There are several BT extensions in the house I bought (built in 2000). I want to remove them as the BT line is no longer in the house and we are also redecorating so it seems like a good time to get rid of obsolete unsightly kit.
Before I do this I want to check that one of them is not the master socket.
Where the BT cables are located on the external wall of the property (photo below), one cable enters the house but there is not a socket on the internal side of that wall. There is a socket on the other side of that room, however it does not appear to be the master socket as there is no test socket when you unscrew the face plate.
From that external cable point, an extension cable runs off, around the front of the house and enters the lounge on exactly the far side of the house. It is the cable on the top right of the BT cable point. This looks like its just an extension cable. However, on unscrewing the face plate of the related socket (2 photos below), there appears to be a test socket inside. What confuses me is if this is the master socket, how come it was run off an extension around the side of the house, not well secured, loosely covered with earth etc.
Or could there be another master socket I should be looking for and where might it be? There are no other obvious sockets in the hall or any other room, upstairs or downstairs.
Moving on from identifying the master socket - as copper wire is being phased out, is there any option to remove all of this internal kit once an for all?
