So after years of waiting we finally got FTTP installed, the installation went pretty smoothly, the engineers were friendly, they pulled the new line across the old line from the house to the telegraph pole, then took the old copper line down so it looks nice a tidy, then attached a grey box to the outside wall before it goes into the corner of the window frame.
Model Name: NOKIA-ONT
Model Number: G-010G-Q
ICS: 02 MRev: 02 Month: 06 Year: 2022
But... THEN! When the engineers finished their job, they plugged the Smart Hub 2 in and noticed it didn't power on at all, the switch was turned on at the back, we tried different power sockets, even tried using the old power adapter and no lights, nothing! So they told us they tried to get in touch with near by vans to see if anyone else had a spare hub, so about half an hour later they told us there's no point them waiting around, which is fair enough, and that they would ring my mobile when they found one. But I had a feeling we wouldn't hear or see from them again (We didn't) so yesterday we called BT to get a replacement sent which they guaranteed would be here by today, it wasn't... So for 2 days we will be without Internet and phone! (Or longer if it doesn't come tomorrow), I'm already experiencing the downside of VOIP, no Internet = no nothing! 😄
Anyway I took this opportunity to dismantle the broken Smart Hub 2 and share some pictures of the board and chips and stuff.