Why would you be cancelling? Surely if they can provide you are going to let the install go ahead?

Andrew, is there anyway of BBflash, getting a bt survey done (even if that costs him £100).. so that he can be sure if he can order fttp?

I know its not 100% full proof but surely this would solve the potential "if not" side.

Not on the Openreach price lists as far as I am aware so not an option

@AL66
Thanks. The telephone cable is overhead from telegraph pole to gutter level of house.

I've measured the distance from the node connection on the pole to the house using Google Maps, and its around 112 meters (for some reason I'd thought it was 35), not including the 10 or so meters from last pole to corner of house:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1U3JbCW69SKSxlQ_aw8...

I understand that they can run the single stand of fibre some way, but does this sound ok? Sounds a long way to me.

@MrSaffron:
I'd only cancel if something else stopped the house sale going through. Its an old property and quite complicated in some ways, but we're nearly there.

Edited by deleted (Wed 28-Feb-18 12:34:39)

ahh fair enough.. Basically this is catch 22 and if it goes wrong the op is out of a job in a new home..

Should be straightforward, they�ll run an empty fibre tube from the pole with the (unused) manifold at the top via the existing poles to the property, down the wall to a new CSP at ground level (has to be ground level as they won�t take the splicing machine up a ladder,etc). The empty fibre tube can either be a continuous length oR two or more sections joined with push fit plumbing style joints.

Once there�s a continuous tube path from the green box at the bottom of the pole with the manifold to the CSP the fibre will be blown through in a continuous length, don�t think it matters which end it�s blown from. There�ll be two fibre splices, one in the green box and one in the CSP.

I see. So the total distance from manifold to house of I guess around 125-30 metres is ok?

Mindful of that expression on the DSL checked "OH Feed Not Evaluated"...

I'm guessing it depends on how hard the blower thing blows, but is there also a physical distance limit when it gets to a single strand from the manifold?

Edited by deleted (Wed 28-Feb-18 12:54:50)

Should be fine, not sure what the maximum length that can be blown is (sure someone will say!) but it�s considerably further than you�ll need.

Wouldn�t worry about the �not evaluated� bit as if you can see the existing overhead copper then you�ve evaluated it!

In reply to a post by witchunt:

You or your representative will need to be present for both stages which makes it rather difficult to order before you have bought the place.

That's not true, they only need to be present for the internal work (stage 2), my next door neighbour was out at work for the external work, so the engineer installed the CSP box right by where the copper line enters the home.

It was the same for my neighbour across the road, he was on holiday for the external work, but he left instructions with BT on where he wanted the CSP installed.

I was at home for both external and internal work, so I could say where I wanted it all installed.

So no you don't need to be present for the external work, but it might be beneficial to you if you are.

Paul

In reply to a post by broadbandFlash:

@AL66
Thanks. The telephone cable is overhead from telegraph pole to gutter level of house.

I've measured the distance from the node connection on the pole to the house using Google Maps, and its around 112 meters (for some reason I'd thought it was 35), not including the 10 or so meters from last pole to corner of house:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1U3JbCW69SKSxlQ_aw8...

I understand that they can run the single stand of fibre some way, but does this sound ok? Sounds a long way to me.

They run the fibre from the same pole the copper line comes from.

If you want to PM me the Postcode and door number I will take a look, cannot promise anything though.

Paul

Edited by PaulKirby (Wed 28-Feb-18 20:14:11)