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Moving Home - Router question

venomx
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edited 30 December 2018 at 9:06PM in Broadband & internet access
Hi guys
Im with BT and moving home soon, they are going to send me a " welcome pack " which could come with a router, shall i use my existing Homehub6 or do i have to use the new one ?

I also got an email saying an " appointment " had been booked between 8am and 1pm on the day my broadband transfers over, the guy at BT said its just the engineer visiting the green box, is this true ?

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  • flashg67
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    Carry on using your old one. If you're already in contract, unlikely you'll get a new router, but bonus if you do. I always have a spare handy in case of failures. As long a you have a bt socket in the new house, they shouldn't need to visit your home, just switch you on at the cabinet
  • You need to find out if there is a phone line terminated at a BT master socket in the property you are moving to, the engineer may well upgrade the socket to the latest version.
    If it's not a new build home, finding out what the current occupiers are doing regarding their service would be useful too.
  • venomx
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    Yes there is a master socket . It’s a fairly new property no older than 8 years
  • Browntoa
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    Plug the old one in , on the day of the switch it should just change from orange to blue when the openreach engineer has done their bit
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  • venomx
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    Thanks guys. I'm in an currently have the previous tenants line until later this month at which point i will be switched to Fibre 2.
    According to BT, i should be in for the appointment because the engineer may need to also " check the socket "
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