Longer than what I posted and yes agree

Sky Hub gives line stats when used as modem and router

The situation at the moment, having spoken to Sky, is that they can arrange for an Openreach engineer at a cost, but they suggested getting an electrician to put in a new power socket might be cheaper.

I'm now considering whether it's worth spending money to do this or perhaps even that I should cancel the fibre order.

Alternatively, I could go ahead and use the extension socket. There are several extension sockets in the house, and I don't think we are that far from the street cabinet. I've opted for the 40-meg package and the full speed has been estimated. Currently, I'm getting about 2.5 meg downstream.

Edited by deleted (Fri 27-Feb-15 12:49:29)

Can't you use a mains extension lead to get power near the master socket?

I can't see you losing too much speed on an extension socket anyway.

Edited by deleted (Fri 27-Feb-15 13:01:52)

The VDSL2 faceplates are very easy to get hold off.

Fitting that at the master socket takes care of all the extensions, and then you just move the one extension and only that extension to the A/B connectors shown by yellow arrow in http://www.coolwebhome.co.uk/faceplate/images/test-s...

More pictures of how it all goes together/comes apart at http://www.coolwebhome.co.uk/faceplate/

To get the wires into the IDC connector you need the right tool e.g. Krone Tool cheaper plastic ones are available, but they are disposable as in use once or twice then through away

A new mains socket will not be cheap, particularly if you want it done neatly with chased cabling. The Openreach option will not be cheap either, as its a £99+VAT charge i.e. engineer install.

But that depends on how the sockets have been wired up in the first place.

Another question...

(Sorry if this should be another thread) but I understand Sky provides two microfilters with the Hub.

There are five phone sockets in use in my house. Do I need to buy new microfilters for VDSL or are the ADSL ones adequate?

In reply to a post by Cagneyrat:

Another question...

(Sorry if this should be another thread) but I understand Sky provides two microfilters with the Hub.

There are five phone sockets in use in my house. Do I need to buy new microfilters for VDSL or are the ADSL ones adequate?

not if you install the ssfp which would fiter all extensions , otherwise you would need a filter for every device that is connected to an extension phones sky boxes

ADSL ones are adequate as they are all low-pass filters.

Just a thought, at the preferred location where there is no power socket, any chance there is a power socket on the other side of the wall? If so then a good electrician could add a socket on the other side by just drilling thru the wall and neatly fitting another socket. Or the quick 'n dirty DIY solution is to drill a small neat cable sized hole thru the wall and connect either an extension power strip or a neat surface mount patresse back box and 13 amp socket.

There is a socket in the garage on the other side of the wall. I'm considering the solution of drilling a small hole in the wall - as you've said, Roger - so I can feed the power cable through to the router (the router-end isn't very big).