Bilz19
Casual Member
Hi All,
My current copper line from the pole in the street comes into my house at loft level :
The cable goes through the soffit into the eaves and then connects to my master socket in my converted loft room. My existing router connects to the master socket and my local PC and work laptop are wired connections to the router. The rest of the house is wireless.
I'm on the verge of signing up to a 500MB package from a different provider (probably Sky or Vodafone) but have a few basic questions:
1) If I want the same configuration with the router in the loft, I assume I'd have to remain with fibre from the pole rather than Co-ax (virgin) which I believe they only bring in at ground level to your hallway from the pavement?
2) Will I need an engineer? Will they remove the existing copper line from the pole and replace with a fibre line from the pole? Will they install an ONT unit?
3) I believe the normal practice is to install the new equipment in the hallway / main entrance. Will the engineer install the new equipment in my loft if I want them to, rather than in the main entrance?
Thanks,
Bilz
My current copper line from the pole in the street comes into my house at loft level :
The cable goes through the soffit into the eaves and then connects to my master socket in my converted loft room. My existing router connects to the master socket and my local PC and work laptop are wired connections to the router. The rest of the house is wireless.
I'm on the verge of signing up to a 500MB package from a different provider (probably Sky or Vodafone) but have a few basic questions:
1) If I want the same configuration with the router in the loft, I assume I'd have to remain with fibre from the pole rather than Co-ax (virgin) which I believe they only bring in at ground level to your hallway from the pavement?
2) Will I need an engineer? Will they remove the existing copper line from the pole and replace with a fibre line from the pole? Will they install an ONT unit?
3) I believe the normal practice is to install the new equipment in the hallway / main entrance. Will the engineer install the new equipment in my loft if I want them to, rather than in the main entrance?
Thanks,
Bilz























