it is free / inclusive but ISPs can opt out. You need the product manual or the relevant SIN for spec of data extension kit, or wait for a BT guy to pop up here.

The previous one for ADSL is detailed at http://www.clarity.it/acatalog/adsl_extensions.html I expect it's the same.

Phil,

I was thinking that it would be CAT5 that would be used. Just need an Eng to confirm

it is cat 5 but it's on the phone line side of the VDSL modem they don't run an ethernet extension from the modem to your router.

It is the same one. I know that it is not always possible, but if the modem can be placed close to the master socket, and cat5 run from it to the router, that would be much better.

Edited by deleted (Tue 08-Feb-11 19:12:00)

I had my installation yesterday, the engineer used cat5 cable from the modified faceplate to the rj11 socket.

It wasnt a BT infinity installation, standard FTTC connection via entanet

It is the same one. I know that it is not always possible, but if the modem can be placed close to the master socket, and cat5 run from it to the router, that would be much better.

So is it plug-in, and I'm wrong, or hard wired?

If plug-in, loose cable or pinned to the surroundings?

It plugs into the RJ45 (it has a RJ45 plug) and is run to where the RJ11 socket is required, around woodwork and clipped, or it can be run externaly if preferred.
My own view is that if you have a mains socket close to the master and can site the modem there, then it is much better to run your own network cable from there to the router.

My personal view is that they should be avoided if at all possible. In a modern home where all wiring may be set in the wall they look very out of place.

Edited by deleted (Wed 09-Feb-11 10:11:01)

If you ever get hold of one, keep the cable or any surplus. It is 3 pair Cat5e which is ideal for RJ11 & RJ12 connectors and to make short twisted pair cables to connect modem and router.

A I mention above and Yarwell has commented, it is Cat5e but only 3 pair. I have several of them here.

In reply to a post by nelix01:

Thanks. I understood that the kit is provided by OR on all install's not just Infinity, just wasnt sure what was actually being provided.

Seems I got it slightly wrong . Not hard wired, though it seems daft to me that it isn't. See this post.