In reply to a post by Taras:

it depends on the engineer who comes along, if its an OR one the chances are that you will get what you want. If its kelly or mj quinn then hello roulette mode

the thing is you are going to be doing this

fibre

Down then up

Cat cable down from office/bedroom.

What kind of bandwidth do you need in the office compared to the living room?

Well I have opted for 550Mbps down and 70Mbps up so ideally I'd want the full bandwidth in both locations.

In reply to a post by MHC:

CSPs can be installed indoors - mine is. The "rule" seems to be - in a location where a ladder is not required for access.

Hi MHC,

In my case, if that needs to happen they would run the fibre down from the overhead line, into the CSP and then back up the wall to the 1st floor, which may not be ideal for them.

In reply to a post by CJT:

In reply to a post by MHC:

CSPs can be installed indoors - mine is. The "rule" seems to be - in a location where a ladder is not required for access.

Hi MHC,

In my case, if that needs to happen they would run the fibre down from the overhead line, into the CSP and then back up the wall to the 1st floor, which may not be ideal for them.

The csp could be placed in the bedroom/office rather than outside at ground level.

So you have 3 options

csp ground level, have the ont installed in the bedroom
ont & csp ground level cat5e/cat6 going back up to the bedroom/office
Ont & csp in the bedroom office.

this video shows the fibre splicer in action, and why it can't be done on a ladder plus its £1k worth of equipment (more likely 2k)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW0fm9n8WoU

In reply to a post by Taras:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW0fm9n8WoU

Loved that video fella

In reply to a post by Taras:

The csp could be placed in the bedroom/office rather than outside at ground level.

So you have 3 options

csp ground level, have the ont installed in the bedroom
ont & csp ground level cat5e/cat6 going back up to the bedroom/office
Ont & csp in the bedroom office.

this video shows the fibre splicer in action, and why it can't be done on a ladder plus its £1k worth of equipment (more likely 2k)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW0fm9n8WoU

Thanks Taras for the info,

I just need to decide where to locate the ONT.

I'm back with another question (sorry)

If I go for the option of taking a cable out of the living room, via the outside of the house and back into the "office, would this be suitable cable to use?

In reply to a post by CJT:

I'm back with another question (sorry)

If I go for the option of taking a cable out of the living room, via the outside of the house and back into the "office, would this be suitable cable to use?

One that's categorised for external use, which will generally mean that it's black. But it doesn't follow that all back cables are good for use outside so check the specs carefully. It should be quite obvious, as it's a selling point.

Yes, fine. MAybe a little overkill going for Cat6 screened. Kenable has several Cat5e options too.

In reply to a post by MHC:

Yes, fine. Maybe a little overkill going for Cat6 screened. Kenable has several Cat5e options too.

Thanks MHC in which case this cable looks like a better option?

That should be fine, unless you have screened patch panels/sockets when the screen variant could be used. %e is way easier to work with than 6 plus there is also white available if that would be a better option.