Depends on how it's been moved, often it possible to reroute the drop wire, so there are no other connections, same cable just comes into the house in a different place.

The other way is to extend the cable from where the old master was using jelly crimps.

In reply to a post by R0NSKI:

Depends on how it's been moved, often it possible to reroute the drop wire, so there are no other connections, same cable just comes into the house in a different place.

Not if you don't have a pole; generally BT/OR won't want to dig up the drive/garden etc. Or in my case the incoming wire comes through the communal brickwork of the flats into the hallway by the front door, nowhere near to any mains power.

Hence why I said 'often', my line comes in from underground and comes up in my hallway, so mine is jelly crimped to the new cable which goes to the new master, as per my second suggestion

Lots of info here... Here's all I know:

The master socket was moved because it was in the hall - totally inconvenient place.

In the hall there was a plain-fronted socket that looked like all the others, with a blank plate next to it. This was the master socket.

The ex-BT guy moved it to the study and replaced the plain plate with an Openreach branded split-fronted one.

Now in the hall there is a plain looking phone socket, which in theory is now an extension of the master in the study, and the blank plate next to it is still there.

I will tell the OR engineer the master was moved by BT. I would assume he would then know if this would result in a speed drop.

I'm straining now, but I think there was also another reason for moving the master (this was over four years ago so I'm trying to remember), something to do with the fact that the master should have been in the study all along.

Right now, if the front plate of the new master is removed, the socket that was the old master doesn't work (as would be expected) - I guess this means the new master cannot be an extension of the old one, as I was fearing.

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In reply to a post by R0NSKI:

Hence why I said 'often', my line comes in from underground and comes up in my hallway, so mine is jelly crimped to the new cable which goes to the new master, as per my second suggestion

LOL, likewise mine is jelly crimped and the new cable goes under my carpet and through the wall to the office

In reply to a post by Brookzy:

I will tell the OR engineer the master was moved by BT. I would assume he would then know if this would result in a speed drop.

No need to tell the engineer anything unless he asks. I moved my master socket to a more convenient location (naughty) by shortening the cable a bit; there was some evidence of where the cable used to go but no questions were asked.

Well my thinking was that if the engineer knew it was moved and saw low sync speeds he would perhaps move the master socket back to the hall.

I forget not everyone uses proper phone cable for wiring up extensions. Never touch that flat stuff myself.

In reply to a post by Brookzy:

It amazes me how telephone wiring just seems to be luck of the draw!

But it's all BT/Openreach's fault at the end of the day for leaving the extensions to the house builders.

Have to disagree with the second part. Openreach aren't to blame for not doing internal wiring. If you want to blame anybody, blame your developer for wanting to cut costs and knock up houses as fast as possible as cheap as possible.

Fair enough.

I wonder if there are actually standards for home wiring, e.g. that Openreach issues to developers? I bet they get ignored anyway...

Back to the original topic, hoping and praying the engineer turns up tomorrow! Could FINALLY have decent internet! A 1.5 meg connection is a punishment I don't think I'd wish on anybody