Reply To: FTTP Query Hi all, Looks like my parents are considering FTTP but I’m curious how it will work. At present, Telephone line comes to the house via a pole so i presume…

[kev2021]

Hi all,

I’m re-looking at this now as parents decided to move to FTTP and drop the landline, save on the line rental and are signing up to a VOIP service provider as it will work out cheaper as they are being offered FTTP for only few quid more each month but are not being offered BT’s Digital Voice service as that seems to be only select people at present, if available in your area and online ordering didn’t mention BT voice at all.

Couple of further questions, has the ONT box got smaller? I’ve seen some pictures online and it seems a much smaller square box now as opposed to the bigger square box they used to supply but maybe that is due to something else?

According to BT they *must* use the SmartHub2 they provide in order to access the internet, surely not? Surely we can just plug the cable from ONT box into the Asus Router (after they have completed install)? I presume no changes will need to be made to the connection info on Asus router? At present using Draytek modem and Asus router (AX86U), although I’ve just switched it back to the BT smarthub for when engineer comes so it all look “standard”

Does anyone know how the install will take place?  Will they place a box on the wall outside the house and then drill a whole through to then run a cable into the house and into the ONT box?

Anyone know how long the fibre cable can be inside the house? as they will need to drill whole in wall into the front room and then run a cable to where BT main socket is as that’s where router is at present and is an ideal location as it’s out the way.

Thanks

Kev

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