hello.. I will be moving into my girlfriend's house soon and we are thinking about leaving virgin and doing the move home deal from sky.. I think they do have a bt line but not where the phone is needed. Question is, if we need the socket moved, how much do bt charge? If it doesn't need moving.. Do they do a reconnection charge or is it the case of a switch on for free? Thanks

BT will charge to move phone sockets.

Only BT are allowed to move BT master sockets.

Any extension sockets if any are your responsibility.

I wouldn't bother with BT moving the master socket, just add your own extensions where you want them.

You can either get 20 metre extension leads for £1 for the pound shop.

If you want a professional looking job, just buy a extension socket for around £1 and several metres of cable and do the job yourself.

thanks.. So how does it wire up.. Say we only have one socket but need to have one in a different bedroom and down in the living room?

really, really easy.

you can just get one of these
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...ETELEPHONE.htm

and an extension, like this
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...ETELEPHONE.htm

as someone has said, you can get the same kind of equipment from poundland.

and if you cant get a wire to the other location, you could also consider a wireless connector:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...nders&doy=29m1

or just a multi handset cordless telephone system.



Last edited by r_mitchell85 : 29-01-2008 at 02:28

How far away does the wireless thing work? Also thinking about it, i don't have to have the routes next to ox computer.. Can just go wireless.. I will take a look at where sockets are when i get to hers.. It'r something i haven't taken any notice of

well, they use the same technology as a DECT phone, so at a guess.... about 100m.

You've got to bear in mind, the phone extenders will not pass on broadband. You have to have a physical connection to your modem (im assuming your on adsl)

Also worth remembering that if there's a power cut, your phone extension will not work.

Just spoke to the gf and there is a phone line downstairs and in her room.. result!

Excellent.

The links to those extensions posted, you could get one from pound land.

However I would have bought proper extension socket, £1 from pound land, £1.50 for other local stores and several metres of telephone cable.

You then just take the front cover off the master socket and wire it in on that front cover you take off (this is if you have the newer style master socket, if the older style then you wire into what it still on the wall).

If you are having broadband then only wire 2 pins, if you have no plans for broadband then wire 3 pins.

2 Pins:

Connect wires from pin 2 of the master to pin 2 of the extension and pin 5 of the master to pin 5 of the extension.

For 3 Pins: connect pin 3 up between the sockets.

You can also wire another extension from an extension, wiring pins 2 & 5 again or 2, 3 & 5.

If you go with the 2 wire method and therefore having broadband ensure you have filters on each socket, these filters add back in the ring circuit you miss out by not wiring pin 3. Most phones have a ring circuit built in, but some phones usually cheapos made for UK use only don't have this ring circuit built in and rely upon pin 3, saves them a few pennies per phone.

Wiring extensions this way looks neater and professional compared to the ones where you stick a doubler or tripler in a socket.