BRSK

lmfy2k · 18 Sep 2023 at 14:37

ayster said:
Not sure if it’s something to do with the area I live in, but they are using existing underground routes (presume the same ones the phone lines use?)

We are only virgin media area so have the underground routes in place. Here’s hoping.

Shoza · 18 Sep 2023 at 19:08

Hutchy said:
Hello fellow Davenporter! They haven't quite finished doing our corner of The Crescent yet, they need to hurry up!

I’m next to Cale Green Park and it’s been up for a while now. Heard they had problems with Openreach’s ducting in other areas but ours was all pole installation.

ayster · 19 Sep 2023 at 09:30

lmfy2k said:
We are only virgin media area so have the underground routes in place. Here’s hoping.

Virgin was never installed in the street, even though the road was built in 2001, perhaps they installed the ducting for fibre etc but it didn't get used or just got used for the coppper phone lines? Not sure really

SpitfireTT · 19 Sep 2023 at 20:30

BRSK have put a several poles in my area
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i presume they run a fibre cable from the pole to your house overhead?

lmfy2k · 19 Sep 2023 at 20:52

SpitfireTT said:
BRSK have put a several poles in my area
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i presume they run a fibre cable from the pole to your house overhead?

Yeh. What’s the reaction from the neighbours ? Do you know if they were told prior to installation of the poles?

SpitfireTT · 19 Sep 2023 at 20:59

lmfy2k said:
Yeh. What’s the reaction from the neighbours ? Do you know if they were told prior to installation of the poles?

I'm not personally aware of any complains but saying that my nearest pole have been there for years for BT Openereach.

I wasn't aware of any plans to install BRSK in my area until the poles started popping up left right and centre and I did some digging to find out its BRSK.

I know other areas have campaigned for the poles to be removed.

People are raving about it in local Facebook groups , it's the right same to say goodbye to virgin given there latest terms and allowing customers to cancel without penalty, and we're saving some cash aswell as the agent I spoke to over the phone extended the offer for 6 months

SpitfireTT · 20 Sep 2023 at 22:13

I've just been reading that BRSk give you a static IPV4 address , but is translated into a public IP address on the internet CGNAT , meaning i won't be able to access my private ip address from the internet

I have a synology NAS , does this mean i won't be able to access my NAS from an external source unless i purchase "BetterIP"

Caged · 20 Sep 2023 at 22:42

You could use Quickconnect which reverse proxies everything through a Synology service

SpudMaster · 20 Sep 2023 at 22:57

Maybe a silly question but is BRSK FTTP or FTTC? Reason I ask is because BRSK website and BIDB.UK both say that I can get BRSK at my house but no one has been around digging up the street or putting up any poles so I'm a little confused. Currently with VM.

Caged · 20 Sep 2023 at 23:00

FTTP. Nobody needs to dig up streets if you already have Openreach ducting to your house because BRSK can rent space in that. I have Lit Fibre and no roadworks for Lit ever appeared. Openreach are doing FTTP now and no roadworks appear, because they're just opening up chambers that are already there

SpudMaster · 20 Sep 2023 at 23:24

Caged said:
FTTP. Nobody needs to dig up streets if you already have Openreach ducting to your house because BRSK can rent space in that. I have Lit Fibre and no roadworks for Lit ever appeared. Openreach are doing FTTP now and no roadworks appear, because they're just opening up chambers that are already there

That makes sense but BT a say I can only get 44-50Mb. VM are the only provider in my area offering decent speeds until I've seen this from BRSK. Wouldn't mind leaving VM whilst I can

Si MPS · 21 Sep 2023 at 06:49

IanAG said:
Where's the speedtest?

Hope all up and running ok!

Obliged

Honestly, couldn't be happier. Fast, IPv6, it just works and works well. Install was smooth and fast, took it under the stairs where all my gear is and was no problem at all.

Si MPS · 21 Sep 2023 at 06:50

lmfy2k said:
Oh wow. I did ask them but the they said they only use poles.

It's not so much they only use poles, it's that they use Openreach PIA, so it's whatever openreach infrastructure exists to your house

SpitfireTT · 21 Sep 2023 at 23:25

Does anyone here use there own router with the BRSK BetterPhone Service and broadband?

I was wanting to use my own router with the betterphone service however support won't share the configuration to allow it??

ayster · 22 Sep 2023 at 06:35

SpitfireTT said:
Does anyone here use there own router with the BRSK BetterPhone Service and broadband?

I was wanting to use my own router with the betterphone service however support won't share the configuration to allow it??

I was wondering the same, my brsk is getting installed this afternoon, and I'd prefer to use my own router for the phone. Have you checked if you can get the config from their provided router? I think you have full admin access. This is something I'll be looking at after the Engineer has finished!

ayster · 22 Sep 2023 at 06:39

Installation day has arrived

will post speed tests when I've got it all set up.

SpitfireTT · 22 Sep 2023 at 07:39

ayster said:
Installation day has arrived will post speed tests when I've got it all set up.

Same for me

Let me know if you manage to find the betterphone configuration

I'm going to ask to engineer about it

ayster · 22 Sep 2023 at 07:46

SpitfireTT said:
Same for me

Let me know if you manage to find the betterphone configuration

I'm going to ask to engineer about it

Will do

Shoza · 22 Sep 2023 at 08:09

I don’t use the phone but did plug my AX68 router directly into the fibre hub and ditched the Brsk router. No issues and worked immediately.

ayster · 22 Sep 2023 at 08:13

Shoza said:
I don’t use the phone but did plug my AX68 router directly into the fibre hub and ditched the Brsk router. No issues and worked immediately.

Yep I would be fine doing that, but brsk say the phone needs to be plugged into one of the rj11 voip ports on their router.