We are having a new burglar alarm put in and it will have a dialler to contact us if it goes off. I'm also planning to hook up a DIY webcam system which will be available online.
However, both of these features are pretty useless against any burglar with an IQ above 3, because our outside telephone cable has been bodged by the previous owners or BT/ Sky. It runs from the top corner of the house, clipped down the wall, around the ground and into the house under the front door to the main socket in the hallway. Any burglar would be stupid not to spend 3 seconds giving it a snip before breaking in.
So, my question is, what can I do to remedy this? I understand BT own everything up to my socket and technically I'm not allowed to touch it. If I decided to route the cable into the house upstairs and then to the main socket internally, am I doing anything wrong? What's the worst that could happen? e.g. if it goes wrong I'd have to pay BT loads to put it right, or is it actually illegal?
If I'm not allowed to do anything about it myself, would/should BT come and sort it out since they probably bodged it in the first place? To me it's unacceptable. It looks messy and is completely unsecure.
Thanks.
However, both of these features are pretty useless against any burglar with an IQ above 3, because our outside telephone cable has been bodged by the previous owners or BT/ Sky. It runs from the top corner of the house, clipped down the wall, around the ground and into the house under the front door to the main socket in the hallway. Any burglar would be stupid not to spend 3 seconds giving it a snip before breaking in.
So, my question is, what can I do to remedy this? I understand BT own everything up to my socket and technically I'm not allowed to touch it. If I decided to route the cable into the house upstairs and then to the main socket internally, am I doing anything wrong? What's the worst that could happen? e.g. if it goes wrong I'd have to pay BT loads to put it right, or is it actually illegal?
If I'm not allowed to do anything about it myself, would/should BT come and sort it out since they probably bodged it in the first place? To me it's unacceptable. It looks messy and is completely unsecure.
Thanks.