Sounds great.

Mikrotik routers are worth shortlisting too. I have the hEX PoE, which will probably be good enough for 350Mbps on a typical packet mix - but I would happily upgrade if necessary.

Check out the block diagrams (under "Support and download") for each model, to understand some of the limitations - e.g. you might find five gig ethernet ports share a single gig port to the CPU.

No connector on the house end because that�s how it comes ....

The ONT will be fitted, the black cable run round and in, losing its black jacket once inside showing the thinner white inner covering, then the connector will be put on the end, a light loss test made, if all good, then into ONT it goes. Hopefully you�ll be getting a steady PON light shortly after.

My update this week was good news, "Civils estimate to clear duct blockage has now been completed". I am reading this as the blockage is cleared although I guess it could mean the estimate to clear is done. It did appear on roadworks.org but didn't see any activity but I could well have missed it.

In reply to a post by abat:

My update this week was good news, "Civils estimate to clear duct blockage has now been completed". I am reading this as the blockage is cleared although I guess it could mean the estimate to clear is done. It did appear on roadworks.org but didn't see any activity but I could well have missed it.

It is amazing the ambiguity they can get into even a simple message!

In reply to a post by abat:

My update this week was good news, "Civils estimate to clear duct blockage has now been completed". I am reading this as the blockage is cleared although I guess it could mean the estimate to clear is done. It did appear on roadworks.org but didn't see any activity but I could well have missed it.

I'd read that as the estimate is in not the work done. But precise wording could make that clearer.

So the duct outside my house was finally cleared so now waiting for the cablers to return to actually do the final installation. The OR guys who cleared the duct were confused by the fibre cable - they said it was a 36 fibre cable not the smaller cable that would go to an individual house. When the cablers were here they measured out enough length to reach the back of my house where the ONT will be installed so they were expecting this 36 fibre cable to run straight to my ONT. Surely there will need to be a CBT installed somewhere nearby and a smaller fibre cable run to my house?

Something sounds askew there ...

I expect there has just been a misunderstanding, I reckon it�ll all work out right in the end.

In reply to a post by brookheather:

The OR guys who cleared the duct were confused by the fibre cable - they said it was a 36 fibre cable not the smaller cable that would go to an individual house. When the cablers were here they measured out enough length to reach the back of my house where the ONT will be installed so they were expecting this 36 fibre cable to run straight to my ONT. Surely there will need to be a CBT installed somewhere nearby and a smaller fibre cable run to my house?

They did that with mine. But as they'd already buried it it was too late!

Well the engineer returned and installed the external box and the ONT on Monday, but no flashing green light. They have a problem on one of the joints and the cold weather on Monday seems to have given them equipment issues getting this last fibre joint connected.
Back tomorrow in the hope it has warmed up, after then engineer is off on his holidays for a week (I don't doubt he deserves them). I hope it's tomorrow!

4-port ONT installed, come on. Holiday cottages full for half term. Faster Broadband by then would be ace.

Dave

In reply to a post by Garlic:

In reply to a post by brookheather:

The OR guys who cleared the duct were confused by the fibre cable - they said it was a 36 fibre cable not the smaller cable that would go to an individual house. When the cablers were here they measured out enough length to reach the back of my house where the ONT will be installed so they were expecting this 36 fibre cable to run straight to my ONT. Surely there will need to be a CBT installed somewhere nearby and a smaller fibre cable run to my house?

They did that with mine. But as they'd already buried it it was too late!

So they just connected one of the fibre strands in the 36 strand cable? Did they not install a CBT then - if not then did your neighbours not get native FTTP either?