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Moving Router into a different room.

Hubbard84 — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 18:24:57 GMT

Hi. I'm looking to swap from virgin to Plusnet. Is it possible to have the router location moved from the bedroom to the living room when I do the swap? I live in an upstairs maisonette so not sure how possible this is.
Is it also something that can be done free of charge when I do the change over?
Thanks in advance

Matt

Re: Moving Router into a different room.

bmc — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:11:17 GMT

@Hubbard84

What service have you signed up for - FTTC or Full Fibre?

Brian

Re: Moving Router into a different room.

Hubbard84 — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:16:29 GMT

It will be full fibre. I'll go for the 900 deal.

Re: Moving Router into a different room.

bmc — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:26:32 GMT

@Hubbard84

Are you moving from Virgin Full Fibre to PN or is this a completely new install?

In relation to your original question with Full Fibre the Router is connected via ethernet cable so can go any where you're happy to run said cable.

Brian

Re: Moving Router into a different room.

Hubbard84 — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:33:22 GMT

Yeah it will be from virgin full fibre.
I think it might be too far to run a cable. I'll look into it though.
Thank you for your help.

Re: Moving Router into a different room.

bmc — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:38:09 GMT

@Hubbard84

So, you already have an ONT (Optical Network Terminator) installed so the change to PN will be purely a software change.

If you're not happy running ethernet cable you could get somebody in to do it for you. Not the cheapest option but might be worth while.

Is there a specific reason you want to move the router?

Brian

Edit : Just a thought - it is the OR network that Virgin is using and not their own one?

Re: Moving Router into a different room.

HPsauce — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:38:51 GMT

@Hubbard84 Ethernet cable can be up to 100 metres long, so very unlikely to be a limitation in a domestic situation! 🤣

Re: Moving Router into a different room.

Hubbard84 — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:40:27 GMT

Yeah my living room isn't that far 🤣

Re: Moving Router into a different room.

HPsauce — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:56:14 GMT

@Hubbard84 Also, don't get lured into overkill on the cable. Cat5e is absolutely fine for the gigabit speed you need. A higher spec (e.g. Cat6) will just cost more, be thicker/stiffer and be more difficult to route.

And to be honest, in a domestic situation, even older Cat5 cable (if you have some) will probably work absolutely fine at Gigabit speeds.