BT Master Socket
Discussion
Hi All,
We recently moved house and having had Virgin Fibre for the last 10 years we've had to order Fibre BB but this time delivered via Sky/telephone line.
The router is plugged into an extension socket in the bedroom/office as the 'master socket' is in the middle of the hall with no power point nearby (or space) to install the router.
As such i'm only getting around 23-24mbps of the claimed 35-40mbps - this is causing major issues for my Wife & Son as it looks like Amazon Prime needs around 25mbps to be able to stream 4k content properly.
So, the question is - how easy is it get a Master Socket moved? (there looks to be three extensions coming off the Master Socket - one for the kitchen, one for the office and Master bedroom and one for the alarm system.
At present we have the main cordless/answerphone plugged into the kitchen and the rest are just DECT handsets.
The cables for the extensions are simply clipped to skirting boards (and run up outside walls etc) so i'd like to take the opportunity to remove them too if possible
On the opposite wall to the Master Socket is a cupboard (where the original floor standing boiler would have been) which has the alarm panel etc.
I was hoping to do the following:
Is this all feasible? From my reading up I don't think i'm legally allowed to touch the master socket so I'm guessing i'll need to get someone in to do this for me?
Could I (for example) put a new 'master socket' on the end of the cable that is currently feeding the alarm system? (then connect the alarm to the new socket?)
Cheers,
Phill
We recently moved house and having had Virgin Fibre for the last 10 years we've had to order Fibre BB but this time delivered via Sky/telephone line.
The router is plugged into an extension socket in the bedroom/office as the 'master socket' is in the middle of the hall with no power point nearby (or space) to install the router.
As such i'm only getting around 23-24mbps of the claimed 35-40mbps - this is causing major issues for my Wife & Son as it looks like Amazon Prime needs around 25mbps to be able to stream 4k content properly.
So, the question is - how easy is it get a Master Socket moved? (there looks to be three extensions coming off the Master Socket - one for the kitchen, one for the office and Master bedroom and one for the alarm system.
At present we have the main cordless/answerphone plugged into the kitchen and the rest are just DECT handsets.
The cables for the extensions are simply clipped to skirting boards (and run up outside walls etc) so i'd like to take the opportunity to remove them too if possible
On the opposite wall to the Master Socket is a cupboard (where the original floor standing boiler would have been) which has the alarm panel etc.
I was hoping to do the following:
- Have the Master Socket 'moved' to a new location in the cupboard (I'm assuming this involves running a cable to the new location and simply connecting to the old one?)
- Connect the Alarm system to the new connection in the cupboard
- Install the router in the cupboard and run a couple of CAT5/6 cables up to the office (should be fairly easy as they can be run through the garage) to cover things like printers etc
Is this all feasible? From my reading up I don't think i'm legally allowed to touch the master socket so I'm guessing i'll need to get someone in to do this for me?
Could I (for example) put a new 'master socket' on the end of the cable that is currently feeding the alarm system? (then connect the alarm to the new socket?)
Cheers,
Phill
Road2Ruin said:
Think this might be better in the first world problems thread!
Anyway.. Amazon prime 4k just needs a minimum of 15Mbps so you should be fine! May be your wireless in the house is the problem.
With regards to your incoming speed it could be many problems, often extensions are an issue if the wiring is poor. But also long able runs are bad too.
Indeed you're correct, however i'm paying for it and i'd like to use it! Anyway.. Amazon prime 4k just needs a minimum of 15Mbps so you should be fine! May be your wireless in the house is the problem.
With regards to your incoming speed it could be many problems, often extensions are an issue if the wiring is poor. But also long able runs are bad too.
To be fair with the size of the TV we could also feature on the 'Council' thread as well
I'll have a play about with the wireless settings, interestingly when I was home during the day the other week, I tested it and it was working fine so I wonder if contention in the evening is causing issues...
Either way it would be good to tidy up some of the wiring!
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