In reply to a post by ukhardy07:

Generally this cable is continued unto the master to prevent use of a junction box. It's not needed on the outside of the property as the cabling is attached to the wall as stated. I was just going to get it as it's what was already used.

I see - I still have the junction box attached to the gable end facia where it changes from the pole wire to the drop wire. I can't see any steel reinforcement and whether BT would use reinforced if they replaced it, is debatable - certainly it wouldn't be necessary unless they replaced it completely with a single run from the pole.

In reply to a post by ukhardy07:

I ended up using the 3 pair stuff I think, whatever it is that openreach have.

Mine looks as though it's 3 pair external quality.

In reply to a post by ukhardy07:

Anyway this works nicely.

Glad you got it sorted

Doesn't look as though that junction box has enetry from beneath, to allow the U-bend connection that BT use to minimise water creep.

Having said that, I just swapped our pond pump, using an underwater electrical connector.

The junction box is used by openreach...

A few months ago when I had a new line installed openreach used that junction box to connect the old drop cable that had been terminated outside to the new cabling that they were installing

In the kitchen the router was in direct sunlight - it didn't like that.

Have now moved it once again. Done away with the CW1308 and the junction box I got on ebay.

The original drop cable was long enough to reach the front room. Openreach certainly won't be able to tell anything now!

Out of sunlight and wifi coverage around the whole house. Problem solved. I'm glad I didn't pay BT to move it into the kitchen now! What a waste of money that would have been

lol