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Old 08-08-2011, 18:12   #3
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Re: New installation

They often do do a pre-survey. This is to check the pavement ducts and stuff are all in place and intact so that the cable can be pulled through. It also has a quick look at your front garden i.e. can they dig through grass and flower beds, or are they going to have problems with pavings.

You get a little choice with the cable routing, but there are also limitations. It helps to be friendly and work with the installer for a practical solution. A cup of tea / coffee on offer can lubricate the process Essentially a cable needs to be run in a buried green hose from the street pavement to the front of your house. They will take a fairly straight route from wherever the pavement Tee is (look for a plastic disc or circle). You'll get a box, usually brown, on the front of the house. From there cable is run to where you want your TV and modem points. Again a reasonably direct route with the cable driled through an external wall and run around the skirtings. Try to get the phone point positioned close to the BT master point point as that makes connecting any existing extensions easier. You may get a small white box on the skirting inside where cables are terminated and split with an isolator.
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