No BT Master Socket in my house

[Johnboyjfm]

I have been experiencing problems with the speed of my Mid package and i am currently in the process of trying to discover the source of my problems and one of the areas i was looking into was my wiring.

I have noticed that in my house i do not have a BT master socket. We moved into the house recently and i had not noticed this until now.

We have a wire coming from a pole in the street to my house which enters a junction box on the outside of the house at second floor level.

Inside the house, on the inside of that wall, in the bedroom is a standard phone socket.

There are also 3 leads that go from the outside junction box,around the side of the house to 3 other standard phone sockets for the dining room, living room and 2nd bedroom.

My question is (obviously the previous owner removed the BT master) if i buy a master off of ebay where should i install it? Does it have to be in the bedroom as this is right where the junction box is sited outside or would BT have run a wire to the dining room (the most obvious place for a phone in my house)?

Would i get a better connection if it is right where the junction box is?

I understand that BT's T&C say i should touch it but as i don't have one due to someone else's DIY, i don't want to have to pay £100+ to have it corrected.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[greyrider]

Extensions running externally sound decidely dodgy. Why not try talking to BT about the matter and asking if they'd like to come and upgrade the wiring to a correct installation? You never know, they might do it free - I got my old extension box removed and replaced with a shiny new NTE5 that way a while back.