Considering upgrading to fibre - house wiring Q
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Considering upgrading to fibre - house wiring Q
31-01-2016 5:05 PM
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I've been with plusnet for almost a year, on a ADSL2+ which'll soon expire. I get a very decent connection (max) for ADSL2+ - but I have considered upgrading to fibre for a while.
My question would be around the house wiring and "what the BT engineer" could do - as I think the wiring layout could cause some issues...
The wiring is "post office" era, so I think it enters in the house at the junction box shown in the picture below - which I believe is where the amendments for fibre would have to be made? - which wouldn't work as its in the master bedroom's wardrobe (and no power or anything near it).
Currently this then leads down through the house to the "master socket" which is downstairs - where ADSL2+ is currently plugged in the hallway (again a stupid place to have it!)
This has put me off ordering for the "forseeing of issues arising" - but thought I'd ask people here...unless BT would run a cable through to somewhere more sensible (and with power)
Thanks,
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31-01-2016 5:12 PM
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Re: Considering upgrading to fibre - house wiring Q
31-01-2016 5:47 PM
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31-01-2016 6:00 PM
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Ring up sales, get a quote and specify you must have an engineer to install to carry out socket and wiring upgrades . You could well have to pay extra for this . But if you don't you will almost certainly get inferior performance.
I can't think of any other way to do it!
Re: Considering upgrading to fibre - house wiring Q
01-02-2016 1:28 AM
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As everything up to and including the 'master socket' is BT's property and responsibility, they would be effectively granting you permission to potentially do a DIY hack job on their wiring, so you might just get a nice Openreach man show up and fit you a new drop cable into the house with shiny openreach branded termination. If you ask him REALLY nicely, he might even drill you through a complete new one by the doorway.
Re: Considering upgrading to fibre - house wiring Q
01-02-2016 8:33 AM
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Re: Considering upgrading to fibre - house wiring Q
01-02-2016 3:24 PM
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I got a response from Plusnet saying what some of you have said - that they no longer send out engineers, but
Quote I have read through your concerns and am happy to confirm that the router we send out for the fibre optic service will work connected to an extension socket in the property.
along with
Quote If you wanted to pay for an engineer to sort out the internal wiring for you, that would cost £160.
So they seem to think it'll work on the current socket? (I wasn't aware that an engineer is no longer needed?!)
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01-02-2016 4:01 PM
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Weirdly, the confirmation I've received (below) makes no mention of the fibre change :S
Quote Your call plan is changing
As requested, your call plan is changing.
• New call plan: Line Only
• New contract period: Monthly
This change will happen on 06/02/2016.
Paid for the router and everything! so it should of changed to Fibre Extra...
Re: Considering upgrading to fibre - house wiring Q
01-02-2016 4:07 PM
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It's not really the type of master socket itself that's important, what's important about the modern NTE5a is that it allows you to fit a filtered faceplate, which should mostly eliminate any effects the extension wiring might have one your broadband. What type of master socket do you have, and how many other telephone sockets are there?
Re: Considering upgrading to fibre - house wiring Q
01-02-2016 4:19 PM
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Was a bit flaky before I modified it.
(Solwise ADSL Faceplate Splitter for NTE5)
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