Whats this master socket stuff?

[schnipps]

I see a few people say to connect your adsl to the master socket behind the faceplate to perhaps get a tad better connection. What exactly do you do and is it worth trying?

 

[Stelly]

If you have one of the new BT master sockets you should be able to unscrew the front plate and behind it should be another socket for data connections...

Stelly

 

[binaryknight]

as above post its what i did and pretty much stopped dropping connecions and gave a better snr

 

[HomerJ]

The test port contained in new master sockets by passes your internal wiring totally and is connecting to the BT line coming straight into the house. This is the point at which BT provide the ADSL service to as they are not responsible for your internal wiring.

If you have a issue with your broadband you really should test from the test port inside the master socket before calling your ISP as if they book an appointment for BT to visit and it is found to be your internal wiring then your ISP will be charged for the visit which is currently $144 + VAT and they may well pass this cost on to you.

 

[milkinc13]

The test port contained in new master sockets by passes your internal wiring totally and is connecting to the BT line coming straight into the house. This is the point at which BT provide the ADSL service to as they are not responsible for your internal wiring.

If you have a issue with your broadband you really should test from the test port inside the master socket before calling your ISP as if they book an appointment for BT to visit and it is found to be your internal wiring then your ISP will be charged for the visit which is currently $144 + VAT and they may well pass this cost on to you.

shouldn't that b in £ and not $

 

[dun]

shouldn't that b in £ and not $

would have thought so.

When i tried my test socket last week i synced at 4.8 instead of 3.5 so it does work in some cases