Hi Kiwibird,
The BT linebox is a fairly distinctive design, look at the front of the socket in question, if it is a BT linebox it will have the following characteristics;
The box itself is approx 8.5 x 8cm.
The lower half of the front panel is held in place by two screws positioned either side of the hole for the jack, which sits more or less in the middle of this lower portion.
If the socket looks like this then you can make a direct connection to the box and still keep BT happy (they allow you to do the connection legally and all above board!), remove the two screws holding the bottom section in place.
Pull the bottom section away from the box, and you will be left with a flat panel, on the back of which are two rows of terminals. These should be numbered and the numbers match those of the description given in a previous post.
To make the connection of the wire to the terminals, pass the loose wire into the box on the wall via one of the slots on the back or sides (you may have to push a plastic "knock-out" flap away from the hole in the box to open it up)
Match the coloured wires to the numbered terminals and attach each of the wires to the terminal using a plastic "punch-down" tool which you can get from most DIY shops for about a pound.
Fix the panel back onto the wall box and you should be in business.
Hope that helps.
The BT linebox is a fairly distinctive design, look at the front of the socket in question, if it is a BT linebox it will have the following characteristics;
The box itself is approx 8.5 x 8cm.
The lower half of the front panel is held in place by two screws positioned either side of the hole for the jack, which sits more or less in the middle of this lower portion.
If the socket looks like this then you can make a direct connection to the box and still keep BT happy (they allow you to do the connection legally and all above board!), remove the two screws holding the bottom section in place.
Pull the bottom section away from the box, and you will be left with a flat panel, on the back of which are two rows of terminals. These should be numbered and the numbers match those of the description given in a previous post.
To make the connection of the wire to the terminals, pass the loose wire into the box on the wall via one of the slots on the back or sides (you may have to push a plastic "knock-out" flap away from the hole in the box to open it up)
Match the coloured wires to the numbered terminals and attach each of the wires to the terminal using a plastic "punch-down" tool which you can get from most DIY shops for about a pound.
Fix the panel back onto the wall box and you should be in business.
Hope that helps.
