2 weeks ago - last edited 2 weeks ago
Hi all,
I live in an area that's just gone live with Nexfibre's network after the dig work was done back in March and I'm due to have Virgin installed on the 16th. My question is, how will they get the fibre to where I need it?
It's a 60s built mid terraced house in a new town. It's of the radburn layout meaning the living areas are at the back of the house. The large window on the right is my kitchen and you can just about make out the Toby box in front if the bins which has two feeds, one for me and one for a neighbour.
Ideally, I need the service installing in my living room as that large window above the bins is where my kitchen sink is. The living room is actually the small slit window to the left. The window is on the stairs with the living room behind it and ideally, I want the kit installing to the far rear corner of the living room which is where my TV, existing network stuff (including Openreach master socket) is located.
Just under the streetlight is the edge of my house on that side and that's where the existing phone cable comes in, underground. There isn't an access point on the outside so I know a hole will need drilling. The metal panel under the streetlight is for the light itself and the little letterbox thing to the side of it is an old electricity meter spyhole for reading the meter. The electric meter is behind it, albeit in a small cupboard.
As you can see, the toby is about a yard or so from my wall. I don't have any private area to the front of my house. Step out the door and you're in a public courtyard.
Thoughts?
2 weeks ago
Typically the fibre micro duct from the Toby box is extended to run under the flags in the ground to the house
and then along the wall to enter the room of your choice.
2 weeks ago
Morning James,
Thanks for your reply. As long as they can get the fibre to where I want or need it, I'm happy.
That toby box only has two small green pipes in there, I'm assuming that's the micro ducting and they'll be blowing a cable through at some point over the next few days.
I've never been with Virgin before and the Openreach infrastructure here is woeful as confirmed by their local engineers and their own portal (I work for an ISP so can see their line run on their portal) as the line literally runs around all the houses and is also aluminium so speeds aren't great..
Thanks again.
Rik.
2 weeks ago
So they'll have no issue lifting the flags then? That's good to know. 👍
2 weeks ago
The contractor will do whatever is quickest and easiest, which is not always the best job. If you can possibly arrange it you should be there on the day to check what they are doing.
2 weeks ago
Thanks. Fortunately I work from home so I'm hoping to catch them.