My master socket appears to have no internal wires connected to the sockets yet broadband works - how?

Question

I noticed this when fitting the BT I plate which said careful not to detach the internal wires - but they already were. Will this reduce my conncection speed/what do these wires do? Thanks

Answer 1

i don't know what r u talking about but if u mean that sticker on the ROUTER once buy it , before u connect it to ur MODEM( is the box u get from ur internet provider)-which says run cd 1st,, so don't worry that doesn't affect ur speed at all , it's just ,they need u to run the cd 1st on ur present connection before u connect the router so they get the connection information which needed to set up the router and most of time it doesn't work specially with dsl lines , and mostly we need to do that manually

if u mean some thing else plz exeplain more

Answer 2

There are often two sets of wiring to a master socket. One is the wire coming into your house from the exchange, which obviously must be connected or your home telephone and broadband would not work.



The other connection is your home telephone extension sockets, which are using your master-socket as a junction box to connect to the exchange line.



As many people now use cordless phones, where many phones can be run off one telephone connection, extra extension sockets may not be required and it may be this line that is not connected.



If your home phone and broadband are working, don't play around with your master socket any more than you have to.



The BT IPlate contains a filter that removes interference from the bell circuit. If the bell circuit is not connected you will not notice any improvement in broadband speed.

Answer 3

Stop trying to boost your connection speed this way. You will only end up voiding your warranty and have the slight possibility of still having internet. Good luck.