Full Fibre upgrade - requirement for two sockets?

[keithp]

Hello

We have now decided to get the upgrade (although it was either that or lose our contract), anyhow two questions please. We have one spare socket which could be used for the box, which brings the connection into the house, and for the smart hub can we use our current extension? This is a surge protected tower extension that we use for the PC, monitor and printer. Also any idea of the size of the box please? Not the smart hub, the new box that they drill a hole for.

Keith

[gg30340]

Yes you can use an extension. You will need to connect the hub to the ONT, the box that brings the connection into the house, with an Ethernet cable.

The ONT is as per this link.

Openreach modem (ONT) explained: Ports and models available | BT Help

The newer ONT is 90mm (H) x 82mm (W) x 25mm (D).

[WSH]

The ONT (Optical Network Terminal) they fitted for me, six months ago, is an Adtran 611.  Measures 8 x 8 x 2.5 cm.*  Specs quote the power consumption at 6W.

I have this ONT, a Smart Hub 2 and a Draytek router all running through a long extension with a 5A fuse.  (Estimated load is more like 0.5A).

In your case I would, however, be dubious about running a printer through the same extension.  If it is a laser printer, they pull a lot of current when the fuser heater kicks in.  My old Brother printer jumps to just over 1kW, albeit only for a second or two.

*You'll also need a couple of inches clearance underneath it to plug the cables in.