NTE5C MK2 + VDSL MK4 OpenReach Telephone Master Socket + Back Box

Easy change replacement for the earlier generation if Openreach/BT termination box. Just two wires needed - and there should only be two connected in an existing master socket - so cut the old off (one at a time) insert wires into tool-less connector and push down. That’s it. Ideal for connections with VDSL/VDSL2 as the design is better for higher speeds. You can also remove any ADSL filters too as they are now inside this version. No anti-surge in these versions - which really isn’t an issue of any type unless you are on top of a hill or in a lightning prone area! I changed the master socket to one of these in under 10 minutes and saw an immediate increase in line traffic speeds of approx 2Mbps download. This is on a 40/10 VDSL circuit. Signal to noise improved by about 2dB. Line length is just over 750m.

I had to fit a new telephone master socket as my builders had removed the one installed by BT/Openreach. This is the latest and official socket which has a front plate that can be detached for problem diagnosis. It has 'cam-lock' wire connectors that do not require any tools. You will need to look on-line to work out how to make the connections, though this is not difficult if you have some knowledge of electrics. Strictly speaking, you are not meant to fit the master socket yourself, although during the current lockdown, that is what BT told me to do! The only downside is that it protrudes a couple of centimetres further from the wall than the earlier sockets, and I'm not keen on the sloping top edge, but that is being rather picky.

THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A HAPPY EXPERIENCE AS FAR AS AMAZON GOES BUT NOT AS FAR AS OPEN REACH GOES. THEIR TECHNICIAN GOT DOWN ONTO HIS KNEES TO INSPECT THE SOCKET OF THE INCOMING LINE AND SAID ' WHERE DID YOU GET THESE - THEY ARE OUR PROPERTY?' I simply told him AMAZON, just like the booster in the other room. 'BOOSTER? - let me have a look ....' After 30 seconds he said . 'Shouldn't have that either, that belongs to SKY'. 'If that is so then why was I charged £50?' 'That's no good - just tested it and it blew the line'. The line was fixed but the socket and the booster are still unused and it seems that the days of courtesy and good manners are over....

Decided to tackle the job of rewiring the internal phone line to a new location and needed a new Master Socket. We had an 1980's Master Socket screwed to a skirting board in our spare room upstairs, which we are currently renovating and it just wasn't practical to have the router and all the other gadgets we have connected staying in there. I installed a new IDC junction box where the Phone Line enters the property and run new copper from its location up and over, dropping back in under our stairs where I wanted the new Master to be. Back box is a separate item to the package, bit flimsy but does the job fine. We have seen a improvement in speed since the change. We have Fibre with Vodaphone and we never was able to achieve the required sync speed which we were supposed to be guaranteed. This new Master has improved our download speed by 5 - 6 Mbps. Used to average speeds of 18 - 20 Mbps and now getting around 26 Mbps download (Vodaphone sync speed is now showing 27.4 Mbps) The swap would be even easier if you are exchanging sockets rather than re-running to new location. 15 mins tops, screwdriver and snips is all you need. As a basic guide, most properties usually only have two cores/wires into the house. Those two main wires need connecting up to the rear of the main plate (not the filter plate) and the connection location is situated top right on the back, marked A and B. Any extensions you may have or want to add are then connected to the front of the main plate where the locations are numbered. You can have two wires per idc if needed for more than one extension. On our property the wires feeding in to the house from the pole are Orange and White. I connected these to the junction box I fitted and then joined two wires of the newly run cable (Blue with white and White with blue) to the matching points in the junction box. It doesn't matter which way round it's connected as long as they are "joined" in some way. I followed the same setup as per what was originally connected around the house. I then connected the same wires (Blue with white and White with blue) to the new Master, screwed it up, clipped on the filter plate and connected up the router and other gadgets and that was job done. Lots of videos on YouTube which can help. MyMateVince (mrtelephone.co.uk) is one which is very helpful.

I bought this years ago It worked ok as I remember

So easy to install, no tools needed for wires, just screwing box onto existing skirting using existing holes, clamp system for holding wires is so much better than previous versions, had to return a cheaper older style one that was awful and wasted a couyople of hours of my time, this one all done perfectly in 5 minutes! Thank you

My internet seemed to very slow at times and my provider does not seem want to know. So I decided to see if fitting a new phone master box could fix the problem. So I went on YouTube to see if there were any videos on how I could install it myself and found a video by an ex BT engineer on how to do this. It is really so simple to do and I was amazed to find that there is only two cables to wire in. Believe me it is no harder than fitting a plug. My internet is now more stable and I don't seem to have anymore slow downs. So if you got the same problem I had, buy this and fit it yourself.

As confirmed by the BT engineer this is their product.... so they will feel free to take it away if they don't want you to have it....! the truth is this is better than most of the old copper inlet devices they use (which require separate filters) so they probably don't want you to have it... down side is they generally last about 12 months then start to slow down...!