BT Infinity & FTTx Discussion

HungryHippos · 17 Mar 2023 at 20:13

Sounds like he's making that up.

izzop · 17 Mar 2023 at 20:19

HungryHippos said:
Sounds like he's making that up.

It did sound rather unusual to me.

picnic · 18 Mar 2023 at 08:13

And if you don't have a mobile and the fibre is therefore your phone how are you meant to do that? And yes I do know someone with full fibre,VOIP and no mobile!

brandy12345 · 18 Mar 2023 at 16:16

is it a specific Ethernet cable you have to have to connect the fibre modem to the Bt smart hub 2 router ?

As I want to move my bt router and thinking can I just buy a long Ethernet (cat6/7) cable

robj20 · 18 Mar 2023 at 16:41

brandy12345 said:
is it a specific Ethernet cable you have to have to connect the fibre modem to the Bt smart hub 2 router ?

As I want to move my bt router and thinking can I just buy a long Ethernet (cat6/7) cable

Nope. My ONT is under the stairs, that's then plugged into a patch panel which then goes to the living room to the router, then back to the patch panel and then to the switch. All cat6 cable but cat5e would be fine as well.

brandy12345 · 18 Mar 2023 at 17:26

robj20 said:
Nope. My ONT is under the stairs, that's then plugged into a patch panel which then goes to the living room to the router, then back to the patch panel and then to the switch. All cat6 cable but cat5e would be fine as well.

Thankyou,
One last question or 2.
Does it matter if I get a flat Ethernet cable so I can tuck it around carpets ?

does it matter about how long the cable will be ?

(Regarding maybe lowering the speeds from modem to router) ?

robj20 · 18 Mar 2023 at 17:49

brandy12345 said:
Thankyou,
One last question or 2.
Does it matter if I get a flat Ethernet cable so I can tuck it around carpets ?

does it matter about how long the cable will be ?

(Regarding maybe lowering the speeds from modem to router) ?

Stay under 100m lengths.

brandy12345 · 18 Mar 2023 at 17:57

robj20 said:
Stay under 100m lengths.

So apart from staying under 100m, I’m ok in buying cat 6/7 normal or flat Ethernet cable and no drop in speeds from modem to router ?

thewanted · 18 Mar 2023 at 18:01

So annoyed :mad:

It was scheduled for Dec 2026 and I’ve seen a few vans in the next village recently.

Hi,

We’re getting in touch to update you on our Ultrafast Full Fibre build. We’ve reviewed our build plans, and currently we can’t deliver Full Fibre to xxxx.

There are lots of reasons for why our plans change - from engineering hazards to access permits. We review our build plans regularly as circumstances change. We hope this is just a temporary setback and that we can bring xxxx back into our Full Fibre build plans in the future.

We'll keep you updated and let you know immediately if anything changes.

robj20 · 18 Mar 2023 at 18:16

brandy12345 said:
So apart from staying under 100m, I’m ok in buying cat 6/7 normal or flat Ethernet cable and no drop in speeds from modem to router ?

Yes, you don't need cat7 though.

kona786 · 18 Mar 2023 at 18:17

izzop said:
Did find it a little strange... the update of the Hub I can understand, but the settling down

Did you have 2 engineer visits?

One to survey the property and then a second one at a later date for installation?

izzop · 18 Mar 2023 at 18:39

kona786 said:
Did you have 2 engineer visits?

One to survey the property and then a second one at a later date for installation?

No, just the one on the day.

kona786 · 18 Mar 2023 at 18:40

izzop said:
No, just the one on the day.

Thanks. How long was it from ordering to install date? 5 weeks?

izzop · 18 Mar 2023 at 18:41

kona786 said:
Thanks. How long was it from ordering to install date? 5 weeks?

Less than that... I ordered it on the 7th March, installation 17th.

kona786 · 18 Mar 2023 at 18:46

izzop said:
Less than that... I ordered it on the 7th March, installation 17th.

Very swift. Thanks

Armageus · 18 Mar 2023 at 19:58

brandy12345 said:
So apart from staying under 100m, I’m ok in buying cat 6/7 normal or flat Ethernet cable and no drop in speeds from modem to router ?

Cat 7 isn't a real standard, and flat cables are rarely standard compliant.

Stick to standard cat5e or cat6

brandy12345 · 19 Mar 2023 at 00:00

Armageus said:
Cat 7 isn't a real standard, and flat cables are rarely standard compliant.

Stick to standard cat5e or cat6

Sorry do you mean the flat Ethernet cable that I will be connecting might interrupt the flow between the modem to the router ?

If you mean standard as (round ethernet cable) then I will probably have to buy one as I’ve only got the flat versions so I can tuck them under the carpet.

Armageus · 19 Mar 2023 at 04:58

brandy12345 said:
Sorry do you mean the flat Ethernet cable that I will be connecting might interrupt the flow between the modem to the router ?

If you mean standard as (round ethernet cable) then I will probably have to buy one as I’ve only got the flat versions so I can tuck them under the carpet.

If it's working then leave it be, but any problems chuck it out and replace with a normal round one

KIA · 20 Mar 2023 at 15:13

thewanted said:
So annoyed It was scheduled for Dec 2026 and I’ve seen a few vans in the next village recently.

My area went live a month after I received the same email. Take it with a pinch of salt.

thewanted · 20 Mar 2023 at 19:49

KIA said:
My area went live a month after I received the same email. Take it with a pinch of salt.

Oh wow, lol. I’ll put my dagger away in that case.

I still don’t think it’s going to arrive anytime soon given the lack of activity in the area, but that does give me just a glimmer of hope.