Our broadband has recently gone from 76mbit to less than 500kb and we suspect we are being strangled by the increase in bb uptake in ajoining houses. All i need to know is how to wire the junction box.
Wiring Information
Old bt junction box wiring diagram. If you have fibre to the home have a look at fibre to the home. Check your wiring and set up for information. I recently purchased a new house which has bt openreach master socket looks reasonably new. I have called bt and they have said they will charge 125 just to come out and look at it. So i have one cable coming out from the wall which was going into the junction box another cable coming from the master socket to the junction box. Cabling house telephone wiring uses cable containing six 05mm diameter solid conductors.
Blue to pin 2 orange to pin 5 brown to pin 3 and green to pin 4 if used. If youre having trouble with your broadband a few simple checks can get you up and running again. I dont have a master socket just a small oval box on the wall. For much more detail then please watch my longer 22 minute. Bt released a product called the bt i plate or broadband accelerator to use its new name. First youll need to check your type of master socket.
The iplatebroadband accelerator does also feature an rf filter however that bt claim can improve line stability this is the same filter as found in the bt 80b rf3 junction box similar to the one fitted in the bt mk2 mk3 vdsl faceplates. On some installations of internal extension wiring post 2012 btopenreach have now come full circle and have reverted back to using white four core cable containing solid colours. Good evening i have some very old bt possibly even gpo wiring in my house for my telephone. The master line box is the demarcation point between your telephone equipment wiring and bts exchange line. A junction box if it is before the bt master socket. The reason this is so is that everything on your side of the master is your problem.
At the end of the video i show a cheat if you wish to cram 6 cables in. I set up new bt fibre infinity package which works fine now im decorating i spotted some old junction box near the window ledge which holds a mess of wires which leads to a wire outside the front of the property into the ground. It is important that this size of wire is used or a good electrical connection cannot be guaranteed and there could be problems in the. Hi this how to video explains how to install a block terminal 78a bt78a to connect up to 4 telephone cables together. The socket box mounting holes are slotted to allow horizontal and vertical adjustment before tightening the screws fully. Could anyone please help me before i have to pay bt to.
Cable before the bt master socket. Cable after the bt master socket if bt holds ownership. Hi this video is a very quick example of how to wire up a nte5 master socket as found in the uk on bt and virgin media telephone lines. Otherwise follow the instructions below.
Gallery of Old Bt Junction Box Wiring Diagram
