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vmguru
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3 hours ago

New Fibre install understairs - prep work

I am having a new 1GB fibre line installed in my house in Manchester. All my network equipment including the router, switches, and related gear is located under the stairs.

I am happy to do some prep work to make it easier to feed the new cable through for installation. I have a few questions:

Is the cable being installed a pure fibre optic cable?

Does this fibre optic cable connect directly into the router? 

Would love to see a few photos of what I should expect in terms of sockets and end points. 

Can I use my router which is a Ubiquiti UDR 7 which can take fibre connection?

I ask because I know Virgin Media used to use a coaxial cable for installations in the past.

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  • Adduxi's avatar
    Adduxi
    Very Insightful Person
    2 hours ago

    If you are in a Nexfibre area, it will be fibre and a Hub 5X that has no modem mode.  If you are in an older VM area, you will get either co-ax or RFoG and a Hub 4 or Hub 5. Both of these have modem mode. In all cases you need to use a Hub, you can’t connect your router directly to the VM network. 
    So, if your postcode can get a 2Gb connection, then that’s a Nexfibre area.