topic Re: Older openreach box in Broadband

Older openreach box

Dazk89 — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 08:07:07 GMT

Just moved into a house that was previously owned by an old lady, there's an openreach box however there's no power cable and it's definitely not the newer ONT boxes with what looks like the small puck attached to the wall. Just wondering how I get this changed or if this will work with the full fibre gigafactory if I can find a power cable.

Thanks for any help or advice 😃

Re: Older openreach box

TimmyBGood — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 08:15:29 GMT

@Dazk89

If it's a VDSL modem (typically Huawei brand HG612) rather than an ONT then no, it cannot work for FTTP.

Re: Older openreach box

TimmyBGood — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 08:17:08 GMT

@Dazk89

What is the labelling on the LEDs?

Re: Older openreach box

Dazk89 — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 11:34:01 GMT

Tel1 PORT1 LOS PON and POWER are the words above the LEDs.

Thanks

Re: Older openreach box

Dazk89 — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 11:36:00 GMT

I got the box off the wall and it is a HUAWEI Echolife HG8110H-20

Re: Older openreach box

cookiemonsteruk — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 11:39:54 GMT

@Dazk89

PON or Passive Optical network does suggest and ole ont

Call sky

Contact sky as below

Follow the link and choose need more help

https://www.sky.com/help/home/

If in the Republic of Ireland go to the bottom of the page and change the flag to Republic of Ireland

In all likliehood they'll replace the whole unit

Re: Older openreach box

TimmyBGood — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 11:48:30 GMT

@Dazk89

Yes, that is an ONT.