NTE5C MK2 + VDSL MK4 OpenReach Telephone Master Socket + Back Box

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All you need to do now is to punch down the wires coming from “A” and “B” on the master socket ontot these connectors, and you’ve delivered a filtered broadband service straight from your master socket to your router.

Socket Instructions by Dave Fry - Telephone MK4 Telephone Socket Instructions by Dave Fry - Telephone

I have 4 daisy-chained extension sockets, of which the final one is in my study at the other side of the house and is the one I have always used for the router connection as this location is the hub for all my wired ethernet cabling in the house. You can connect a socket dedicated to your broadband hub via a spare “A and B pin, effectively delivering a filtered broadband supply to wherever you need it. BB gets sync upstairs in the Mk4 data socket but he needs the router by the tv downstairs (provides internet tv content via ethernet from router) So im thinking i’ll run a data extension as you described and re-check the 2/5/3 wiring for the telco. Line dropped again to 2-3 mbps with multiple drops per day – plusnet texted to me say fault detected.Or would I be better putting in a BT78a where the bakelite box is between the incoming BT line and the extension we use and changing that extension faceplate out to an NTE5c with the filterplate? My forum of wise old men confirm unanimously just what I thought, namely that, this is a TalkTalk problem to be sorted out by Openreach, (providing that there’s nothing from your premises wiring attached to it. Therefore, my preference would be to put the more robust Mk3 in the more exposed position, which I’m guessing would be the hallway. If this is helpful to you, would you be able to leave some feedback, ideally a short “review” on the following social media pages, please?

NTE5C MK2 + VDSL MK4 OpenReach Telephone Master Socket + Back Box

It’s not practical to run any new wiring from the study back to the master socket because of its very inconvenient location! This is where the process of elimination and hard-won experience of an experienced engineer is required.It’s very inconvenient coz, master socket is in master bedroom and I want to avoid connecting router etc there. If you are unsure what type of master socket you have, please look through our guide below to help identify your socket and see if yours is compatible.