Which NTE5 socket?

Dandle

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Hi I'm about to run new cable for my home phone and am looking at fitting a NTE5 socket for the master box. I remember reading somewhere that some NTE5 sockets were better than others in regard to how well ADSL connections will connect through it.

Does anyone have any recommended sockets or are all NTE5 units pretty much the same? I don't need a filtered socket as the router connects futher down the line.

Cheers for any info.
 
Fairly sure you're not allowed to do this yourself - BT claim ownership of the master socket and say you're not allowed to touch it.

That said, they probably won't know. I'm fairly sure most NTE5 sockets are pretty much identical.
 
google nte 2005

first link. This is what I got and all you do is replace the top layer on the BT phone socket without touching the insides :) good luck
 
Technically im not supposed to touch the incoming wire or box as it belongs to BT. But the wiring is so mucked up that im going to sort it out properly. I know what im doing and deal with wiring all the time at work so hopefully BT wont know that ive touched the socket once its fitted.

Thanks for the link guys I forgot all about adslnation for parts. ;) The socket I remember people talking about was the XTE2005 one but as it only has a better filter it should make any difference to my connection so will go with the nte 2005 one.

Cheers.
 
BT will actually know if you swap an old style master socket for an NTE-5. Not least because BT are the only ones that can supply NTE-5's with the BT logo on.
 
csmager said:
BT will actually know if you swap an old style master socket for an NTE-5. Not least because BT are the only ones that can supply NTE-5's with the BT logo on.
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It was done before i moved into the house though;).

I do have an NTE5 fitted but its futher down the telephone line so someone has mucked about with this before(will use that socket as its a BTone and fit the new face plate to it, now youve mentioned it). Im just making it right and hopefully helping my adsl speeds on the way.
 
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csmager said:
In doing that, you're just adding an NTE5 as an extension right next to the old master socket. While it's perfectly fine and legal and everything, I can't see that making any difference to your ADSL.
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It does make a difference because you are only using the old master box as a junction box ,you connect the 2 &5 wires from the old box to A&B on the NTE5 box then all phone extensions off the XTE-2002 faceplate that way all phone sockets are now filtered and you now have a dedicated unfiltered ADSL line.

Hope that helps Ray
 
macca40 said:
It does make a difference because you are only using the old master box as a junction box ,you connect the 2 &5 wires from the old box to A&B on the NTE5 box then all phone extensions off the XTE-2002 faceplate that way all phone sockets are now filtered and you now have a dedicated unfiltered ADSL line.
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But as was said in the OP, the ADSL modem/router is at another extension so a filtered faceplate isn't required - in fact, it would break the ADSL.

Dandle said:
It was done before i moved into the house though
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:p
 
Sounds like you do need to rewire then?
The NTE5 needs to be connected to the drop wire from the pole then fit an XTE2005 faceplate
Then you can run a dedicated ADSL line to your modem/router and filtered to the phone extensions.
Also disconnect the (ring wire) orange and white wires as they aren’t needed with modern phones
This is what I did and believe me it does make a difference to speed and noise margin

Ray
 
Be careful, I fitted a faceplate myself but when I redecorated I ordered a spare NTE5 backbox and although it looked identical it had IDC connectors rather than screw based ones.

Not sure if this makes a difference, but BT will bill you for tampering with their property if they find you've changed the master backbox, so it's better to stick with your own faceplate+original backbox :)

Oh, and wires 2 and 5 are the only wires needed. (For reference, thats the plain blue and white-blue wires respectively)
 
I don't have an NTE5 mastersocket at all, it's a really old one and I want it replaces. I have already ordered an XTE2005 but I just need an NTE5 socket now - will BT be able to come out and change it for me?
 
Zildjian said:
I don't have an NTE5 mastersocket at all, it's a really old one and I want it replaces. I have already ordered an XTE2005 but I just need an NTE5 socket now - will BT be able to come out and change it for me?
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They will, but they'll charge.
 
csmager said:
They will, but they'll charge.
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Not if you want it moved; they do that for free.

Just ask them to move it, then when they show up say you want it moved by 1mm or something ;)
 
Zildjian said:
I don't have an NTE5 mastersocket at all, it's a really old one and I want it replaces. I have already ordered an XTE2005 but I just need an NTE5 socket now - will BT be able to come out and change it for me?
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I didn’t have a NTE5 socket but you can get one from a certain auction site and its original one with BT logo.
Its easy to do just two wires were it comes into the house connect to A&B on the back of the NTE5 then connect your phone extensions to your new XTE-2005 faceplate.
 
EVH said:
Not if you want it moved; they do that for free.

Just ask them to move it, then when they show up say you want it moved by 1mm or something ;)
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Lol i can tell you they will charge you and it will be lots, but then that is down to your service provider :) They will not move it for free
 
Recieved my NTE2005 socket today and found out it filters all sockets downstream from it. Which is useless for me as my router plugs into the third socket away. Anyone know how I can bypass it so it only filters its own socket.?

On a side not with out the BT backplate wired as the master(the one with the cap and coils) and my phone line connected straight to the phone wiring, my broadband goes up to 16meg. With it wired as the master my connection drops down to 11-12meg. Anyone know why the surge/ring circuit affects it so much and how I can get around it keeping some form of surge protection. Are there better internals on more modern backplates(I have a new one on order but its not here to try yet)?
 
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