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When I ordered FTTP they asked if I needed a phone line, I said no get rid of it all. They told me it would be disconnected. On the BT site I clearly don't have a phone package, so that is fine, but he's left the wire coming from the pole and the wiring still goes around the house. Would have been nice to get rid of it...is it normal for it to remain?
Speaking of which does it matter that my fibre cable from the pole is all wonky and not straight? The neighbour had his done yesterday and it's very clean and straight wire while mines looks... honestly it looks bad.
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They would be expected to leave the copper wire in situ.
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That's fine then although it's a bit unsightly having two cables coming from the pole now. I'm just moaning I suppose as it's nowhere as neat as I had hoped. (OCD [censored])
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I’d be interested to see a photo of the ‘unsightly’ cable.
There was, a while back, a batch of 150m O/H hybrid that would look ‘curly’ if not pulled very tight. But if you’ve had hybrid put up, why leave the copper span ??
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I’d be interested to see a photo of the ‘unsightly’ cable.
There was, a while back, a batch of 150m O/H hybrid that would look ‘curly’ if not pulled very tight. But if you’ve had hybrid put up, why leave the copper span ??
That can be arranged, although not now as it's too dark out. Are you alright with me PMing you the pictures tomorrow as I'd rather not have them in public.
But yeah it is quite curly.
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I had my fibre put in a couple of months ago and the Openreach guy used the old copper line to pull the fibre from the pole, so I no longer have copper. Depends on who you get and how they do it but they will be responsible for years to come if they leave it.
EE Fibre 100 no phone
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I had my fibre put in a couple of months ago and the Openreach guy used the old copper line to pull the fibre from the pole, so I no longer have copper. Depends on who you get and how they do it but they will be responsible for years to come if they leave it.
Damn. Guess I got unlucky then. He ran the fibre along the wall next to the copper... it doesn't make much sense to me. The wall looks a mess with all the cables. I don't suppose there's much I can do though.
Still not taken pictures yet not been feeling too well today.
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Guess I got unlucky then. He ran the fibre along the wall next to the copper... it doesn't make much sense to me. The wall looks a mess with all the cables. I don't suppose there's much I can do though.
If you contact Openreach and tell them it is a redundant cable they may remove it - although it says its chargeable I found they were quite flexible with an O/H cable which was no longer needed.
www.openreach.com/building-developers-and-projects/altering-our-network/altering-our-network-enquiry
Edited by mikegg (Sat 04-Dec-21 21:14:23)
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Do you know how much they charge? I don't mind paying to get rid of it if I have to. Depending on the price of course.
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Snip it off and tear it off the wall. Problem solved.
Freeserve Dial-Up --> BTopenworld --> <n>ildram -->Talk Talk LLU --> ZeN --> Vodaphone --> ZeN
Draytek 2962 & Draytek 1060C
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Snip it off and tear it off the wall. Problem solved.
I believe the OP is more concerned about it dangling across to the pole, and unless you have a good head for heights that one's not so easy to solve 
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He said ''The wall looks a mess with all the cables. ''
Which is an easy fix in most situations
Freeserve Dial-Up --> BTopenworld --> <n>ildram -->Talk Talk LLU --> ZeN --> Vodaphone --> ZeN
Draytek 2962 & Draytek 1060C
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Snip it off and tear it off the wall. Problem solved.
its also OR's property...........so problem not solved
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its also OR's property...........so problem not solved What do you honest think they would do about it?
Agreed no one should be climbing poles to disconnect drop wires but if it was on my wall it wouldn't be there for long.
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My currently unused line is directly laid underground (if you can call 3 to 4" underground) it comes up into a grey box on the outside wall and then up to the guttering before then loosely running around the guttering on 3 sides of the house before entering the porch. When the fibre is installed and live I will be removing all this wire back to grey box, it was on its last legs when I dropped the landline 4 years ago, it was for ISDN and had 6 pairs and was down to its last good pair.
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Do you know how much they charge?
I might have been lucky but no charge ...
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Lol what are they going to do, sue you for damages for removing a disused cable from your own property.
Snip it off and tear it off the wall. Problem solved.
its also OR's property...........so problem not solved
Freeserve Dial-Up --> BTopenworld --> <n>ildram -->Talk Talk LLU --> ZeN --> Vodaphone --> ZeN
Draytek 2962 & Draytek 1060C
Edited by Ripley (Sun 05-Dec-21 23:24:09)
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The guy that did my FTTP install was going to do the same until I pointed out that my work broadband is over copper. I'm just keeping the copper as backup just in case of an outage after all it's not costing me anything.
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Wait till the next storm passes through, go up with a ladder and pull it down. Then ring Openreach and say it has come down in the storm
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Then Openreach will insist on putting it back up!!
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Just report is as damage on their website and they will either take it down completely or tie it back to the pole.
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