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BT socket install ?

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  • BritBrat
    BritBrat Posts: 3,764 Forumite
    All joking asside.

    Its easy, give it a go.

    If you get stuck come back and ask.

    Start by buying a new slave box and fit it to location you want it.

    Then wire it up with cable Pins 2 and 5 (I would use CAT 5 these days).

    Then run cable towards the BT socket, cliping it tidy as you go.

    Then open up the BT NTE box.

    Connect the same two/three wires you connected to the other box to the bit in your hand (not the part attached to the wall) on pins 2 and 5 and maybe the third wire to 3 (bell).

    Put the BT box back together (2 screws) and jobs done.
  • jhp
    jhp Posts: 2,342 Forumite
    BritBrat wrote: »
    All joking asside.

    Its easy, give it a go.

    If you get stuck come back and ask.


    http://www.britishtelephones.com/wiring/socketwiring.htm
  • BritBrat
    BritBrat Posts: 3,764 Forumite
    If you really want someone else to do it.

    Do what I said but dont connect the wires get the local guy to do that.

    Would only cost you an hour at the most.

    A BT hour is £90 pluss.

    If it's for ADSL use I would just connect wires 2 and 5, leaving 3 the bell wire out.
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