2 weeks ago
Hello, i have moved into a property that previously had virgin, the cable from the street goes to my outside wall to a damaged box and ended there
I have put on a new box and and put a conduit thru the wall ready for internal cables
I have enquired with virgin but they are not clear what they will send me out
as I have no connection from the outside box and no internal master socket
I also would like the hub to be located in the centre of the house which is approx a 12mtr run from the outside box
can this be done by myself rather than an engineers visit?
thank you
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2 weeks ago
@roberto7 wrote:I was told that if I had no cable to the house it would be a free installation, but because the installation is incomplete ( due to previous occupier) that I will be charged £30. I find this strange when I am a new customer
Typical misinformation from CS & totally incorrect. Reinstating of removed cabling is free.
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2 weeks ago - last edited 2 weeks ago
You will not be able to do this yourself. Virgin use specialised cabling that is specifically designed for their own use. Ignore any "equivalent" cable shown on eBay or the like. It is not Virgin approved & a technician will not connect it as it risks injecting RF noise onto the entire local network. Access to the street cabinet is also required if you are adding another access point as signal level adjustment is required. You require a manned install, & nothing will be sent out as everything will be provided by the install technician. Do not accept a self-install kit. You won't be able to use it & it will delay your installation by a week if not more.
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2 weeks ago
I was told that if I had no cable to the house it would be a free installation, but because the installation is incomplete ( due to previous occupier) that I will be charged £30. I find this strange when I am a new customer
2 weeks ago
@roberto7 wrote:I was told that if I had no cable to the house it would be a free installation, but because the installation is incomplete ( due to previous occupier) that I will be charged £30. I find this strange when I am a new customer
Typical misinformation from CS & totally incorrect. Reinstating of removed cabling is free.
A member of the forum staff should pick up on this thread shortly, & should be able to help.
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2 weeks ago
Hi roberto7,
Thanks for posting and welcome to our community 😊
This would be something our engineers will need to do, so I can take a closer look at the charges I've popped you over a private message.
Alex_Rm