Telephone point extension | on ElectriciansForums

Discuss Telephone point extension in the UK Electrical Forum area at ElectriciansForums.net

Joined
Jan 10, 2013
Messages
62
Reaction score
17
Location
Glasgow
Hi all i am not sure if this is the correct place for this question.

I am to install a phone point down the hall in a mates house but he has virgin media and the phone line comes off the router.

i was thinking of taking a basic 5 meter extension lead and pluging the male end into the router but cutting the female and putting that into a phone point on the wall..

my question is would this work, and what colours would go into what terminal on the phone point. i know its probably not the best way to do ot but i think it will be quicest and its all going to be hidden in cupboards so dont have to look at it.


Thanks
 
the router will come of the master and then take off that .
[ElectriciansForums.net] Telephone point extension
 
Welcome to the forum mate.
I have not known a phone line can be connected to the router. They are usually connected to a phone socket, as described in this link.
If they have an existing phone socket that is working could you not just wire off this for the additional phone socket?
 
The colours are fairly non standard when it comes to pre made extension leads.

You could try and use a multimeter to find out which pin on the plug end is which wire, but really fiddly. Pins are too small.

You might find that the cable only has 2 cores... in that case, connect to 2 and 5 in the extension socket.
 
Yes Virgin Phones are connected from the Hub if it's HUB 3 and in certain areas, Virgin Purple zone.
I've recently changed back to Virgin from B.T.
The socket in the Hub is USA style RJ11, of course and Virgin use an adapter RJ11 plug to BT 6pin socket.

As above colours are all over the place just check you've got 2 and 5 from Virgin BT adapter going to 2 and 5 in the socket.

Virgin now only use a single coax from the outside wall box.
There's a splitter in the coax just after the wall socket to TIVO TV box and to HUB.
I was originally Diamond cable, which sold out to NTL which sold to Virgin so my wiring is Coax from the street. I left NTL before it was Virgin.
Virgin used the existing wiring.

I believe it may be Fibre to outside box on new installs but not Fibre to hub. That's not needed untill they get to 1000mbps
I'm on 500, and get 260 on a good day 180 on a bad day.

P.S it only took B.T 2 weeks to port the existing number to Virgin, should have been done on the Virgin install day AND it was already an NTL / VIRGIN phone number being diverted to B.T

[ElectriciansForums.net] Telephone point extension
 
Last edited:

Reply to Telephone point extension in the UK Electrical Forum area at ElectriciansForums.net

News and Offers from Sponsors

  • Article
Join us at electronica 2024 in Munich! Since 1964, electronica has been the premier event for technology enthusiasts and industry professionals...
    • Like
Replies
0
Views
228
  • Sticky
  • Article
Good to know thanks, one can never have enough places to source parts from!
Replies
4
Views
687
  • Article
OFFICIAL SPONSORS These Official Forum Sponsors May Provide Discounts to Regular Forum Members - If you would like to sponsor us then...
Replies
0
Views
641

Similar threads

also check you don't have a bad cable are they poe or just running from a normal power supply from the wall
Replies
3
Views
623
Neither did I. 44 to 57V according to IEEE 802.3af apparently. It's "active PoE" and the supplying unit handshakes with the receiving unit...
    • Winner
Replies
13
Views
927

OFFICIAL SPONSORS

Electrical Goods - Electrical Tools - Brand Names Electrician Courses Green Electrical Goods PCB Way Electrical Goods - Electrical Tools - Brand Names Pushfit Wire Connectors Electric Underfloor Heating Electrician Courses
These Official Forum Sponsors May Provide Discounts to Regular Forum Members - If you would like to sponsor us then CLICK HERE and post a thread with who you are, and we'll send you some stats etc

YOUR Unread Posts

This website was designed, optimised and is hosted by untold.media Operating under the name Untold Media since 2001.
Back
Top