Telephone sockets are one of those things that we all have in our homes. But how much do you know about them and the purpose they serve? There are two different types of telephone sockets which can cause instant confusion when you're looking to refit existing sockets. Keep on reading as we explore telephone sockets in detail.

What Are Master Telephone Sockets?

It's common for every home to have a master telephone socket. This socket is needed to connect your home to where the phone line enters into the house. This is the main telephone socket.

The master telephone socket is usually found in the hallway of your home. If you can't locate it, try to find the wires on the outside of the home and trace them inside to locate the box. When you move into a new house, or are looking at your existing sockets you might notice that you have more than one of these that look similar. However, the master socket is the one that will be found closest to where the line enters into your home.

A standard BT master telephone socket can be replaced with any of our master telephone sockets.

There is a possibility that you might have a master socket which has two sockets on it. This means that the line has already been split for telephone and broadband services. Therefore, the hub you receive for your broadband connection could be plugged straight into the correct port on your master socket.

What Are Secondary Slave Sockets?

Whilst a master socket is always needed in a home, a secondary slave socket is only required if you need a connection in other rooms. Secondary slave sockets can be placed in additional rooms where you might also need a connection. For example a bedroom for a phone or in an office for convenience. The secondary slave socket then feeds from the master socket.

Functionality aside, from a build perspective of the two sockets, the only difference between them is that the master has the ring components built in and a slave socket doesn't.