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Broadband Related => FTTP Rollout => Topic started by: tiffy on May 14, 2022, 08:51:45 PM

Title: FTTP in NewBuild Flat
Post by: tiffy on May 14, 2022, 08:51:45 PM
My grandson is moving into a new build, 1 bedroom, upstairs flat with his partner in a small 15 dwelling brand new development, OR full fibre is pre-installed with the ONT fitted and powered, Virgin have also pre-cabled (likely fibred) the complete site, inside and out, ready to go.
At the ONT location, 5 ethernet LAN sockets have also been pre-installed to points all around the flat with a double at the TV location in case the Hub needs to be situated there for optimum Wi-Fi coverage, very well thought out and engineered.

He has opted to sign up with BT for 300/50 service and was initially given a 1 week "install" date with the Hub being dispatched right away, however, OR have knocked this back to the normal 3 weeks install date, a bit disappointing considering the ONT is already in and the fibre lit, would have thought that this would have been a 5/10 minute job for the OR engineer authorising the ONT and plugging in the Hub.
Title: Re: FTTP in NewBuild Flat
Post by: burakkucat on May 14, 2022, 09:15:34 PM
That's disappointing. Do you know the colour of the ONT's PON and LOS LEDs?

You say that the fibre is lit, so I presume the PON LED is green and the LOS LED is red.
Title: Re: FTTP in NewBuild Flat
Post by: meritez on May 14, 2022, 09:18:26 PM
That sounds like a Jubilee bank holiday issue.
Title: Re: FTTP in NewBuild Flat
Post by: tiffy on May 14, 2022, 10:51:49 PM
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That's disappointing. Do you know the colour of the ONT's PON and LOS LEDs?

Power LED is green.
PON LED is green.
LOS LED is out (unless I unplug the fibre when it turns red)
LAN LED is out (no Hub connected as yet)

ie, A healthy ONT with a working (but not yet authenticated) fibre connection awaiting a Hub.

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That sounds like a Jubilee bank holiday issue.

Possible but more likely to believe that it's OR's local bureaucracy, an install is an install regardless of the perceived work scope, BT were more realistic with their initial activation time estimate and did agree to dispatch the Hub right away.

However, they will just have to be patient, obviously being without BB connectivity for 3 weeks is quite a big deal to two young adults!   
Title: Re: FTTP in NewBuild Flat
Post by: burakkucat on May 14, 2022, 11:41:22 PM
A healthy ONT with a working (but not yet authenticated) fibre connection awaiting a Hub.

Yes, agreed.
Title: Re: FTTP in NewBuild Flat
Post by: tiffy on June 06, 2022, 08:27:58 PM
Grandson had his FTTP "enabled" this afternoon, OR engineer on site for less than 10 minutes as indeed would be expected with a new build, 100% hardware completed fibre install as outlined earlier in this post.

It's a pity that OR in this area anyway don't seem to differentiate this type of new build fibre install/activation from the much more common, labour intensive varient and still applied the 3 weeks plus appointment waiting time, BT were more reasonable and dispatched the SH-2 immediately after placing the order once the circumstances were explained, likely assuming that OR would supply a more reasonable activation date.
The OR engineer had no idea regarding the required work scope on arrival and was clearly very happy with the very minimal effort required on his part, he had a normal 4 hour installation slot allocated!

Anyway, grandson's a happy bunny now with his 500/50 FTTP service.
Title: Re: FTTP in NewBuild Flat
Post by: burakkucat on June 06, 2022, 10:53:39 PM
Anyway, grandson's a happy bunny now with his 500/50 FTTP service.

That's good to know.