Yes, that was me, too. The reason I sought a second opinion was that I regularly get junk mail from Virgin.

I currently get 5+Mbps download and 0.7Mbps upload speeds via my 'phone line and Talktalk,

Your line most likely is not a fibre-optic line, rather it's probably just a old copper wire with a MaxDSL service. Neither BT nor Virgin offer wide-spread fibre-optic lines to the end-user's premises, in fact the UK is way behind many other countries when it comes to genuine fibre-optic lines.

The op is aware of the fact his line is not fibre etc. He just happens to have a fibre cab outside their property (whether BT or VM, don't know) but was asking about laying duct since they are having their drive relaid.

In reply to a post by Rockh:

He just happens to have a fibre cab outside their property

Does he? Have you ever heard of a Virgin or BT cabinet being called a "fibre termination box", and no clarification despite two requests for such?

For all we know it's just some small chamber under the tarmac where Virgin terminate their cabal ready to pipe it to some property.

..course, what hasn't been mentioned, the OP will only be able to duct to the edge of his property, to run duct direct in to the box, he would need the boxes owners permission, and similar from the council plus liability insurance for whoever does the dig across the pavement.

I seem to have caused a bit of confusion. Here's the history:

Some time ago, a contractor dug up the streets all round where I live and left a small, triangular termination "box" outside each property. As far as I can tell, it's empty.

I'm not planning to change from my copper-based installation, ie broadband via the phone line with Talktalk as provider, any tome soon, but think that it may be a good idea, whilst relaying my drive, to install a duct from the triangular box to a point adjacent to the outside wall of my property. That way, if I decide to go for a supply from that triangular box sometime in the future, whatever it is, I can get it done without digging up my drive or garden.

As reported above, I now have the technical information I was looking for.

Thanks again,

Ian

Even more confusing, I forgot to sign in before making the above post. Silly me!

And another thing! The triangular termination box sits right outside my garden wall, adjacent to the drive. If I go ahead, I'll install the duct so that it terminates on my property, just on the other side of the wall to the triangular box. All I'm looking to do is make it easy for the installer to get from the box to my property without making a mess. If it helps, I'll take a photo of the offending item.

Cheers,

Ian

In reply to a post by adebov:

I'd put money on the top picture (the 'how it should be done') being a mock-up and the lower picture (the 'how not to do it') being the real-life installation from a typical British building site

I've looked into many a footway joint-box in my life and I can say that the original GPO installed, then laterly BT installed and finially OR installed (or installed for . . .) have been to the "how it should be done" standard.

I have also been shown a photograph of a Virgin installed (or installed for . . .) joint box that is just like the "how not to do it" image. To be fair to Virgin a number of joint-boxes they now control were built in that silly phase in the 1990s where "one man and his dog" seemed to be cashing in on the CATV cabling infrastructure boom.