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Re: Fibre install question - house
Thanks, that's helpful. I think I've found the conduit, which was near the old utility closet, which we had moved during renos. So, the existing coaxial now runs from the new utility closet up through a drop ceiling and then down through the conduit (by the utility closet) outside the house. Last question: If I really want control over how the fibre optic line is run in the house, such that the Ont can be stored in my new utility closet (where the rest of my equipment is), running up through the false ceiling and down through the existing conduit, ending up outside the house where the existing cables come in, am I better off hiring someone outside of Telus to do that work? Can they just leave the end of the fibre outside the house for Telus to connect it to the line running to the road? Can I pay the Telus guy extra to spend the extra time fishing the wires? If so, can I choose a Telus guy who's up for that sort of stuff (so he knows in advance I'm looking for a particular install path and prepared to pay accordingly)? I'm the kind of guy who believes you get what you pay for, and I'm a little worried about a "free" install taking the path of least resistance (literally and figuratively) through our renovated place.Re: Fibre install question - house
Thanks. Would I have control over how the fibre gets routed internally? I don't know the path the current coaxial takes, but is it fair to assume it would be unlikely that the fibre can be pulled through in lieu of the current wiring that goes to the inside of the closet? Or can the fibre get connected to the existing wires running from the outside of the house to the inside of the closet?Fibre install question - house
I know there are a boatload of posts on this, but I still can't quite figure it out. We did renos on a couple of years back and I asked them to install new cable runs from the utility closet in the middle of the house to the box outside the house (demarcation point). From a random picture I just dug up during construction, I don't think the cables were run through conduit and I never asked to run fibre optic. I do have a Cat6 outlet on the opposite side of the wall of the demarcation point, but there's built in cabinetry, a desk, etc. on that wall, as well as the main circuit panel for the house. We were with Telus, but post-renos switched to Shaw because the max speed was 150Mbs with Telus. Telus has now installed fibre in the neighbourhood, so thinking of switching back to Telus but don't want a messy install. I only see one coaxial cable coming from the street (via conduit( to the demarcation point. Not sure if Shaw/Telus just switch that cable between their services in their utility box closer to the street? I suppose Telus would look to run fibre through that same conduit? My question is ... I'm guessing there's nothing in the pics that looks like fibre, which would mean punching a hole into the cabinetry/wall to stick the ONT near power and Ethernet, which would then backhaul to my own router in my utility closet?
