Old wiring cannot connect phone or home hub

We have a very old house with old wiring to the main bt box. We had a working phone line and new home hub connected and all was great until we had new windows fitted and the fitters broke the bt box!
We ordered a new identical box from ebay but now cannot work out how to re-wire it. We have tried many configurations but nothing seems to work. At best we get a very crackly phone line, but the wifi box just wont connect (constant red flashing lights).
As shown in the photo the wires are green, black, white (with blue wire taped on) and orange (with white end tape on).
Can anyone help?

speps wrote:
No oval shaped box!
Just the wires coming straight in from outside.
May have to get BT out and pay them to do a whole new rewire 
Surely you can insist that your fitters pay for the damage.
[Quote] We have a very old house with old wiring to the main bt box. We had a working phone line and new home hub connected and all was great until we had new windows fitted and the fitters broke the bt box!
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