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== Step 3: Connect to the Test Socket to Eliminate Internal Wiring ==
 
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ItYou will probablyknow beif possible to test from the masteryour socket. Ifhas thea socketremovable wherefaceplate yourif line enters the buildingit has a BT or Openreach logo, and a separate removable faceplate covering the bottom half (see diagramexamples for sockets with a removable face plates below),. then youYou can then remove the faceplate to isolate the internal wiring in the building as followsper the steps below:
# Use a small screw driver to remove the faceplate - it may have wiring attached to it so be careful not to dislodge the wiring. If it is a newer NTE5C socket, then it should just unclip on the sides.
#Behind the faceplate is another telephone socket. Connect your broadband splitter to that and the router to the splitter.
#TestLeave fromconnected therehere andfor an appropriate period of time to see if thethey problem goes away, e.g. 24 hours.
#If it does, the problem is in your internal wiring and youit will needbe your responsibility to get that fixed.
 
If you do not have a master socket like this (meaning your phone installation dates to before ~1986), try connecting the broadband splitter to the first socket where the line comes in to the building, and connect the router to the splitter.
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#Splitter (aka Filter)
#The lead from the splitter to the router
#The modem, or else modem/router, and the power supply.
Do tests from the test socket behind the master socket faceplate if possible, or else from the nearest socket to the phone line entry to the building. If you don't have spares you will need to call us anyway, but it is worth checking cables are all plugged in firmly and trying turning equipment off and back on again. If there is equipment supplied as part of the service and you are not using it, then you should test with the supplied equipment.
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