22 Dec 2020 | Home Phone Repair |
It’s not that difficult joining phone and data cables with “punch-down” connectors. I mean those found on the back of phone and ethernet sockets. Simply, all that’s needed are the right components and tools. However, use the wrong tools, and you risk...
3 Apr 2020 | Home Phone Repair |
I’ve noticed that the query “How To Wire a Master Socket” crops up frequently on Google. We’ve blogged on this topic in recent times, so it might be worth taking a look here,too. As a telephone engineer, it would pay me to make things very complex and...
6 Mar 2019 | Home Phone Repair |
Apparently, The Mighty Google says lots of people search for “local phone and broadband engineer near me”. Yes, I’m one of those engineers, based in the TS16 area of Stockton on Tees. I serve business and residential customers in the North East and...
30 May 2018 | Engineering, Home Phone Repair |
Moving your master socket and getting a bill. Sadly, it’s quite easy. Moving your master socket is easy. Your service arrives via two wires, and all you have to do cut, extend and re-joint your cable. Well, in theory, that is… The Official Line However,...
27 Apr 2018 | Home Phone Repair |
BT dropwire telephone cable – we shouldn’t really be talking about it, as it runs from the master socket onto the BT (more correctly Openreach) network. Of course, no-one ever gets involved with that side of the network, do they…? This blog, therefore,...
