Best router location?

[Kurby]

Hi all

I've recently moved and have signed up to Sky broadband unlimited. The house I've moved into is old and doesn't seem to have had any electrical or telephone socket upgrades in the last 10-20 years. There are 2 telephone sockets with less than a meter between them, 1 next to the living room door and the other in the passage and none upstairs. I've tried to find which is the master but the wires go trailing under carpets etc upstairs and I don't really want to pull the carpets up at the moment. There is a small BT box near the window in the back bedroom so I'm guessing that's where the BT line runs into the property.

I'm looking to get the master socket moved in the near future but i'm going to have to keep it the way it is for now. The layout of the living room is below:


Ideally I would like to move the master socket next/near to the power socket as I can use a wired connection to connect to my TV, Sky HD box and PS3. However at the moment I've got the router next to the phone socket and have to run an extension lead around the room and under the sofa which is a bit of a pain. I've also got to connect to everything using a wireless connection which seems to make my download speed drop to about 1.5mb (I only get 3mb wired).

Where is the best place I could put the router? I would like it near the TV but I'm not sure how I can get it to work there. I was thinking about using a telephone extension lead (as short as possible), connect the internet filter plug (not sure of the correct name for this) then connect the router. Would that work?

Any help appreciated.

Cheers

[Scubbie]

You could ask the BTO engineer to move the socket for you when/if he comes to connect you to the telephone exchange.

If he doesn't turn up or refuses to do it (without a large fee) then take a look at the run-IT-direct site and look at moving the telephone socket.

I was thinking about fitting an electrical point/extension but this would be hard work with the doors and you would still need to reach the TV.

run-IT-direct - ADSL, Telephone & Network Products - Buy Online - Network Cabling Installation -

Dave regularly contributes to the forum and you should find him helpful in recommending specific cable options to help you. Please don't buy the cheapest telephone extension cable from your local shops as your connection speed will suffer.

If you aren't happy to move the telephone socket yourself, consider finding a local contractor to do it for you.

[Isitme]

If you only have 2 sockets determining the master is easy. Remove the front plate and look inside. The master will have arrestors and a capacitor, a cylinder a bit smaller than a AAA battery and will have 2 sets of wires connected. The slave may have a capacitor also, although it shouldn't, but it will only have one set of wires(2) running into it. With a bit of luck you will have an NTE5 like this- How to test your ADSL in the Master Test Socket - Sky User - The unofficial support forum for everything Sky!

[mrcrow]

If you only have 2 sockets determining the master is easy. Remove the front plate and look inside. The master will have arrestors and a capacitor, a cylinder a bit smaller than a AAA battery and will have 2 sets of wires connected. The slave may have a capacitor also, although it shouldn't, but it will only have one set of wires(2) running into it. With a bit of luck you will have an NTE5 like this- How to test your ADSL in the Master Test Socket - Sky User - The unofficial support forum for everything Sky!

golly!! i wish i had that as my master socket...which i dont
do you think i should have the socket upgraded...

[Isitme]

It is always worth fitting an NTE5. Genuine parts can be obtained from run-IT-direct - ADSL, Telephone & Network Products - Buy Online - Network Cabling Installation - they are easy enough to fit.

Have you discovered which is your master socket?

[Kurby]

It is always worth fitting an NTE5. Genuine parts can be obtained from run-IT-direct - ADSL, Telephone & Network Products - Buy Online - Network Cabling Installation - they are easy enough to fit.

Have you discovered which is your master socket?

Yes, the master socket is in the passage and no it's not a NTE5. There's loads of wires and a cylinder in there and to be honest I don't feel confident to change it to a NTE5 myself. If I ask Openreach to move it, will they replace it with a NTE5 faceplate or will I have to supply that myself?

As I pay line rental through Sky, will I need to phone Sky about moving the master socket and then they contact Openreach?

I think I'm going to have to run it all wirelessly for 2-3 months (I'm skint thanks to this house ).

Thanks for all the help.

[Isitme]

Yes, if you pay the rental to Sky they have to put any requests to BTO. They are likely to charge a bit if they consider it is not faulty.