Telephone Lines

trevoriv · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Karma :

Anyone know much about telephone lines.

I have a new house with a cable coming from a very old bt box which has four coloured wires (Blue with white stripe, Orange with white stripe, White with blue stripe and White with orange stripe)

I have a telephone extension kit with a terminal on the end but the colours dont correspond.

Does anyone know if I am going to need to get BT to update the old box or is there some kind of cenversion from my colour wires to modern colours (like wiring a plug)?
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steve32 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 17 May 2008 Karma :

from what i can remember the blue with white stripe and the white with blue stripe are the transmit and the recive wires and the solid orange wire is the bell wire.

you can get a wall socket from B&Q or other places like that and fit it yourself, the blue/w stripe goes onto the pin number 2 and white/b stripe goes onto pin number 5 and the orange wire goes onto the pin number 3

if you get a socket from somewhere make sure its got a ringer inside it, it should say on the packet it comes in
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carvell · Scuttler Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Karma :

https://www.wppltd.demon.co.uk/WPP/Wiring/UK_telephone/uk_telephone.html

I've used that before, very good site.
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Chriss · World Chat Champion Joined: 07 May 2005 Karma :

Openreach will charge you in excess of £100 to do anything, as that's the call out fee alone. Smile

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trevoriv · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Karma :

Cheers kids, i'll have a goosey gander tomorrow when im round at my gaff see if I can get it working Karma

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carlingboy · L Plate Warrior Joined: 02 Jan 2009 Karma :

HI new to this site but i am a telecom engineer and above post is right,, pin out for extension is blue/white 2 white/blue 5 orange/white 3 and connection for old style master socket is blue B white A .......get stuck let me know and i will answer ne questions i can Very Happy