New BT cable to be run but house renovations completed?

New BT cable to be run but house renovations completed?

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Andehh

Original Poster:

7,107 posts

205 months

Friday 9th December 2016
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Mattt said:
What if you just replaced the end of the ducting with grey...
Have left my Dad a message saying to be mindful of them asking the question of colour (thanks very much guys!) and the need for us to come up with some form of conspiracy grade cover up job may be needed! wink In truth, for the sake of a couple hours and £100-200 odd probably just dig it up again if we had to. For the sake of not wanting to upset BT & go without internet whilst the point is debated...

2lefthands

400 posts

138 months

Friday 9th December 2016
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They won't put it in black, had this a few times. Solved by cable to junction DIY/sparky and BT doing the final connections. Colours underground are for clarity, it's why I like to see people panic when they strike my yellow stuff hehe

Andehh

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7,107 posts

205 months

Friday 9th December 2016
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Yeah, might come down to hoping for a friendly BT engineer who gives us the cable & goes off for a coffee & sandwhich on us and comes back to simply plug it in the junction cable under the manhole.

2lefthands

400 posts

138 months

Friday 9th December 2016
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Just buy the cable, don't get in to begging and bartering.

Andehh

Original Poster:

7,107 posts

205 months

Monday 9th January 2017
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Just to update this thread:

After much fking around by BT/Openreach, (3 months, 2 engineers visits and surveyor visit) we went straight to the CEO's office. That same day we got a call from their executive support team who instantly kicked thins into gear.

No negotiations were needed, as we said what we wanted - supply us the cable, we will lay it, your engineer connects to the junction box and to our master socket and we call it quits, and they agreed to it.

Week later 100m of armoured cable arrived, which we routed into their manhole (via exiting duct under the lane) and routed into our 'electronics cupboard' and the next day an engineer arrived and connected it all up; broadband up & running.

Openreach blamed BT, BT blamed Openreach but within a week of contacting BT's CEO's office everything happened in quick fashion.

Broadband up and running at a mind blowingly blistering....5Mb!



Edited by Andehh on Monday 9th January 08:54