Only Phone Socket in Bedroom – How to Get Wired Internet?

[Lunaa]

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to get a wired internet connection in my bedroom for my PC. The problem is, the only socket available in the room is a phone socket (BT-style telephone port) – no Ethernet wall port at all.

I’m wondering:

• Is there any way to convert this phone socket into an Ethernet port so I can plug in my PC directly?
• Or does this only work if it’s an active ADSL line?
• How do I even check if this phone line is live or has internet?

I don’t see a modem/router in this room – I think the main broadband connection is in the living room. I’m open to alternatives like Powerline adapters or Wi-Fi extenders, but wired is preferred for gaming and stability.

If anyone’s been in a similar situation or has advice, I’d really appreciate it. Thanks!

[Ewan15]

@Lunaa It is fairly straightforward to swop the BT socket faceplate for a Ethernet socket faceplate. The challenging part is running an ethernet cable from your living room to your bedroom. If your house has stud walls faced in plasterboard this becomes easier as you can cut a hole for a socket to plug and ethernet cable into in the living room quite easily. 

Running a cable from the living room up to the bedroom within the wall cavities is the hard part.

I have done this myself in my home, so that my home office is the main connection point to various rooms.

Powerline adapters or WIFI extenders is probably the way to go if you do not have experience with network cabling.

[XRaySpeX]

What is the name of the EE BB plan are you on including its speed? Which EE router & WiFi extenders, if any, do you have (read label or post a pix)?

[edbostan]

I use BT Miniconnectors and plug them into the mains sockets. Works for me.

[PortableFrank]

If you live in a relatively new house then it's probably cat5 or cat6 behind the faceplate, my house is 5 years old and had cat5 installed but only had 2 pairs connected for a telephone line. I just swapped the faceplate to an ethernet port at each end and wired up accordingly.

[Lunaa]

My home currently lacks internet connectivity, which is scheduled to be activated on the 16th. However, I wish to enquire in advance regarding the following setup: as illustrated, I intend to use a converter-like device (the white square in the diagram) to convert my bedroom's telephone socket into a dual port for both internet and telephone lines. The internet port will then connect to a WiFi router (the black section in the diagram), which will in turn link to my computer via an Ethernet cable.

My question is: if I set this up as described, will my PC be able to access the internet once the connection is activated on the 16th?

[XRaySpeX · Accepted solution]

Yes, just connect your PC to the router either by Ethernet cable or by WiFi. No need messing about Ethernet ports in the walls.

Looks like you are getting a partial Fibre (FTTC) or ADSL connection.