Is there any way to know where my Master socket is?

[skyuser2011]

I have just been looking around to find where the master socket is located in my property and non of the phone sockets look like the image shown in the tutorial. So is there any way I can find out which one of my phone sockets is the master? besides wandering around like a headless chicken. LOL

[skyuser2011]

I have just been outside and taken a photo of the box on the outside wall of my premises and after reading on other forums I am starting to think I might be without a master socket the box that is on the outside wall was installed in 2002.

http://i.imgur.com/a8phA.jpg

Also here is a photo of what all my phone sockets look like throughout the house.



If I am indeed without a master socket what are my options?

[mcphailan]

I thought master socket just meant the 1st telephone socket connected from outside where you would plug in your phone base unit, but I may be talking ****e what makes you so worried anyways, no internet?

[skyuser2011]

I thought master socket just meant the 1st telephone socket connected from outside where you would plug in your phone base unit, but I may be talking ****e what makes you so worried anyways, no internet?

My connection is really slow it was great when I initially plugged in my router but after 3 hours or so it went right down and has stayed down and DLM was a pile of **** did absolutely nothing. I contacted Sky and they asked about the Master Socket so that is why am hunting for it.

[Scubbie]

Technically it should be the first telephone socket in to your home.

Currently BT will fit an NTE5 socket which has a split faceplate, making it easy to isolate any internal wiring.

With older properties it will be single faceplate.

If you remove the faceplate, you should see a yellow capacitor about the size of a AAA battery. This is your master socket.

[skyuser2011]

Technically it should be the first telephone socket in to your home.

Currently BT will fit an NTE5 socket which has a split faceplate, making it easy to isolate any internal wiring.

With older properties it will be single faceplate.

If you remove the faceplate, you should see a yellow capacitor about the size of a AAA battery. This is your master socket.

Thanks Scubbie we have lived in this house since 1987 and it is even older than that and the sockets in the house itself have never been updated or altered so I guess I fall into the older property category and will have to remove the faceplate to see if it is indeed the master.

[Isitme]

The master will look like the first picture in this article and the extensions the second-
UK Telephone Wiring

[skyuser2011]

Well it appears I have dual Master sockets and thankfully one is where the broadband is located just wanted to check is the bit inside the black circle the test socket?



Also I am assuming that the cable I need to plug into the test socket is the gray broadband cable?

Thanks again Scubbie for that helpful tip .

[Scubbie]

Thanks Tom. I was looking at posting a link to Run-it-direct and some pictures there.

What I would say though, if the OP is interested, is that they could get the socket changed. It can either be done as a DIY task or pay someone privately to do it. BT would be likely to charge over £90 for the privilege.

BT Socket, Master

Personally I would consider the filtered socket or the NTE5 and a separate filtered faceplate if I were taking this route. See the article in the link for my reasons.

[Scubbie]

Well it appears I have dual Master sockets and thankfully one is where the broadband is located just wanted to check is the bit inside the black circle the test socket?

Ouch! Not a good idea. I would get someone else on here to confirm it first, or speak to the guys at Run-it-direct, but it is not a good idea to have 2 master sockets on one telephone line.

Check the link in my previous post and search their site for proper extension sockets. If you had to choose one to keep, then I would choose the one nearest to where the telephone line enters your house, assuming that this is the first connected socket.

Also I am assuming that the cable I need to plug into the test socket is the grey broadband cable?

Yes, do use the Grey ADSL cable that is supplied with the router.

The micro-filter must always be the first item connected. The Sky STB, any telephones and fax machine, will use the 'telephone' socket. The Router will use the 'Modem' socket.