Hey guys,

I'm moving over to adsl with Orange as it's free with my mobile contract instead of using cable internet.

I need to run a phone socket or box up a few flights and am wordering should I be wiring a cable into the existing box and running upto a new socket in my room rather than using an extention cable with the usual extention plug as from past exp an extention cable is not always that reliable long term.

I'm not very practical and wondered if anyone had a wiring guide or would I need a special tool.

Apart from that should I just ring BT and get them to do it but I don't want to be charged an arm and a leg for an extra wall socket. :(

Thanks for any advice from any engineers on here.

I f you wire it in properly then you will most likely need an insertion tool to put the wires in the terminals......but to make life easy most times an extension lead will do the trick, just don't pull on the plug or stretch it while installing

Its doesn't get much simpler, you just push the wire into V shaped holders, it does the stripping bit for you. You should get a tool and guide when you buy the cable, if not just google for it.

Just in case you didn't already know you need to extend points 2, 3 and 5 to make the extension ring.

Dont forget to put microfilters on. We are sticking with cable internet at home, looked at various options but decided we prefered the way cable worked with our router. The idea of having to dialup something again seemed like going backwards.

it depends what type of master socket you have. some of them have scew terminals... but you can buy the insersion tool from b&q for about £1 if it's needed...

bt will charge you a fortune to install an extension socket.

But remember you are not technically allowed to pull the back portion of the NT5 master, only the front portion off the wall.

Be careful with the orange broadband as they limit is very small and past that limit i have heard they really hit you.

Check this link out. Makes a far more professional job than these stupid plug-in microfilters. :thumbup:

I used to have my broadband via extensions from my main socket but I kept suffering from all sorts of problems with losing connection etc (I'm sure it was something to do with the filters or the way it was wired)

My suggestion would be to keep it simple and go wireless. You can get 'high power' type units that cover a good range (like the Netgear jobbies)

Works a treat for me anywhere in the house.

..... All things said though, I'm not very good with computers:(

Thanks for all your replies.

A couple of points, as far as I know adsl does not use a dial up. I have BT adsl at another address and it's always on from the moment I push the power button on the wireless router. I could leave it on 24/7 but choose to power off when i'm away working.

I understand about the wireless benefits as I have a wireless network already but using the cable internet I currently have. The problem I have is that the BT phone point is right downstairs and it's a big flat I live in and I would rather have the router up here then use the wireless on the odd occasion i'm downstairs rather than the other way around if you get my drift.

I would keep the cable internet but i'm going through a cost cutting exercise due to dwindling disposable income, 1 phone line is going, cable tv is gone, sky tv is going getting freeview instead, and cable internet is going also.

It's all very sad but what with Gordon Brown taking a large share of my wage then the cost of fuel on top of everything else somethings gotta go. :( These days I hardly have enough money to spoil myself.

I'm also dreaming of a 40" lcd for my wall so have to make savings somewhere.

I'll study what everyone has suggested and decide how to tackle it, thanks.

I have just signed up for my free broadband from orange, changing over from wanadoo.

I had simular thoughts about sockets around the house, but orange supply you with a wireless and talk box, very good piece of kit.

I have one main socket in the lounge where i have plugged in a adsl filter splitting the phone and internet. Attached a dect cordless main hub with 3 dect handsets for use around the house, bedroom, kitchen and lougne. Attached the wireless and talk modem / router (from orange). the wireless and talk box is neatly hidden away from view.

Then connected up another coredless dect handset to the wireless and talk modem for free internet calls. the laptop is wifi enabled so can be used anywhere in the house.

The only cable which runs around the lougne is the wire for the xbox connection, but that is neatly under the carpet.

Not sure if this is what you are after, but thought id post it anyway.

Only having one socket in the lougne it now supplies the whole house now.

I do have another in the bedrrom, but a wardrobe covers this socket.

Beware of the livebox supplied by orange, they have enabled WPA and WEP security on it, this totally confused my wifi devices as they only use WEP keys to get access.

In the settings only have WEP active, not WPA.

Orange wifi dongles / devices use both and upon calling orange to help me on this matter before i googled it, thay informed me that they only offer help on there wifi devices and i could buy one from them, yeah right.

If you won't need wifi upstairs you could just make an Ethernet wire. If you need to move the phone socket... here's what I found:

http://www.wppltd.demon.co.uk/WPP/Wiring/UK_telephone/uk_telephone.html

Just use a long extension lead, it'll make it simple, you can get flat versions that sit nicely under carpet. As said before just be careful when laying it, don't lay it under the carpet in areas where people may stand on it and avoid tight angles. Remember your microfilters.

Make sure they are active microfilters not passive type too