External BT cable

[whiteduck]

Hi,

I know it's unlikely but I would like to avoid a potential thief seeing my alarm and cutting the main BT wire that enters my house i.e. disabling my phone connection.

This cable attaches to the house high up but then trails down one side of before entering - it is this cable run I would like to protect. It doesn't need to be bullet proof - just enough to prevent a single snip with a pair of wire cutters.

Any suggestions (without internally re-routing the cable) or making it too obvious?

Many thanks
Ian

 

[breezer]

dont worry about it.

its most unlikely a thief who is going for a house will bother with the phone cable.

If your alarm is installed by a company and is connected to an Alarm Recieving Centre there should be a line fault monitor enabled at your end

and if you are realy that worried you could use this but i wouldn't. (How will BT get to the cable if they need to)

 

[Lectrician]

Or get BT Red-Care or similar

This monitors the phone line.

It may be a tad expensive, and does require the install to comply....

 

[seasickstevie]

Do a neat job.
Take it inside (highish) and put your master socket upstairs.

 

[seasickstevie]

I've taken mine through the eves into the loft. Put the master up there next to the hatch and dropped down through the airing cupboard to slaves where needed.

(Don't think the BT engineer would be impressed)

 

[breezer]

SNM the OP did say

without internally re-routing the cable