21 Aug 2024 02:13 PM
Hi
I am due to get ultrafast installed in my rented flat but am not permitted to drill into the walls due to having a damp proof membrane. I am not entirely sure if I'll need to have an optical network terminal fitted, but if I do can it be attached to the skirting board?
21 Aug 2024 05:30 PM - last edited: 21 Aug 2024 05:34 PM
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@DTN75 wrote:
As far as it being aesthetically pleasing I couldn't give a monkeys as long as it works!
It would annoy me to have all the printing upside down ; )
It's perhaps worth noting that the ONT is the endpoint of the Openreach network, and so while installers try to be flexible on behalf of the householder they are somewhat limited by their own working practices.
21 Aug 2024 02:47 PM
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Typically an ONT wouldn't fit that low (its connections are underneath) and new FTTP also requires drilling from outside to inside for arrival of the optical cable.
If it's in the UK, putting the address into the BT Wholesale Availability Checker should indicate which broadband provisioning type is applicable.
https://www.broadbandchecker.btwholesale.com/#/ADSL/AddressHome
It's the table and the two text lines below it which are most useful.
Remove any personal information (such as the address itself) if you post an image.
21 Aug 2024 02:48 PM
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21 Aug 2024 03:06 PM
I have very deep skirting boards c.17cm. would that be big enough?
21 Aug 2024 03:36 PM - last edited: 21 Aug 2024 03:38 PM
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I doubt an installer would be happy with that (it puts the inherently fragile optical fibre at considerable risk from vacuum cleaning, for example) but you might be able to convince them.
As I noted above, new FTTP usually requires drilling anyway just to get the cable in.
21 Aug 2024 03:42 PM
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Our ONT is around 30cm from top of the enclosure to bottom of the optical pigtail curve (which does have a minimum bend radius)
To be mounted low on a wall it would really have to be upside down, which is technically possible but aesthetically unappealing.
21 Aug 2024 04:23 PM
Thanks for the reply. Looks like I'll just have to wait and see what the technician thinks. As far as it being aesthetically pleasing I couldn't give a monkeys as long as it works!
21 Aug 2024 05:30 PM - last edited: 21 Aug 2024 05:34 PM
Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more
@DTN75 wrote:
As far as it being aesthetically pleasing I couldn't give a monkeys as long as it works!
It would annoy me to have all the printing upside down ; )
It's perhaps worth noting that the ONT is the endpoint of the Openreach network, and so while installers try to be flexible on behalf of the householder they are somewhat limited by their own working practices.
22 Aug 2024 11:36 AM
There is an existing hole halfway up the wall where a previous phone line has been installed, hopefully they can utilise that 🤞🏻
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