Try your master socket for better results

[Brian69]

It's never a hard job, but what you need to do depends on how your wiring is arranged at present (there are lots of differant ways to wire domestic extensions).
Without these details I cannot give a "blow by blow" DIY guide, But the basic idea is that the NTE-5 master connects to the incoming line before any extension, and all other sockets are wired from it. This is important for correct operation of a filter faceplate.

[xblade]

Hi Brian69

I will have to try to find someone here, who can do the job for me

If I was to purchase a master socket to replace the original one that BT fitted, what would I need to buy and where would I purchase it from?

Thanks for advice
Simon

[xblade]

I have just seen this post in another message from John_Sayers

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If you dont have a BT master Socket with the test socket, ie you have an old style you can still fit a filtered face plate. Solwise sell one that comes with it's own back box - ADSL-FFP85D.

ADSL Splitters, Microfilters & Telecoms Bits

On this page you will also find an NTE5 Master Socket that will take the ADSLnation faceplate.

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Any thoughts?

thanks
Simon

[Brian69]

Your best bet is to get both items from ADSL Nation.
You need a XTE-2005 filter faceplate and a NTE-5 master socket.
If you can wait untill you mate who is the telecom guy, he would have no problems fitting these items.
All he has to remember is that all extensions must be wired from the filter, and the master socket must be the first on line.

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Hi Brain69

Thanks for that great info, it has been very helpful

I think I will purchase the items in preparation for them being fitted

Thanks for being so helpful - wish you lived near by and then you could fit them LOL
Regards
Simon

[fas_k]

hi guys , im new to this site. im having problems with my adsl 2 connection from 02. i get 2.8mb with the faceplate on and 4.8 from the test socket behind the master socket faceplate. this clearly indicates some interference going on. im not sure what though exactly. i been reading around and it is reccommended to change my master socket to the adsl nation xte. ive opened my master socket and im baffled .

here is my wiring layout
1- empty
2- two black wires going into it
3-two orange wires " "
4-yellow wire
5-blue wire
6-empty

now im not sure what i am required to do, is it just a matter or putting the same wires in the same place in the new xte ?????

also i heard removing wire nos 3 will help to increase connecton speed . is this true ??
thanks look foward for your assisatance.

faz

[Brian69]

Yes you connect the wires from your existing faceplate ( the bit you removed to expose the test socket) to the same numbers on the ADSL nation XTE-2005.
You will then need no other filters and need not worry about the ring line, as this is also filtered by the filter faceplate.
The Yellow wire connected to 4 at present performs no function and you will find there is no connection for it on the filter faceplate, so you can leave this dissconnected (just coil it up and tuck it back in the socket)
Your wire colours are not standard, they look like alarm cable, but do not worry, a filter faceplate will prevent this from causing any problems to your Broadband

[fas_k]

hi thanks for your advice, i will get to work and let u know how it goes. jus another thing , these wires are tiny is it compulsary to buy a dpc tool (i think its called) insert the wires

[Brian69]

When you buy the faceplate, it is only necessary to buy a couple of disposible ones.

[fas_k]

hi agian, whilst i have been waiting to recive my xte-2005 , i thought id do some testing. here is what i got

MASTER SOCKET

>>>test socket behind frontplate >>>> max download speed 450kb/s
>>> still master socket but outside frontpanel this time >> 295kb/s max

i then tested it upstairs in me bedroom , the extension socket with the use of a filter dongle provided by 02.

max speed >>>> 408kb/s

does this show that the extensions are fine ????

and that the frontpanel of the master is only thing that is nackered. ???

the extensions speed is closer to the test socket than the frontpanel of the master soooo are my predicitons correct.

thanks faz.