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[HPsauce]

Not sure if this is in the correct section, but it seemed as good as any and I couldn't find the answer in any recent-ish threads.....
(If it's there, sorry I missed it!)

I'm about to order a new (additional) line which will be SOGEA and FTTC as we have no FTTP in our area.
For cosmetic/mounting reasons I'd prefer to know what sort of master socket will be installed.
An NTE5C with a bulky faceplate with DSL and POTS sockets is obviously overkill; is there a simpler/smaller version they will use?

[HPsauce]

Rummaging through Openreach SIN517 Issue 4 (Nov 2023) I found this extraordinary image which suggests actually using a plug-in ADSL filter as an adapter!
I might as well replace their socket with a smaller old-school LJ2/1A master. Surely there must be a more elegant solution? 

[tubaman]

Using an ADSL type dongle will work just fine but if the new line is VDSL only and no voice then all you'll need is standard phone socket and a suitable lead with BT plug (431/631A) on one end and RJ11 on the other. No filters of any sort are needed.
Something like this for the lead perhaps:

[Alex Atkin UK]

Time to fish out all those old dialup modem cables?

[HPsauce]

Yes Alex, I already found one that has the correct connections between the BT plug and RJ11, but it's quite long!
And thanks Tubaman I've found that eBay item but the shortest is 2 metres, similar to the cable I already found.

I do have one inelegant option as I have an ADSL filter (several actually) where the BT lead isn't captive, but plugs into the filter with an RJ11 plug. So I can just replace the filter with an RJ11 female-female connector. Smaller and less obtrusive than a filter.
But really Openreach should just supply an RJ11 faceplate.   

Amazing what you find hidden away - that's a genuine BT master socket LJ2/1A. 

[Alex Atkin UK]

Yes Alex, I already found one that has the correct connections between the BT plug and RJ11, but it's quite long!
And thanks Tubaman I've found that eBay item but the shortest is 2 metres, similar to the cable I already found.

I do have one inelegant option as I have an ADSL filter (several actually) where the BT lead isn't captive, but plugs into the filter with an RJ11 plug. So I can just replace the filter with an RJ11 female-female connector. Smaller and less obtrusive than a filter.
But really Openreach should just supply an RJ11 faceplate.   

Amazing what you find hidden away - that's a genuine BT master socket LJ2/1A. 

Yeah its kinda nuts, given RJ11 face plates are dirt cheap as its the standard in other countries like the US.
There are also https://www.amazon.co.uk/CDL-Micro-Plug-Socket-Adapter/dp/B001QWU4Q6 which is what SEGA actually provided in the UK with the Dreamcast, rather than replacing the whole cable for the UK market.

[HPsauce]

The problem with those adapters is that they probably don't connect up properly. Most likely they are "straight through".
What is needed is a connection between 2 and 5 in the BT plug to the centre two contacts in the RJ11 socket.
Given that an RJ11 plug is fundamentally a 6-pin design with typically only the centre 4 used the connection arrangement needs to be documented and correct.

Edit: Actually just tested a couple of old ones I have kicking around and they do seem to be correct!
Not that I want an adapter sticking out of the socket. 

[HPsauce]

Line ordered, engineer scheduled for 21st February, lets see what he brings! I think I've got all options covered....... 

[j0hn]

The Openreach SSFP's are actually RJ45 not RJ11.
So if I'm going with a thick faceplate I go RJ45(master socket end) to RJ11 (modem end) for the patch cable.

Though last time I used my master socket I just chopped the end off the patch cable and punched the pair down on to the IDC's.

[HPsauce]

Yes, even the i-Plate has an RJ45 socket; the one I have kicking around even has all 8 contacts inside.
But of course an RJ11 plug just fits centrally if you let the fixing lug do its job.

[HPsauce]

Interestingly Openreach have been in touch today to confirm that I REALLY DO want a second line. 
Engineer visit consequently confirmed for next Wednesday.

[HPsauce]

This afternoon I saw an Openreach van parked about 25 metres down the road and an engineer delving into an underground chamber for what seemed like at least an hour. I think it's next along (towards the exchange) from the one feeding the pole opposite our house.

It's another 450 metres (at least) down the road to the FTTC cabinet that I expect to be fed from, so could he be doing preparatory work, e.g. finding a spare pair for my new line? Or will the engineer due next Wednesday do all that on the day?

[HPsauce]

Well I got a rather bulky NTE5C on a 25mm back box with dual socket faceplate.  That will change before long to something much tidier. 
The engineer had to do everything (the recent visit nearby was a red herring) so was working up and down between me and the cabinet 500 metres away in rather miserable wet and windy weather. He also had to call in a cherry-picker to work on the pole over the road.

So does the community here have any suggestions for a tidy installation, hopefully "acceptable" to BTOR as well and not affecting performance? 

[Alex Atkin UK]

I think you're SOL with the 5C, as the neater solution would need to revert back to the older socket.

[HPsauce]

Presumably if I put "standard" (phone only, unfiltered) faceplate on I could wire an RJ11 lead into the extension sockets on the NTE5C backplate, feeding through the outlet in the bottom edge? Or just use a short BT-RJ11 lead, the router is inches away below on a shelf.
Mounting the backplate on a recessed wall box would make it tidier still; I should be able to do that, I think it only needs an 16mm one?