Broadband Retentions leaving Virgin question - Price increase

[kegnkiwi]

We are on project lightening from virgin where their box on the incoming line has to be powered up. This would just be the same i assume.
What is the size of cable that comes out of youfibre box where it comes out of the wall to the router. The reason i ask is that i have the virgin coax running under the floorboards and comes up where the master socket is, its going to be a struggle to get new cables under as we have changed the house around.

 

[Ferret.]

We are on project lightening from virgin where their box on the incoming line has to be powered up. This would just be the same i assume.
What is the size of cable that comes out of youfibre box where it comes out of the wall to the router. The reason i ask is that i have the virgin coax running under the floorboards and comes up where the master socket is, its going to be a struggle to get new cables under as we have changed the house around.

It's thinner than the Virgin Coax more in line thickness wise to one side of the shotgun type cable.

 

[weimaraner95]

Sorry for all the questions, the current wall external where the VM cabling comes in the wall all needs re-plastering and the wall socket is about 1m to the left . Ideally would have like the Ont on this wall but currently not using the sockets, what's the length of the Ont DC Power cable.

So the fibre cable into the house will be about 3m and Ont box will have to be on a central wall to the next closest socket .

 

[Ferret.]

what's the length of the Ont DC Power cable.

So the fibre cable into the house will be about 3m and Ont box will have to be on a central wall to the next closest socket .

The Ont psu power cable is about a meter standard.

 

[Aristotle]

Sorry for all the questions, the current wall external where the VM cabling comes in the wall all needs re-plastering and the wall socket is about 1m to the left . Ideally would have like the Ont on this wall but currently not using the sockets, what's the length of the Ont DC Power cable.

So the fibre cable into the house will be about 3m and Ont box will have to be on a central wall to the next closest socket .

This is my cable on the inside first pic then they ran the cable behind my tv and mounted the ont box near to a socket.

 

[weimaraner95]

So is that first pic where it comes in from outside, then goes to the Ont.

 

[Aristotle]

So is that first pic where it comes in from outside, then goes to the Ont.

Yes it’s just a small plastic mount 50mm in diameter.

 

[weimaraner95]

Yes it’s just a small plastic mount 50mm in diameter.

How far then is the router

Just not decided what's best a load of fibre optic running the length of the house or ethernet, ethernet easy to replace though if any problems

 

[Aristotle]

How far then is the router

Just not decided what's best a load of fibre optic running the length of the house or ethernet, ethernet easy to replace though if any problems

Then the I have about 2.5 metres of fibre cables running to ont box behind tv.
Then router is sat on my sub woofer next to tv.
The fibre cable is a similar thickness to an Ethernet cable and is shielded.

 

[cokeaddict]

How far then is the router

Just not decided what's best a load of fibre optic running the length of the house or ethernet, ethernet easy to replace though if any problems

Try to keep the fibre cable as short as possible is my advice.

VERY fragile so easy to break if it gets knocked.

 

[weimaraner95]

Try to keep the fibre cable as short as possible is my advice.

VERY fragile so easy to break if it gets knocked.

That's what I was thinking, easier to replace an ethernet length. I may just get some trunking

 

[Aristotle]

That's what I was thinking, easier to replace an ethernet length. I may just get some trunking

I have my fibre cable in some trunking on the skirting board.
The fibre cable shielding looks pretty robust though.

 

[browney]

Another person leaving vermin! From what I hear you'll be very happy with Youfiber.

 

[weimaraner95]

Dude his now , on the phone seems to be some problem with the pole , here a pic of the cable , just make it out coming out the top.

 

[browney]

Doesn't there need to be equipment installed on the top of it?

 

[weimaraner95]

Does the length of the fibre in the house have any barring in signal , speed , , he said ideally the Ont should go on the external wall where the wire come in , said it will reduce speed if we have it running a long length, it's about a 3m run

 

[weimaraner95]

Then the I have about 2.5 metres of fibre cables running to ont box behind tv.
Then router is sat on my sub woofer next to tv.
The fibre cable is a similar thickness to an Ethernet cable and is shielded.

Your speed not affected with a 2.5m run

 

[cokeaddict]

Does the length of the fibre in the house have any barring in signal , speed , , he said ideally the Ont should go on the external wall where the wire come in , said it will reduce speed if we have it running a long length, it's about a 3m run

They just want to fit it in the easiest location for them.

Cable comes through the wall into the room, fit ONT next to the hole where the cable comes in, then job done (for me it was perfect to do that).

 

[weimaraner95]

Router is an eero 6+

 

[Aristotle]

Your speed not affected with a 2.5m run

I wouldn’t have thought so as it’s only 2.5
Ethernet cables only really affect speed when they start to get over 100m. But I don’t know how true that is as I have never used a cable that length.
Fibre-optic cables are a lot faster at transmitting data than copper ethernet cables as well.
Here’s my WiFi speeds.
I am in Yorkshire, and that is connected to a London server