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Sky Superfast Broadband without Optical Network Terminal (ONT)

georgepamak — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 15:23:15 GMT

Hi everyone,

Soon I'll move from my current flat to a new house and I decided to transfer the SKY ultrafast broadband that I have now there.

Unfortunatelly the new house can't support ultrafast broadband so I'll get superfast instead.

The previous owners of the house, never had fibre broadband before (they were using ADSL over their phone line) so the house doesn't have installed Optical Network Terminal (ONT).

SKY sent me an email that my line can be activated without an engineer having to visit my home (it is supposed to be activated on the 10th of December) and they posted to me an ethernet cable.

Would it be possible to get SKY superfast broadband without ONT installed?

Re: Sky Superfast Broadband without Optical Network Terminal (ONT)

GD1 — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 15:26:47 GMT

@georgepamak wrote:

Would it be possible to get SKY superfast broadband without ONT installed?

Yes, is the short answer, your router should plug into the master socket directly (may need a microfilter)

Re: Sky Superfast Broadband without Optical Network Terminal (ONT)

Skull+Treaty — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 15:31:45 GMT

@georgepamak

Sky Superfast is available via either FTTP (ONT required) and/or FTTC (VDSL) using the existing copper line, depending what is available:

So you should be fine

Re: Sky Superfast Broadband without Optical Network Terminal (ONT)

georgepamak — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 15:39:46 GMT

Many thanks guys 👍

Re: Sky Superfast Broadband without Optical Network Terminal (ONT)

cookiemonsteruk — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 15:40:31 GMT

@georgepamak

"and they posted to me an ethernet cable."

Usually only sent out for fttp. Superfast can be delivered via an ont

Can you enter your full postal address and post the table

https://www.broadbandchecker.btwholesale.com/#/ADSL/AddressHome

Re: Sky Superfast Broadband without Optical Network Terminal (ONT)

georgepamak — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 15:48:31 GMT

Re: Sky Superfast Broadband without Optical Network Terminal (ONT)

Skull+Treaty — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 15:52:42 GMT

@georgepamak

What Hub have you been sent?

@cookiemonsteruk it's been such a long time, I'm sure I was supplied an ethernet cable with the Sky Q Hub

**edit - doesnt look good for FTTP, on your pictiure - so FTTC (VDSL) for you @georgepamak

Re: Sky Superfast Broadband without Optical Network Terminal (ONT)

georgepamak — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 15:52:17 GMT

I have the 3rd one (Sky Broadband Hub).

Re: Sky Superfast Broadband without Optical Network Terminal (ONT)

cookiemonsteruk — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 15:53:13 GMT

@georgepamak

So it is an fttc 64-66Mbps connection

Re: Sky Superfast Broadband without Optical Network Terminal (ONT)

georgepamak — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 00:22:49 GMT

If I won't plug in the modem router into the master socket (it's located in a place that isn't convenient at all), but into another phone line socket, will it be a problem?

Re: Sky Superfast Broadband without Optical Network Terminal (ONT)

cookiemonsteruk — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 02:26:01 GMT

@georgepamak

You wouldn't be able to plug the router into a different master as a prefiltered master socket splits the broadband signal off and isolates it from the other sockets .

You could try up to 10-20 metres of good quality dsl rj11 to rj11 cable to relocate the router without affecting the speed too much

You could contact sky on 150 from your landline for a master socket relocation at £65