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prowler81
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on ‎17-03-2024 18:42

Hi all

Due to have M350 installed 28th March and it will be overhead and not underground. 

I have a pole right outside my back garden that currently provides Openreach.  As VM own there lines will they have to install a new cable from the telegraph pole into my home or use the existing line that is provided by Openreach?

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unisoft
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on ‎20-03-2024 14:43

@prowler81 wrote:

Hi all

Due to have M350 installed 28th March and it will be overhead and not underground. 

I have a pole right outside my back garden that currently provides Openreach.  As VM own there lines will they have to install a new cable from the telegraph pole into my home or use the existing line that is provided by Openreach?

How do you know it's overhead? If its HFC network (most of Virgin's network) and not brand new, it will likely come from a toby box outside or near your property. A little plastic flap in the pavement usually with CATV or a legacy cable company name embossed onto it. They would then connect coaxial cable from it to outside wall box on your house and run coax inside.

If its the newer network and fibre all the way to inside the home then it could come by a pole. VM would have their own (large) CBT terminal on the pole. A large rectangular shaped box with connections near top of the pole.

See here for pictures and description of RFoG (Fibre to outside of home then coax inside) and FTTP XGS-PON (Fibre all the way) and legacy HFC (Fibre to cabinet then coax to house and inside).

Three types of broadband that Virgin Media supply.

https://fttppro.co.uk/the-three-types-of-virgin-media-broadband/

 

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Tudor
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on ‎17-03-2024 20:27

Is the supply from Openreach fibre or is it just an old style telephone circuit?


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Zach_R
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on ‎20-03-2024 09:51

Hi @prowler81, 

Thank you for your post and welcome to our community forums. We're here to help.

It's great to hear that you're joining us. If any pre-installation work needs to be carried out, this will be done before the scheduled installation date.

Let us know how you get on and if you need any further help.

Thanks,
 


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unisoft
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on ‎20-03-2024 14:43

@prowler81 wrote:

Hi all

Due to have M350 installed 28th March and it will be overhead and not underground. 

I have a pole right outside my back garden that currently provides Openreach.  As VM own there lines will they have to install a new cable from the telegraph pole into my home or use the existing line that is provided by Openreach?

How do you know it's overhead? If its HFC network (most of Virgin's network) and not brand new, it will likely come from a toby box outside or near your property. A little plastic flap in the pavement usually with CATV or a legacy cable company name embossed onto it. They would then connect coaxial cable from it to outside wall box on your house and run coax inside.

If its the newer network and fibre all the way to inside the home then it could come by a pole. VM would have their own (large) CBT terminal on the pole. A large rectangular shaped box with connections near top of the pole.

See here for pictures and description of RFoG (Fibre to outside of home then coax inside) and FTTP XGS-PON (Fibre all the way) and legacy HFC (Fibre to cabinet then coax to house and inside).

Three types of broadband that Virgin Media supply.

https://fttppro.co.uk/the-three-types-of-virgin-media-broadband/

 

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