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Upgrading to FTTP


We
are switching from BT broadband FTTC to Sky FTTP.
Our
current set up is that a traditional copper wire enters the house
near the front door. (CE in floor plan) When we bought the 17 year
old house 12 years ago we arranged for the master socket to be moved
from near the front door to the rear of the house (MS in floor plan)
using the copper wiring originally installed when the house was built
17 years ago. Our router is sited next to the master socket.
We
do not want any new cables run through the house.
We
currently get about 70 mbs with BT FTTC. That is more than adequate
for our needs. We used to get only about 5 mbs with Talk Talk and
even that was fine for our usage.
What
are our choices?
Will
Openreach install fibre as far as CE at the front door and use the
existing internal copper cables. We don't mind if that reduces our
speeds.
Will
they run fibre around the outside of the house along the right side
and enter the house behind the MS?
Will
they want to install fibre through the house which will involve
internal disruption.
We
do not want the Master Socket or Router moved back to the front door as we use
ethernet cables under the carpet to connect our Sky+ box and our
Vortexbox music system to the router.
Can we have the router at the front door and a second router in that corner of the sitting room?
Comments
and advice please, especially if we are missing anything relevant and
important.
Thanks
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Comments
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There are two main elements to an FTTP installation:
1. Feeding a fibre cable from the nearby terminal from the nearby telegraph pole or underground chamber to a new Customer Service Point (CSP) box on the outside of the property (which does not involve the entry of an engineer to the property).
2. Installation of an FTTP modem – known as the Optical Network Termination (ONT) – inside the property, which is then plugged into any electrical mains power socket.
Any broadband router/hub (usually provided by the broadband provider) is then connected to this new ONT.Typically, installation takes about two hours. There’s usually some flexibility on where the ONT modem is installed, so you do not have to locate it next to your existing telephone "Master socket". The Master socket itself becomes redundant as far as your new FTTP broadband goes. It all comes via the new (external) Fibre wire which gets connected into your new ONT box (internal) via the CSP (external).
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Belenus said:
We are switching from BT broadband FTTC to Sky FTTP.
Why, when later you say this ...We currently get about 70 mbs with BT FTTC. That is more than adequate for our needs. We used to get only about 5 mbs with Talk Talk and even that was fine for our usage.
What are our choices?
Your best option surely is to stay with what you haveComments and advice please, especially if we are missing anything relevant and important.
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To answer a couple of your specific questions:Belenus said:Will Openreach install fibre as far as CE at the front door and use the existing internal copper cables. We don't mind if that reduces our speeds.
You'll need to discuss that with the OR engineer.Will they run fibre around the outside of the house along the right side and enter the house behind the MS?
Unlikely.Will they want to install fibre through the house which will involve internal disruption.
See HaroldWren5's post above for the specifics of the equipment OR will supply. You can of course add your own additional network equipment and cabling if desired.Can we have the router at the front door and a second router in that corner of the sitting room?
OR's responsibility stops at the ONT (FTTP modem). Everything downstream of it is yours to deal with as you wish (albeit the router is usually provided by your ISP).Comments and advice please, especially if we are missing anything relevant and important.N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill member.
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Thanks for all the helpful comments.
J_B, the reason we are moving away from BT is reliability and cost.
Our BT broadband is excellent when it works but it fails regularly. It either fails completely requiring a reboot of the router or it slows to a crawl. A router swap and two visits by OpenReach have not resolved that issue.
We have had Sky TV for 22 years and they have offered us a very attractive deal on our current TV package and a new broadband package that will save us about £70 a month.A man walked into a car showroom.
He said to the salesman, “My wife would like to talk to you about the Volkswagen Golf in the showroom window.”
Salesman said, “We haven't got a Volkswagen Golf in the showroom window.”
The man replied, “You have now mate".0 -
We will see what happens when Openreach install the fibre service.
We may need to rethink the current Ethernet connections for our Sky+ box and Vortexbox.
Years ago Sky sent us a wireless dongle for the Sky+ box which we still have but have never used.
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Salesman said, “We haven't got a Volkswagen Golf in the showroom window.”
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