Looking at the supplier list, it's more than certain that this whole unit is supplied by MK Electric. Logic Range is the name for the power sockets.

According tothiswebsite, these are my 'options'

During the installation of the FTTC service the Openreach engineer will fit a Service Specific Front Plate to the existing NTE5. Where no NTE5 exists, Openreach will install an NTE5 within 3 metres of the entrance to the End User premises. Where an external NTE exists Openreach will install an NTE5 with service specific front plate internally immediately adjacent to the external NTE.

I wouldn't want to drill anything anywhere, because when I move out I will have to pay for fixing it, isn't there any other way?

Edited by Saltank (Sat 26-Nov-11 18:29:30)

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Looking at the supplier list, it's more than certain that this whole unit is supplied by MK Electric. Logic Range is the name for the power sockets.

Now having read your comments regarding your observations, then I agree it is highly likely to be an MK product.

According to this website, these are my 'options'

During the installation of the FTTC service the Openreach engineer will fit a Service Specific Front Plate to the existing NTE5. Where no NTE5 exists, Openreach will install an NTE5 within 3 metres of the entrance to the End User premises. Where an external NTE exists Openreach will install an NTE5 with service specific front plate internally immediately adjacent to the external NTE.

I wouldn't want to drill anything anywhere, because when I move out I will have to pay for fixing it, isn't there any other way?

Ouch!

I really think you will need to remove the LH- & RH-end screws of the central section, lift it out, turn it over and take a photograph. A second photograph of the void, left by lifting out the central section, may also be useful to see.

Edited by burakkucat (Sat 26-Nov-11 20:32:33)

That top bit of the unit looks to be a lift-up flap, rather than the sliding one of the phone socket. What's behind it, or is it just a blanking plate?

I can't get it open, yet.

It's normally a place to put a label, i.e. phone number, extn number, etc.

When I have had to deal with similar in the past, I had found the only option to fit the 'required' VDSL front plate and NTE, was to disconnect the feed from the current telephone jack, then somehow bring a cable though from the back and fit the NTE there. Not at all satisfactory, but worked.
I guess if I was installing VDSL, and the owner could not locate any other line plant, and didn't want the 'Frankenstein' multi-port adapted, I might be tempted into seeing what the sync looked like with a microfilter in the existing.
Has it occured to you that if that is the only point in the premises, and you can get get FTTC, there will be a white modem (preferably wall mounted) right next to the beast anyway.

OK well, I can say that the landline was installed!
Openreach arrived exactly at 8am, looks like I was first on their list. That hasn't happened in a while.
The engineer said it was an engineers dream, because everything was 'in place'.
He told be I'm on Cabinet #2, which was built 4 months ago, and which also doesn't have FTTC and there's no sign of it being built any time soon. I'm very disgruntled and will now have to check to see if I can even get normal ADSL2+ since he suggested it might not be available.

With regards to the master socket, yes, he said, that is the master socket, and to install the fttc faceplate would require what you suggest, leading a wire out of the master to the nearby wall. Or, there might be a better, smaller design at some point in the future. Of course, maybe by the time my cab is enabled (if ever!) then I'll have to consider it.

Placed an order with ADSL24...

Thanks for the support, everyone!

Edited by Saltank (Wed 30-Nov-11 10:05:01)

I finally got my confirmation today that the line will be activated on Wednesday, yay!

I realised something. I was intentionally connected to an exchange (Hendon) where it say FTTC will be enabled in March 2012!
Geographically that exchange is farther away from me than the Colindale exchange which would give me better speeds.

Isn't this cheeky??

You tend to get connected to which ever exchange has capacity available in your street. So not unusual to have an exchange that is physically closer, but be connected to another one.

Looking at Samknows exchange checker, LWHEN serves 14,757 and LWCOL has 14,855 lines so you make sense.
Very unhappy that hundreds of people moving in to brand new buildings have to go through the same month long bs wait to get a simple land line installed - the Openreach engineer said some have to wait up to 6 weeks! And that BT didn't want to install an FTTC cabinet from the get go.
Sure it might make sense in the short term, but then again they'll have to dig up the street in a couple of months.