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Coote98
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on ‎30-12-2023 17h52

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Bt full fibre

Hi

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 

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pippincp
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on ‎30-12-2023 18h08

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Re: Bt full fibre

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

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licquorice
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on ‎30-12-2023 18h14

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Re: Bt full fibre

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.

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chrisjp
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on ‎30-12-2023 18h28

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Re: Bt full fibre

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.
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