[HLUG] Broadband cable connection

[George DiceGeorge]

yes i was wondering about getting fibre the last hundred yards to my 
modem rather than copper, would this be much faster?

[g]


On 11/01/2017 12:55, David Rolfe via Herefordshire wrote:
> Hi George,
>
> BT don't usually just leave broadband cables 'hanging off poles', but 
> I am slightly confused as to why you ask if they will connect you with 
> copper, as I assume that you already have a broadband connection (of 
> some sort) from BT.
>
> You then ask if they will connect you you with cable, I am not really 
> sure what else they could connect you with... unless of course you are 
> looking for a 'fibre' connection, although the final 'leg' into your 
> property would probably still be the existing (copper) cable.
>
> Usually the fibre part of the BT network terminates (as Julian says) 
> in a nearby green cabinet, but in some cases they actually run the 
> fibre cable directly into the houses, but this arrangement is not that 
> common.
>
> You can check your actual broadband availability at 
> http://www.dslchecker.bt.com/.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Regards,
>
> David
>
>
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> There's a new loop of broadband cable hanging off a pole 100 yards away:
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> I think they're going to fit a box to it.
>
> Will they then connect to me with copper?
>
> would things be faster if they connected to me with cable,
>
> would this cost much extra?
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> From: Julian Robbins <joolsr1 at gmail.com>
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> Hi George
>
> Yes you're very likely to get copper but normally the cable will run to a
> green cabinet.
>
> You're not likely to get a full fibre connection as its costs more to do
> this but apparently some of the fibre to the house infrastructure my 
> be in
> place for any future requirements.
>
> Julian
>
> On 10 Jan 2017 14:01, "George DiceGeorge via Herefordshire" <
> herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
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>> There's a new loop of broadband cable hanging off a pole 100 yards away:
>>
>> I think they're going to fit a box to it.
>>
>> Will they then connect to me with copper?
>>
>> would things be faster if they connected to me with cable,
>>
>> would this cost much extra?
>>
>>
>> [george]
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