New Install - selecting install location
Hi there,
I'm contemplating getting the 50mb XXL broadband package from VM - just the phone/data package with no TV. I really need the router installed in my study at the rear of my house on the first floor. However, I live in a mid-terrace and don't want the cable run through the house - would Virgin consider running a cable up the outside wall and across the roof, before entering the house? There's already a BT line in the room which I don't need but I don't imagine that's any help? Any thoughts would be much appreciated! Craig |
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Over the roof, no, sorry this won't happen.
You could ask them to run it through the loft but it would take some serious persuasion. |
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Thanks for the quick response!
i thought that would be the case - sadly there's no loft since it was converted 5 years ago. Guess it's either a cable running up the side of the stairs, or I'll wait for BT Infinity in September. |
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Oh. I thought Infinity was just FTTC and they delivered the last portion over the existing copper - I already have a BT line in the room.
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http://www.productsandservices.bt.co..._FURL_infinity |
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Yeah, it's fibre to the cabinet, but then they deliver the final bit over copper using VDSL. If you look at http://www.productsandservices.bt.co...?topicId=29023 you can see the instructions refer to your existing master socket and so on. Having said all that, I'd still prefer a Virgin solution - it seems to be generally faster.
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At least Virginmedia use a high grade shielded coaxial cable from the cabinet to the property, it seems like BT are still stuck in the 1890's. |
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FTTH would deliver phenomenal speeds, not just a max of 40 meg. |
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:Yikes: |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber_to_the_x http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very-hi...ubscriber_line It is no more "Fibre" than VM's fibre-optic service. In neither case does fibre go beyond the cabinet or into the home. VM have a shielded coax cable with several gigabits of capacity but that capacity is shared between dozens to hundreds of homes, BT use a copper cable with ~100mbps of capacity to each individual home. VDSL is a connection type specifically designed for phone lines, using an existing phone line for it isn't ruining anything. No new cables need to be installed for BT Infinity. Mind you I have seen properties around here (even 5 floor high ones) with VM cable chucked over the roof and back down to the other side. |
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Is it really capable if so that is quite good on that type of cabling. |
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BT telephone cable is no different to the stuff used by Virgin (for telco), other than there will be three pairs in there instead of two. Only one pair is used per line. BT Infinity should work just fine with the existing internal cables as long as they are in good condition. |
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