You get the best connection from your main phone socket (aka the master socket). It's usually located where the line enters the home.
You can also use a known working telephone extension socket (usually smaller in size than a main socket).
A microfilter is a small (often white) match box sized item, that you will need to connect your telephone into, before connecting into the wall socket.
Check for dial tone and make a test call.
You can call "17070" which is a Openreach test number, to confirm your line is working.