"TheScullster" wrote in message
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"Sparks" wrote


Run the two wires to the loft, as you were going to.
Leave the normal BT faceplate on,
connect one set of wires to terminals 2 & 5 (Using a pair, usually blue)
of the BT faceplate.
Install a second master socket upstairs, connecting to the A&B

Thanks Sparks

To clarify, do the incoming service provider terminals A and B just "pass
through" the normal masterbox and present as pins 2 and 5?

Yes

Does it matter which is which ie pin 2 to terminal A and pin 5 to terminal
B? (so I can get it right on the masterbox in the loft).

Strictly speaking, yes, A is 2 and B is 5, but in practice it doesn't
usually matter.

So there's nothing to stop me setting this up ahead of the broadband
install:

Nope!

Transfer the location of the incoming A & B terminals to the loft via
existing cable using 2 cores only
Connect this to A & B in new masterbox
Fit ADSL faceplate splitter to new masterbox
Connect existing extensions to 2, 3 and 5 terminals of spitter.

I assume you mean the filtered face plate here?

Wait for broadband setup from provider!

Last question...

How do I connect terminals A & B in new loft masterbox to an RJ11 socket
for modem/router? Which pins do terminals A & B become in the RJ11?

The middle pair - Assuming you are putting the router in the loft, just use
a filtered faceplate up there, plug the router to the RJ11 of that, this
will be easier and neater :-)

Sparks...