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Full fibre install

davidwindle9 — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 10:35:08 GMT

Good morning!

I am due a full fibre in stall, but I have a driveway with block paving.

I'm a bit apprehensive about them digging up the driveway and not laying it as before, I've just paid a lot of money to have to it done!

The full fibre went live literally a few days after the drive way was completed. I was wondering if anyone knew if they would attach the cable to the wall running along my property.

When I used to work for Virgin media this is what they would do. I have had one Open reach engineer come out but he wasn't too sure if they would or not. I have attached photos of the drive to show.

Any help would be appreciated.

Dave

Re: Full fibre install

imjolly — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 10:40:38 GMT

do you have an openreach phone line and if so is that fed from a pole or underground to your home?

Re: Full fibre install

davidwindle9 — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 10:51:54 GMT

Thanks for the reply, it's fed over the telegraph pole

Re: Full fibre install

imjolly — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 11:11:52 GMT

so is the fibre not coming from the Poles like a lot of people rather than underground

Re: Full fibre install

iniltous — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 11:15:29 GMT

Is that fresh looking scar in the footway a result of the civils work for Openreach FTTP and has a ‘Toby’ box similar to what VM use been placed outside your property , or possibly on the boundary of you and a neighbour so it could feed 2 addresses, there isn’t one visible on your photo.
Is it someone else’s ‘scar’ or was pre-existing ?,
Usually if an area is currently fed overhead then FTTP would also be overhead , so if it’s an OR scar it could be to get the optical cable to the pole , but the style of house suggests a period when armoured direct in the ground ( DIG) cables were the norm, but if you currently have a dropwire from a pole , then it’s pretty certain that the FTTP will be an optical dropwire , and your driveway won’t be disturbed.

Re: Full fibre install

davidwindle9 — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 11:15:09 GMT

This is photos of the outside of the property

Re: Full fibre install

davidwindle9 — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 11:16:46 GMT

It's a fresh FTTP the property install, I live in a Village and it's just literally come live.

The open reach engineer that was sent hadn't a clue. Seems like he'd never installed full fibre before, they are going to arrange another appointment.

Re: Full fibre install

iniltous — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 11:30:08 GMT

OK so it’s underground feed, it should say something like ( UG feed to curtilage, hard ) ,if you enter your details here

https://www.broadbandchecker.btwholesale.com/#/ADSL

If the wall to the left as you look from the road is where those duct caps are, it can be used AFAIK, cable on wall( COW) ..if they attach the cable to that wall , at the garage next door , is probably your neighbours wall and strictly a wayleave would be needed , but if there is a route to your property that wouldn’t be a trip hazard they may well do that, especially if you don’t want any part of the drive taking up and reinstating,

If the duct covers are to the right of the drive then the block paving may have to be disturbed

Re: Full fibre install

davidwindle9 — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 11:26:07 GMT

Sorry for them to attach a cable to the garage wall they have to ask permission? For cable clips? 🤣

Re: Full fibre install

iniltous — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 11:33:43 GMT

It may seem ludicrous, and they may well wing it anyway, but officially yep an agreement ( wayleave) should be obtained if it’s the neighbours wall , but it looks like there could be a cable route avoiding it anyway , if it’s the left hand side of your property

Re: Full fibre install

davidwindle9 — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 11:43:39 GMT

Yeah left hand side is where the "T" is

This is also what was from the

The exchange is not in a current fibre priority programme

WLR is currently available at the exchange

SOADSL is restricted at the exchange

Our records show the following FTTP network service information for these premises:-Single Dwelling Unit Residential UG Pre built to curtilage Hard.

FTTP is available and a new ONT may be ordered.

For all ADSL and WBC Fibre to the Cabinet (VDSL or G.fast) services, the stable line rate will be determined during the first 10 days of service usage.

Actual speeds experienced by end users and quoted by CPs will be lower due to a number of factors within and external to BT's network, Communication Providers' networks and within customer premises.

The Stop Sale date for IPstream is from 30 Nov 2012. The Formal Retirement date for IPstream is from 30 Jun 2014.

If you decide to place an order for a WBC fibre product, an appointment may be required for an engineer to visit the end user's premises to supply the service

In order to be eligible for handback, downstream speed should be less than Downstream Handback Threshold values.

Mildenhall exchange:Only single order products are available and ADSL and ADSL2+ products are not shown as available.However for premises that can only be served by SOADSL, BT will continue to accept ADSL and ADSL2+ orders until SOADSL is available.

Thank you for your interest