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BT wall socket

Skyflyer97 — Sat, 29 May 2021 11:50:39 GMT

Hi everyone!

We recently moved into a new home and registered our broadband with BT. In one of our bedrooms there's an unusual BT box by the wall. I unscrewed to see what could it be but I genuinely never seen something like this? (See pictures attached)

Is anyone able to shed a light on this?

Feel free to move the thread or suggest me to do so if not in the appropriate category!

Thank you

Re: BT wall socket

Keith_Beddoe — Sat, 29 May 2021 11:50:39 GMT

Is your BT Broadband working properly, as that is just a junction box, probably joining the external incoming cable, to the internal wiring, usually if you phone line comes from a pole.

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Re: BT wall socket

Skyflyer97 — Sat, 29 May 2021 11:54:37 GMT

Hi!

Thanks a lot for your quick reply, I have also updated my post accordingly.

My broadband is working properly. I was just wondering if I could use this box (maybe calling someone to fit a plug?) to have an ethernet connection in my bedroom as it's currently used as a working from home office... 🙂

I have the feeling this might be the cable that is coming from downstairs (this box looks positioned in line with my downstairs internet plug)

Re: BT wall socket

Keith_Beddoe — Sat, 29 May 2021 12:02:13 GMT

No, you would not be able to use that cable. I suspect its the main incoming line. Does your phone line come from a pole?

Re: BT wall socket

Skyflyer97 — Sat, 29 May 2021 12:07:38 GMT

No, I don't think it comes from a pole. There isn't any pole near my house either

Re: BT wall socket

Keith_Beddoe — Sat, 29 May 2021 12:12:33 GMT

@Skyflyer97 wrote:

No, I don't think it comes from a pole. There isn't any pole near my house either

I think you will just have to trace the cable. Its jus a bit odd that it looks like black external cable coming in.

See what others think.

Re: BT wall socket

iniltous — Sat, 29 May 2021 22:12:28 GMT

I think that may be an old ‘Redcare’ block terminal 92a, BT Redcare being a monitored alarm system that utilised the phone line , it was/is an ‘alarm by carrier’ system , not a dial up alarm, so if the line was ‘cut’ the alarm was still raised ( as well as other types of activation ) , dialup alarms easily disabled just by cutting the line it was connected to , ( before mobiles ) presumably the OP’s property once had this type of alarm system

Re: BT wall socket

Devon_Dave — Sat, 29 May 2021 23:15:27 GMT

It does say BT 92a on the block terminal which iniltous correctly identified as as Redcar Block Terminal however other than a different cover this is identical to a BT80A. This is used to convert an incoming Dropwire from a pole to an internal type cable.

The Dropwire terminates under the screws and the internal cable in the IDC.