relocating main phone socket !

sirboz

Well DIY isnt my specialist subject but this router thing sounds complicated, as I initially thought. Im sure you can prob buy an extension kit at the DIY shops. It would have to run around the outside of the house but, thats the simpler way me thinks !

djohn2002uk

sirboz wrote:

I have the modem Aol supplied, didnt know i needed to buy one of those as well ? ? ? so use the one i have, buy a wireless router and a card that plugs in the pc, that all of it ? ?

Yes. or even one that plugs into a USB socket. Believe me, it's tidy and not difficult. Just plug the modem into the telephone socket and into the router. The card into your PC and you are away.

DonnyDave

sirboz wrote:

Well DIY isnt my specialist subject but this router thing sounds complicated, as I initially thought. Im sure you can prob buy an extension kit at the DIY shops. It would have to run around the outside of the house but, thats the simpler way me thinks !

Consider your options. Depending on the property, maybe you could run it indoors, either under the floorboards or above the floor in trunking. If you have an NTE5 socket, you can wire your extension into it by removing the faceplate. The NTE5 is as follows:

This makes a tidier job than using those 'piggy-back' plugs you get in kits, as the NTE5's front-plate effectively acts as one (as it is designed to). If you don't want to do this, you can always use kits with piggy-back plugs if you want to.

Be warned that this only entails taking out the two screws on the front. Don't remove any more than that!

grumpyoldgit_2

In my first response I supported the idea of a router as the quickest, tidiest most cost-effective solution to your situation - she who must be obeyed has spoken!!:rolleyes:
If you are still not keen - yet it is not that difficult to do and want to do the "hard wiring" of an extension you can do it yourself - go to a specialist shop and buy what you need rather than a kit as that will only have limited length of wire.
This site will give you a good guide to DIY extensions;

BT extension wiring

Good Luck
GoG