Posted 11 hours ago
Full fibre (Youfibre) installation what to expect on the day
After being a Virgin Media customer for over twenty years, I finally decided to switch to Youfibre and having it installed next week.
Since we haven't had a BT line since the 90s, we no longer even have a connection to the pole, so I imagine they do that first, I thought this had to be done separately by BT/Openreach rather than the Youfibre installers, though was told everything is happening on the same day
It's the actual installation in and outside the house I'm concerned about. Reading some general info I believe there is a box installed outside the house on the wall that takes the fibre feed and then another one on the inside that outputs a connection for the router (via ethernet?).
What rooms do they need access to for installation, or else is it typically installed in the homes passage/corridor by the front door where one might traditionally have a landline phone?
I think that would be the easiest set up for us as it needs minimal entry, but the issue with that is it effectively means everything has to go over wifi, as it's going to be very difficult getting ethernet runs into the rooms where things such as consoles, PC, set top boxes etc actually are. Everything we have is wifi capable but it's rarely the best option for latency etc, though might be worth a try for simplicity of install especially if the router has decent wifi power and range?
Also we only have one mains outlet in the passage, so they might have to split it as I read the fibre box and router are both separate powered devices? If the connection from the fibre box to the router is just standard ethernet then we might just have the install in the easiest place, which is the passage, so no rooms disturbed with install and then can always move the router ourselves later, if needed.
Would be really glad to hear general installation experiences of full fibre and thoughts on the optimal place for the router and other concerns I've raised.
Many thanks in advance!
Since we haven't had a BT line since the 90s, we no longer even have a connection to the pole, so I imagine they do that first, I thought this had to be done separately by BT/Openreach rather than the Youfibre installers, though was told everything is happening on the same day
It's the actual installation in and outside the house I'm concerned about. Reading some general info I believe there is a box installed outside the house on the wall that takes the fibre feed and then another one on the inside that outputs a connection for the router (via ethernet?).
What rooms do they need access to for installation, or else is it typically installed in the homes passage/corridor by the front door where one might traditionally have a landline phone?
I think that would be the easiest set up for us as it needs minimal entry, but the issue with that is it effectively means everything has to go over wifi, as it's going to be very difficult getting ethernet runs into the rooms where things such as consoles, PC, set top boxes etc actually are. Everything we have is wifi capable but it's rarely the best option for latency etc, though might be worth a try for simplicity of install especially if the router has decent wifi power and range?
Also we only have one mains outlet in the passage, so they might have to split it as I read the fibre box and router are both separate powered devices? If the connection from the fibre box to the router is just standard ethernet then we might just have the install in the easiest place, which is the passage, so no rooms disturbed with install and then can always move the router ourselves later, if needed.
Would be really glad to hear general installation experiences of full fibre and thoughts on the optimal place for the router and other concerns I've raised.
Many thanks in advance!
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sorted byIn our case, that would mean either an upstairs room at the back of the house, but more likely the living room at the front of the house - in which case, they run the fibre round the side of the house to the entry point. Part of me says this is where I should get the router sited as near to the middle of the house as possible. Another part of me says it's easier just to get it near the current master socket.
They used the telegraph poles to run a line down our street, then when they installed in my house they took a line from the pole to the house and then installed the main Fibre router box on my living room wall behind the wall unit.
Then you get a cable from that to your wifi router, mine just sits on to of the unit.
I have ran a cable from that into my conservatory, I just wanted it that way then I have got 3 Aero Boxes which gives my wifi all over my home and even into my mancave, I do not think they use Aero boxes anymore I think they have changed.
You will not regret getting it, its the best thing I ever did and they make sure that there is no mess in your home.
It is also quite central too so should be good for getting WiFi signal all over house. However, the problem is it would be difficult to use any of the ethernet ports without running long cables and drilling holes to get them to my devices which are mainly in the two downstairs living rooms
The VM router always sat in the back living room, which was perfect for connecting wired devices but never gave a great signal in some corners, but saying that the hub 5 was a lot better and pretty much eliminated WiFi dead spots despite not being centrally located.... (edited)
I might try and push the Youfibre installation back if they will. Should say a week overlap allows time to fix any issues there might be with the Youfibre installation?
Not saying it would definitely be like this, I'm just saying be careful rearranging.