Telephone and Broadband Socket

JS2006

Hi,

We've bought a new house and have recently signed up for Sky broadband. After having a look at the telephone site coming into the house, we realised that none of the wires are actually connected. I was wondering if it would be worth buying cable and a socket myself and getting someone to fit it rather than pay BT. I had a look and someone mentioned buying Cat6 cable and running it from The point the main BT line comes into the house to a socket in the room we want the router to be.

Can anyone advise what I'd need to buy please?

Cheers!

Owain_Moneysaver

BT Openreach will connect the wire from outside coming in to your house to a Linebox.

It's then up to you to connect your extension sockets to the Linebox. The newer version has flip-connectors that don't need a punchdown tool.

https://www.openreach.co.uk/orpg/home/helpandsupport/how-toguides/howtoguides/downloads/NTE5C_Instructions_CP.pdf

To extend the line to the router use the red data wiring socket on the back of the filter (see last page)

grumpycrab

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

BT Openreach will connect the wire from outside coming in to your house to a Linebox

Haven't done this for ages, but will Openreach install the Linebox where you want it or do they just put it where the cable comes into the house? I only ask because ideally you'd connect the router to the Linebox (and base station phone - assuming you buy a wireless set of phones).

stator

If it's a brand new box, your house doesn't have a master socket already, then they should put it where you want it (within reason)

JS2006

Thanks everyone.

The house is not a new build and already has a main line connected (which we would love to move if possible). The little box where the main line connects is really old and all of the wires were disconnected. Would Openreach fix this? Also, I was thinking BT would charge a fortune for this ?

neilmcl

JS2006 wrote: »

Thanks everyone.

The house is not a new build and already has a main line connected (which we would love to move if possible). The little box where the main line connects is really old and all of the wires were disconnected. Would Openreach fix this? Also, I was thinking BT would charge a fortune for this ?

Well that's completely different to what you posted from the beginning.

Have you actually taken the box away from the wall or simply removed the faceplate? If it is indeed the master socket then the incoming wires will be connected at the rear of the box, not he faceplate, any wires on the faceplate will likely be from an extension.

For clarification, the faceplate only is classed as your equipment, the socket itself is the responsibility of BT Openreach and you shouldn't be attempting to move it.

grumpycrab

JS2006 wrote: »

The little box where the main line connects is really old and all of the wires were disconnected.

Some pics would help here; if the cover easily unscrews, a pic inside would help too!

JS2006

Sorry, just for clarity: when I said new house I meant new to us.

There is a line to the house from a telephone pole. This ends at a small plastic box in the hallway. The wires are not connected to the box, rather they sit inside the box. I will post photos later when I am home.

neilmcl

JS2006 wrote: »

Sorry, just for clarity: when I said new house I meant new to us.

There is a line to the house from a telephone pole. This ends at a small plastic box in the hallway. The wires are not connected to the box, rather they sit inside the box. I will post photos later when I am home.

I'll ask again, have you taken this box away from the wall or simply opened the face plate. This is the master socket and as such the incoming cable will be wired from the back so wont be visible unless you take the box from the wall itself.

If it really isn't wired strictly speaking you would need to get BT Openreach to wire it back up (at a cost). Any further wiring or sockets are your responsibility and pretty easy to do with the correct tools.

MoneyMate

Last year we changed over from Plusnet to EE Broadband, having speed problems EE asked Openreach to check out , they changed over the incoming box to the new standard twin box phone/ ethernet.
and was then charged £186 from EE which was eventually refunded.