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Full fibre broadband installation

lxg824 — Sat, 03 Sep 2022 06:58:53 GMT

We've just signed up for full fibre broadband. The information we received after we had completed the order states we need a double electrical plug socket. We don't have a wall socket near to where the box will be. Could we use extension leads instead (we use one for our current router)?

Re: Full fibre broadband installation

XRaySpeX — Sat, 03 Sep 2022 12:07:36 GMT

It's for the ONT affixed to inside of an exterior wall & the router. They don't really need to be near each other; they are connected by Ethernet cable. However you may always use a 2 (or more)-gang extension.

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Re: Full fibre broadband installation

IT-4BusyPeople — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 11:06:58 GMT

As @XRaySpeX says its for the optical line termination unit (ONT), which the router will connect into using a traditional network cable. The ONT needs power to convert the optical into electrical signals and vice versa.

Because this is a new line, the engineer can route the fibre cable into your home at a different location to the existing BT socket. Although it is helpful if the new location is easily reachable from where the existing BT duct surfaces outside your house, as they will (generally) externally route the fibre to the new entry point.

I would take advantage of the opportunity to have the optical fibre routed to a location which is more convenient (ie. adjacent to a pair of electrical sockets) and positions your router more central to the house and so improve WiFi coverage.