridge Tap you are actually on an Impacted line & are getting sync speeds accordingly in that range. Yet BT originally gave you estimates for a Clean line.
That's what this is all about.
I dunno whether Bridge Taps can be removed. I understand they occur within the wiring in your own home. Perhaps someone else might know.
Bridge taps don't occur in the home per se. There are a throwback to the days when party lines were used. 2, 4 or even 6 different subscribers would share the same line but only one could use it at any one time.
At basic level they are like star wiring (hence your confusion perhaps) in that from the tap several pairs radiate from the pair from the exchange and cause an impedance mismatch.
More info HERE if you wish to read up one it.
That said the OP may have Star wiring which may have led the checker to identify it as a bridge tap. I don't know Openreach policy on removing bridge taps but as they are a known cause of problems (especially with VDSL) I would expect it to be done.
