Help with Phone/Internet Master Socket

stator

stator

Can't see, where does the line enter your house?

n0deity

stator wrote: »

Can't see, where does the line enter your house?

I think it's this white box? the phone line hits the fascia runs down the house and into the white box. Then I THINK the wire runs through the ceiling and into the socket in the pictures (which is the understairs). Presumably that should be/is a master socket but I'm not sure.

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Thanks,
Martin

stator

Definitely looks like a DIY job to me.

stator

It's worth noting the the cable going into your house is a different colour and type to the CAT5 cable you think is your main socket. I would take a look inside that outdoor cable housing box and just confirm that that is the join point.

stator

Personally what I would do is hire a telecoms engineer, perhaps a former BT engineer, to remove that external junction box and put the BT cable into your house somewhere else and to fit a proper BT master socket.

n0deity

Ok thanks for all your help stator. Really helpful. I may take a peek just to see whether there is a black to white wire switch and that may clarify whether the understairs is the (intended) master socket.

If no clarity I'll look at a current/former BT engineer to sort it out.

Cheers,
Martin

Owain_Moneysaver

I wouldn't even call it a diy job as I'm a diyer and would do it better.

Yes, that is probably where your master socket should be.