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Moving master socket
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Does anyone know how much talk talk charge for moving the master socket to another room? |
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Hi
Does anyone know how much talk talk charge for moving the master socket to another room? |
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Quite so! 10m phone extension cable, pound shop, £1. Last time I looked ........
....... but, I assume they pass the job on to BT Openreach, so quite pricey! What BT itself charges, plus management overheads ........ |
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Quite so! 10m phone extension cable, pound shop, £1. Last time I looked ........
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the phone point is in the front room but the television is in the back room. I have a freesat HD box and don't want to run a cable from one room to another
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the phone point is in the front room but the television is in the back room. I have a freesat HD box and don't want to run a cable from one room to another
You'd probably make a neater fist of it yourself! |
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the phone point is in the front room but the television is in the back room. I have a freesat HD box and don't want to run a cable from one room to another
BTW, you are not allowed to DIY it. The Master Socket and the cable to it belong to Openreach. |
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I have a similar setup at home. I have connected the the router to the HD box with a pair of 85 mb/s HomePlugs. Works fine and is a lot cheaper than having the Master Socket moved.
BTW, you are not allowed to DIY it. The Master Socket and the cable to it belong to Openreach. |
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There's no need to move master socket... an ADSL modem will work almost as well on a well-installed extension cable... BUT a CAT5 ethernet cable from the modem to the other room is what is really required and easily diy'ed.
BT can usually tell DIY moves from the type of cable used. |
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1. There's no need to move master socket... an ADSL modem will work almost as well on a well-installed extension cable... 2. BUT a CAT5 ethernet cable from the modem to the other room is what is really required and easily diy'ed..
2. Yes but a pair of HomePlugs come a close second, are often easier (or less disruptive) to install, and will do what the OP requires. |
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There's no need to move master socket... an ADSL modem will work almost as well on a well-installed extension cable... BUT a CAT5 ethernet cable from the modem to the other room is what is really required and easily diy'ed.
BT can usually tell DIY moves from the type of cable used. As beerhunter says, it does indeed matter where your router is viz a viz the master socket. Using gel crimps to extend the phone line on cat5 wire, so that your master socket is where the router needs to be is the best way to max your internet connection. I have seen 25% improvements simply by doing this. It could be that homeplugs are the best way though, even though they are the invention of the devil. |
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