4 (FOUR) sockets needed for Full Fibre upgrade

MouldyOldDough

According to TalkTalk - I will need 4 separate power sockets for a Full Fibre upgrade - 1 for the voice device, and 3 for the router and the connection box !!

How many people have 4 sockets available to plug all of this into ?

TadleyBaggie

That's why they invented extension leads...

35har1old

MouldyOldDough said:

According to TalkTalk - I will need 4 separate power sockets for a Full Fibre upgrade - 1 for the voice device, and 3 for the router and the connection box !!

How many people have 4 sockets available to plug all of this into ?

Connection box and router only require 2.
Are they demanding four sockets?
Three way adapter comes to mind
or a four gang ext lead with surge protection 

sheenas

All I can say is that my full fibre uses power one connector

tacpot12

If they really do need four sockets and you don't want a trailing extension, the only other thing is to add more sockets to the closest final electrical circuit. It's not notifiable work so you can do it yourself if you are competent and have the equipment to test your work. 

iniltous

On who’s underlying network, if it’s Openreach , then they (as usual) are talk talking nonsense, two sockets are required, one for the ONT and one for the router ….if you have a long enough Ethernet lead then ONT and router don’t even need to be close together, they need to be connected together but can be in different rooms if that’s what you want .

Openreach only supply a short Ethernet cable hence their requirement to have two spare power outlets together .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XDl0-KkPy8

Neil_Jones

MouldyOldDough said:

According to TalkTalk - I will need 4 separate power sockets for a Full Fibre upgrade - 1 for the voice device, and 3 for the router and the connection box !!

How many people have 4 sockets available to plug all of this into ?

I have eight sockets in the room I'm in now including a cluster of four.

But I also have a shedload of extension leads everywhere of various sizes, capacities and technologies (some are surge protected, some are not, some were but aren't now) and I can see about 16 devices in the area of the cluster of four all powered on...

I think the overarching point is you're not exactly going to overload a main circuit with a router and a phone.  If you do something is seriously wrong.

MouldyOldDough

If you're using Digital Voice (VOIP) products as well as an eero and an ONT, you'll need four power sockets available next to each other.

https://community.talktalk.co.uk/t5/Articles/How-Full-Fibre-is-installed/ta-p/2555166

35har1old

tacpot12 said:

If they really do need four sockets and you don't want a trailing extension, the only other thing is to add more sockets to the closest final electrical circuit. It's not notifiable work so you can do it yourself if you are competent and have the equipment to test your work. 

You can get a four way plug adapter which doesn't obstruct a double socket also has surge protection 

forgotmyname

Looks under the desk to see 2x 10 way sockets with only one spare.

Am I an exception?

MouldyOldDough

35har1old said:

tacpot12 said:

If they really do need four sockets and you don't want a trailing extension, the only other thing is to add more sockets to the closest final electrical circuit. It's not notifiable work so you can do it yourself if you are competent and have the equipment to test your work. 

You can get a four way plug adapter which doesn't obstruct a double socket also has surge protection 

We have 2 sockets in the hall - phone and router - no others available !