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Vemo
Neighbour
4 years ago

FIBRE CABLE SPECS

I had a Telus technician come to my condo in March to set-up my unit for Fibre. He took one look at my router location and asked that I call an electrician to fish the fibre from the connector at my ...
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Nighthawk's avatar
Nighthawk
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4 years ago

That doesn't sound right. If the fibre has been run from the building/floor distribution box to your front door, then all you would need is a regular fibre installer from Telus to come out to install the line and the related hardware in the unit. The crew installing the fibre to the door is different than the Telus fibre install techs that do the in-unit work.

 

Are you currently using DSL? Did you call to get upgraded to fibre? Or did you call in for a new fibre install? Was a tech booked to come out to run the fibre in the unit from the door to where the router is?

 

Call Telus @ 1-855-595-5588 and ask the robot that answers about "fiber optic install".

 

Edit: Did you also confirm on Telus' website that fibre was available in the building / your unit? Usually once the lines are run to the doors of each unit, there is a period of testing and other work between the building and Telus before fibre is available in the building. In my building that period was I believe 3 or 4 weeks.

  • Vemo's avatar
    Vemo
    Neighbour
    4 years ago

    I did have a regular fiber installer come to complete the installation in my unit, not the team that set-up the building initially. Due to the layout of my unit, he would've had to run the fibre across my ceiling which they're not supposed to do. So, he recommended I call an electrician to fish the fibre through the ceiling; following, the Telus technician will come back to finish the router install. To be honest, I don't want the fibre cable exposed running across my ceiling either -- that would look dumb. 
    -I'm on copper and my neighbourhood is migrating to fibre. No option unless I move to Shaw (which I might have to!)
    -Yes, we're ready to move to fibre. Our building's cut over is later this month

    -I have called that number and many other numbers at Telus, even the development team that is responsible for setting up fibre. 

    -The phone number I was given for the technician was the actual in-home installer. Not the person setting-up the building. He has not returned any calls to myself or my electrician

    -I have even contacted my corporate contact through work (yes, I know this is residential) just to see if I could get in touch with anyone -- to no avail. 

     

    I don't understand why Telus would recommend an electrician is contacted and then have, seemingly, no way to confirm req's and specs. 

     

    I have preemptively ordered 9/125 single mode fibre cable with APC/APC.. we'll hope for the best...?

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