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Bt full fibre

Coote98 — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 17:52:58 GMT

I currently have a mk2 box and going to full fibre will I have to use a cat5e cable to connect to router or can I use existing cables

Re: Bt full fibre

pippincp — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 18:08:04 GMT

Anything less than cat 5e cable is not rated for 1Gbps. Your choice.

Re: Bt full fibre

licquorice — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 18:14:14 GMT

When you move to full fibre your existing sockets and wiring are redundant.

The fibre will terminate on a new ONT (optical modem) which connects to the hub via an Ethernet cable.

Re: Bt full fibre

chrisjp — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 18:28:45 GMT

But there will still need to be an ethernet cable between the ONT and the router/smarthub. Cat 5e cable should be OK, but I would be inclined to upgrade to Cat 6 - these cables are available quite cheaply on Amazon.