The Cost Of A BT Telephone Extension Upstairs

Kimberley

Or if you want to go wireless tell us the make and model of your router and we can advise how to discover your passcode..

Make of Router is BT Homehub 2 - SR64

penrhyn

You should find this label on the back of the home hub, try the default wireless setting to start with.

If you need to reset the hub to its factory default then look here.

http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/11386/c/346,1887,4020#maincontent

Owain_Moneysaver

Best option is to use a long ethernet cable, leave the router where it is close to the master phone socket, and run the ethernet cable from the router to the computer. Your local independent PC shop can probably make you one up to order in the length you require up to 100 metres or you can get them online from eg ebuyer.

JoePublic

You can buy telephone cable on a 100m reel from a multitude of retailers (too many to list) just have a quick look on Google, the telephone socket, cable fitting tool and clips can all be bought off the shelf at the likes of B&Q. A 100m extension, for example, will cost around £40 inc cable & fittings and is certainly a job a reasonably competent DIYer could tackle.

penrhyn

JoePublic wrote: »

You can buy telephone cable on a 100m reel from a multitude of retailers (too many to list) just have a quick look on Google, the telephone socket, cable fitting tool and clips can all be bought off the shelf at the likes of B&Q. A 100m extension, for example, will cost around £40 inc cable & fittings and is certainly a job a reasonably competent DIYer could tackle.

These will NOT work satisfactorily if at all with ADSL.

pcombo

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

Best option is to use a long ethernet cable. Your local independent PC shop can probably make you one up to order in the length you require up to 100 metres or you can get them online from eg ebuyer.

I agree this is probably the best way to have an extension.

I have 2 telephone lines, with 2 extensions going into a cupard where my routers are.

Phones4Chris

Many people do not realise that BT's (or the cable company's) responsibility stops at the NTE5 Master Socket.
Any internal wiring and extension sockets is the customer's own responsibility. BT will come and do the work for you, but they are VERY expensive.

The type of cable you need for any internal extension is to spec. CW1308 for twisted pair cable, and is available from many reputable electrical/telephone retailers & wholesalers. You can usually buy it by the metre from a number of them. This is the same cable as used by BT. You only need a 2 pair cable (4 wires - coloured Blue/white tracer, White/blue tracer, Orange/white tracer & White/orange tracer).
You can google to find a suitable supplier, where you can also get the extension socket, cable clips & a cheap plastic IDC tool to connect the cable to your Master and Extension sockets. You could also get any additional filters you may need if you have broadband.
This is a job that any competent DIYer can do.

You do NOT need Ethernet cable, this is an overpriced overkill for the job and the cable is more bulky and the wires are thicker - you may damage the IDC terminals using it. Nor, in a broadband situation, should you use ANY extension socket kits or extension cable with pre-moulded plugs etc (one form a major DIY store was suggested earlier). These usually use flat cable (not twisted pair) and will not only pick up interference but will also have a "bell-wire" connection which you do not need, which will also cause interference pickup and result in slower broadband speeds.

In a broadband situation, when connecting your extension wiring, only connect terminals 2 & 5 using the Blue/white trace & White/blue trace wires. Do NOT connect the bell wires & spare on terminals 3 & 4.
If you have any existing old extension wiring usually with a grey or cream sheath and wires Orange, Blue, Green and Brown, ideally you should replace it, or disconnect it if not using any sockets on it. At the very least disconnect the bell-wire on terminal 3. If you are using such wiring only for phones you could use a special filtered faceplate on your master socket to connect it.

flashg67

Phones4Chris wrote: »

You do NOT need Ethernet cable,

I understood the suggestion was to use an ethernet cable from the router downstairs to the PC upstairs, rather than using ethernet cable as an extension wire for the ADSL signal?

Anyway, still think wireless or Homeplug is the easier option.

Phones4Chris

You are quite right, in that situation you would use a proper ethernet cable to go from the router to the computer.
I see so many unnecessary suggestions that Ethernet cable should be used for an ADSL extension which is why I mentioned it.
Homeplugs can work very well, but are a more expensive option. I have come across incidents (depending on brand & location) where some can chuck out a load of interference - not popular with radio enthusiasts.
Wireless, again OK if the signal is strong enough, and not every one in the neighbourhood has got one so there are no clear enough channels :eek:
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