Master socket - upgrade

If an existing installation is old and does not have a NTE5 master socket
what will BT charge to come and fit one?

Chris

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Chris Watts <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> If an existing installation is old and does not have a NTE5 master
> socket what will BT charge to come and fit one?
>
> Chris

I suspect that if they come *just* for that, yes - but if they do it when
coming to fix a fault, no.

If I'm right, you could try loosing one of the screws on the incoming line,
and then complain of a noisy line.

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"Tiscali Tim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
> Chris Watts <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > If an existing installation is old and does not have a NTE5 master
> > socket what will BT charge to come and fit one?
> >
> > Chris
>
> I suspect that if they come *just* for that, yes - but if they do it when
> coming to fix a fault, no.
>
> If I'm right, you could try loosing one of the screws on the incoming
line,
> and then complain of a noisy line.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Tim
Thanks. That's what I suspected.
Incidenatlly they did not do it when changing my line from HH to ADSL - but
then I didn't ask.

Chris

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Chris Watts <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Thanks. That's what I suspected.
> Incidenatlly they did not do it when changing my line from HH to ADSL
> - but then I didn't ask.
>
> Chris


I'm amazed - because when I had HH installed they took away my master socket
and replaced it with a dummy - into which the existing extension wiring was
connected - with onward wiring to the HH box. I'm assuming that if and when
I upgrade from HH to ADSL, they'll have to take away this dummy and replace
it with an NTE5. I can't understand why they didn't do this is your case.
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"Tiscali Tim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
> Chris Watts <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > Thanks. That's what I suspected.
> > Incidenatlly they did not do it when changing my line from HH to ADSL
> > - but then I didn't ask.
> >
> > Chris
>
>
> I'm amazed - because when I had HH installed they took away my master
socket
> and replaced it with a dummy - into which the existing extension wiring
was
> connected - with onward wiring to the HH box. I'm assuming that if and
when
> I upgrade from HH to ADSL, they'll have to take away this dummy and
replace
> it with an NTE5. I can't understand why they didn't do this is your case.
> --
> Cheers,
> Tim
As you say when HH was installed they replaced the master socket (which was
not a NTE5) with a dummy etc. - lines went from this to the HH box and to
extensions.
When I upgraded to ADSL they left the dummy untouched but replaced the HH
box with what appears simply to be an extension socket - no NTE5 anywhere.

Chris

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Chris Watts <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> As you say when HH was installed they replaced the master socket
> (which was not a NTE5) with a dummy etc. - lines went from this to
> the HH box and to extensions.
> When I upgraded to ADSL they left the dummy untouched but replaced
> the HH box with what appears simply to be an extension socket - no
> NTE5 anywhere.
>
> Chris


In that case, I'm amazed even more - because the dummy is just a junction
box with no components in it. So, from what you say, you haven't got a
master socket at all - which seems unlikely. Are you sure that the socket
put in place of the HH box isn't a master? Have you looked inside it, and
has it got any electronic components in it?

[I suspect that it is a master and that it has 5 or 6 wires connected to
it - 2 for the incoming pair and 3 or 4 going back to the dummy for the
extensions - bearing in mind that, in a HH installation, the "master"
functions are inside the HH box]
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Tim
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"Tiscali Tim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
> Chris Watts <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > As you say when HH was installed they replaced the master socket
> > (which was not a NTE5) with a dummy etc. - lines went from this to
> > the HH box and to extensions.
> > When I upgraded to ADSL they left the dummy untouched but replaced
> > the HH box with what appears simply to be an extension socket - no
> > NTE5 anywhere.
> >
> > Chris
>
>
> In that case, I'm amazed even more - because the dummy is just a junction
> box with no components in it. So, from what you say, you haven't got a
> master socket at all - which seems unlikely. Are you sure that the socket
> put in place of the HH box isn't a master? Have you looked inside it, and
> has it got any electronic components in it?
>
> [I suspect that it is a master and that it has 5 or 6 wires connected to
> it - 2 for the incoming pair and 3 or 4 going back to the dummy for the
> extensions - bearing in mind that, in a HH installation, the "master"
> functions are inside the HH box]
> --
> Cheers,
> Tim
You could well be right about the socket that replaced the HH box - I have
not looked inside it. I was assuming it was a secondary (extension) socket
as it has a dual outlet faceplate (at my request) and I have only seen those
on extensions and not on master sockets.

Chris

Sorry for being dumb but what does the NTE5 look like

reason:
I am having HH to ADSL done next week and want all bits as sorted as
possible...

cheers

Ian

"Tiscali Tim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
> Chris Watts <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > As you say when HH was installed they replaced the master socket
> > (which was not a NTE5) with a dummy etc. - lines went from this to
> > the HH box and to extensions.
> > When I upgraded to ADSL they left the dummy untouched but replaced
> > the HH box with what appears simply to be an extension socket - no
> > NTE5 anywhere.
> >
> > Chris
>
>
> In that case, I'm amazed even more - because the dummy is just a junction
> box with no components in it. So, from what you say, you haven't got a
> master socket at all - which seems unlikely. Are you sure that the socket
> put in place of the HH box isn't a master? Have you looked inside it, and
> has it got any electronic components in it?
>
> [I suspect that it is a master and that it has 5 or 6 wires connected to
> it - 2 for the incoming pair and 3 or 4 going back to the dummy for the
> extensions - bearing in mind that, in a HH installation, the "master"
> functions are inside the HH box]
> --
> Cheers,
> Tim
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"Ian Nelson" <(E-Mail Removed)(AT)neltek.com> wrote in message
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> Sorry for being dumb but what does the NTE5 look like
Yeh but surely not too dumb to put NTE5 into google - there are lots of
links with pictures.
:-)
Chris

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Ian Nelson <(E-Mail Removed)(AT)neltek.com> wrote:

> Sorry for being dumb but what does the NTE5 look like
>
> reason:
> I am having HH to ADSL done next week and want all bits as sorted as
> possible...
>
> cheers
>
> Ian
>

Have a look at http://www.solwise.co.uk/adsl_splitters.htm#NTE5
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Tim
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