Sky Hub Delivery

[Hobbayne64]

Hello, I,m upgrading from Superfast to Ultrafast Broadband. The enginneer is comming tomorrow.

However, I have recieved a new Hub in the post the other day.

Am I supposed to open the box and install this myself or leave it for the guy tomorrow?

[cookiemonsteruk]

@Hobbayne64 

The hub will connect to your existing broadband via dsl cable. When ultrafast fttp is installed it will connect via ethernet from the ont to lan (wan) port 4. The intention is you install yourself but it is up to yourself whether you use it now

[Highlinder]

@Hobbayne64Is the new router different to the router you have just now from Sky?

[TimmyBGood]

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@cookiemonsteruk wrote:

When ultrafast fttp is installed it will connect via ethernet from the ont to lan (wan) port 4.

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Sky Ultrafast 1 might also be delivered from a G.fast master socket (but not Ultrafast 2). Ultrafast over G.fast is still being provisioned to addresses in areas with existing G.fast infrastructure* ( about 2.8 million of them ) it's just that no new areas are now going to get a G.fast street hardware distribution rollout.

*although interestingly Zen have ceased to resell G.fast entirely

[Hobbayne64]

I dont know. I have left the box sealed and havent opened it.

[cookiemonsteruk]

@TimmyBGood 

Thought they were not provisioning new g.fast

[TimmyBGood]

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@cookiemonsteruk wrote:

Thought they were not provisioning new g.fast

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Openreach isn't installing any new G.fast street infrastructure and it's now seen as a dead-end technology which was already being scaled back before the pandemic hit. Ultrafast over G.fast is still being resold by ISPs to addresses within reach of existing G.fast pods: I don't recall seeing any announcement that Sky have ceased.  Confusion arises where subscribers in G.fast areas want better than Ultrafast 1, though, as that's not possible over copper (or rather it is, but only on short distances and so it isn't offered).

[Hobbayne64]

I had a look and its a completely different router than my current one.

[cookiemonsteruk]

@Hobbayne64 

Does it say sr203 or sr204 on the back?