Moving BT hub

[RobTi]

Hi I remember years back it was recommended to fit the hub/router at the main incoming socket, does this still hold true, mother has just got br fibre installed and I would like to move the hub from the back of the house where main socket is to the front of the house for better signal and better phone loudness?
Thanks

 

[RobTi]

That was true for VDSL when broadband came via the phone line. House extensions could have a detrimental impact on the line and you'd end up with lower speeds.

I'm presuming you mean BT hub? If so, you can run an internal cat5e or above from the ONT to the BT hub to wherever you want. If not, I think Openreach will offer to move the external part of the fibre as a cost option, BT should be able to advise.

Sorry yes bt hub,as for Ethernet cable no access above or below so I just wondered if I could plug it into another phone socket

 

[RobTi]

No, you can't as FTTP no longer uses the phone lines. You should see the fibre going to an ONT, then an ethernet cable from that to the BT hub. You can't extend the fibre but you can extend the ethernet cable between the two. There's not enough pins/wires to repurpose the extended phone line as ethernet.

Thanks for taking the time to explain, will try and talk her into new house phones