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ian@huth · 29-05-2007, 16:04

Both BT and VM use a master socket as the first point in the house. These master sockets are designed so that extension sockets can be connected without the need for BT or VM to do the work.

When we bought our house there was a similar looking grey conduit coming up out of the ground and a blanking plate on the other side of the wall in the kitchen. Taking the blanking plate off there were the easily recognised telephone wires. Taking the grey conduit cover off outside you could see the other end of the telephone cable that came out of the kitchen and similar wiring coming up out of the ground and capped off. The two cables were not connected.

We had both BT and NTL for a while and both master sockets were side by side in my study. It was very easy to get the other extensions in the house connected to either master socket.

29-05-2007, 16:04	#33
ian@huth Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire Services: VM 10Mb, TU, 1xSky HD, 2xSky+ (HD,all packs, sports & movies) 2xDVD PVR's, Freesat Freeview & other Posts: 4,536	Re: BT Line Installation Costs >Ã‚Â£100? Both BT and VM use a master socket as the first point in the house. These master sockets are designed so that extension sockets can be connected without the need for BT or VM to do the work. When we bought our house there was a similar looking grey conduit coming up out of the ground and a blanking plate on the other side of the wall in the kitchen. Taking the blanking plate off there were the easily recognised telephone wires. Taking the grey conduit cover off outside you could see the other end of the telephone cable that came out of the kitchen and similar wiring coming up out of the ground and capped off. The two cables were not connected. We had both BT and NTL for a while and both master sockets were side by side in my study. It was very easy to get the other extensions in the house connected to either master socket.