FTTH Full Fibre Installation

DAVIDJ_GARRYJ · ‎15-04-2026

Hi, I am having full fibre (FTTP) installed next monday replacing our current FTTC arrangement, got a openreach engineer booked to complete the connection, i am also getting a Smart Hub 7 Pro and 2 WiFi Extender pro to relace my current Smart Hub and WiFi,connectors, these are on the way to me, my question is, do i need to set these up myself or will the openreach engineer do this next week, just a bit afraid of making a mess of everything myself!! Many thanks for any advice.

XRaySpeX · ‎15-04-2026

What you can't do is connect the SH 7 Pro to your current FTTC BB; it doesn't have that capability. You could set up the settings of the router to you preferences free-standing & pair it with the extenders. The OR eng. won't be doing this for you. He's there just to install the Full Fibre, connect it to the router & maybe test the connection on 1 device.

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To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Home Broadband & Home Phone or Option 2 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband

ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up > 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB > 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB > 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU > 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU > 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC > 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC > 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC > 2022:EE 80 Meg FTTC SoGEA > 2025 EE 150 Meg FTTP

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XRaySpeX · ‎15-04-2026

What you can't do is connect the SH 7 Pro to your current FTTC BB; it doesn't have that capability. You could set up the settings of the router to you preferences free-standing & pair it with the extenders. The OR eng. won't be doing this for you. He's there just to install the Full Fibre, connect it to the router & maybe test the connection on 1 device.

If you think I helped please feel free to hit the "Thumbs Up" button below.

To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Home Broadband & Home Phone or Option 2 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband

ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up > 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB > 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB > 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU > 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU > 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC > 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC > 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC > 2022:EE 80 Meg FTTC SoGEA > 2025 EE 150 Meg FTTP