Best way to install Infinity?
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We are now starting final prep to move to our new house.
I am going to go with BT for the broadband. There is FTTC.
The master socket is in the hall way next to the front door.
Ideally I want the home hub in the office...
However the office is on the third floor...
I have no knowledge of infinity of FTTC as I have never had it before.
I am just finishing with cables now so I can in theory run any kind of cable from the master to the office - but what will BT want / allow?
TIA!
I am going to go with BT for the broadband. There is FTTC.
The master socket is in the hall way next to the front door.
Ideally I want the home hub in the office...
However the office is on the third floor...
I have no knowledge of infinity of FTTC as I have never had it before.
I am just finishing with cables now so I can in theory run any kind of cable from the master to the office - but what will BT want / allow?
TIA!
infinity consumer equipment "has to" connect directly into the master socket and not an extension. You won't just have a homehub (or any of the many far better third party routers which you'll buy if you're not a complete masochist) but also another box which sits upstream of the homehub. So, it will be a mess in your hallway. Move the master.
Blown2CV said:
infinity consumer equipment "has to" connect directly into the master socket and not an extension. You won't just have a homehub (or any of the many far better third party routers which you'll buy if you're not a complete masochist) but also another box which sits upstream of the homehub. So, it will be a mess in your hallway. Move the master.
No it doesn't. You can connect your hub to any extension anywhere in your house. Thing is that BT will only guarantee you XMbs at the point of entry of your line.red_slr said:
We are now starting final prep to move to our new house.
I am going to go with BT for the broadband. There is FTTC.
The master socket is in the hall way next to the front door.
Ideally I want the home hub in the office...
However the office is on the third floor...
I have no knowledge of infinity of FTTC as I have never had it before.
I am just finishing with cables now so I can in theory run any kind of cable from the master to the office - but what will BT want / allow?
TIA!
Run a cat 5 cable office to the nte in the hall then the cat 5 can be used as a data extn leaving the the rest of the wiring intact and useable for voice .I am going to go with BT for the broadband. There is FTTC.
The master socket is in the hall way next to the front door.
Ideally I want the home hub in the office...
However the office is on the third floor...
I have no knowledge of infinity of FTTC as I have never had it before.
I am just finishing with cables now so I can in theory run any kind of cable from the master to the office - but what will BT want / allow?
TIA!
Buy an openreach modem that plugs in the hall. It's white so doesn't look unsightly and you can wall mount it
Run cat5 to your office where you should put in an Asus N66U router
This will get you the best performance as the homehub is rubbish compared to an Asus N66U
Having the separate openreach modem provides faster speeds and greater stability. I've run this setup and it's much better than a homehub
Run cat5 to your office where you should put in an Asus N66U router
This will get you the best performance as the homehub is rubbish compared to an Asus N66U
Having the separate openreach modem provides faster speeds and greater stability. I've run this setup and it's much better than a homehub
dickymint said:
Blown2CV said:
infinity consumer equipment "has to" connect directly into the master socket and not an extension. You won't just have a homehub (or any of the many far better third party routers which you'll buy if you're not a complete masochist) but also another box which sits upstream of the homehub. So, it will be a mess in your hallway. Move the master.
No it doesn't. You can connect your hub to any extension anywhere in your house. Thing is that BT will only guarantee you XMbs at the point of entry of your line.Dodsy said:
My master socket was in the living room with an extension socket in my upstairs office. When BT installed infinity2 their engineer just swapped it around and made my office the master.
In my case an engineer had to come out to put a new style master socket in so it was an easy ask
This is what happened at my daughter's house.In my case an engineer had to come out to put a new style master socket in so it was an easy ask
rossmc88 said:
A homehub 5 has a built in vdsl modem so you don't need the separate modem but the separate modem provides a more stable connection than the rubbish home hub 5
What is wrong with the HH5 modem? Are you speaking from experience?Yes I'm speaking from experience that home hubs are rubbish
I'm also a network engineer to trade and I have BT infinity in my own house
I've tried lots of different setups with routers and what I posted above is the optimum setup for BT infinity
I'm also a network engineer to trade and I have BT infinity in my own house
I've tried lots of different setups with routers and what I posted above is the optimum setup for BT infinity
Edited by rossmc88 on Sunday 31st January 14:35
bimsb6 said:
Blown2CV said:
all homehubs are utter ste. I've got an apple airport extreme and it's been so much more stable and faster.
Shock horror , the FREE. Router provided isn't the best on the market .there are however several million of them working around the uk .Are you that massive a homehub fan that you felt aggrieved by my comments?
Dodsy said:
My master socket was in the living room with an extension socket in my upstairs office. When BT installed infinity2 their engineer just swapped it around and made my office the master.
In my case an engineer had to come out to put a new style master socket in so it was an easy ask
if openreach have to update the master socket , asking the openreach person who comes to do the install will do no harm at allIn my case an engineer had to come out to put a new style master socket in so it was an easy ask
people suggesting moving the master socket , especially in newer properties or where Openreach have done work in the recent past run the risk of being charged for 'correcting an illegal installation' ... ( all depends what is on the record for the property - if the only thing that has been done in living memory is changing to plug in then illegally mod away before they come and hope you get away with it )
Run a data cable (or two) from your office to the BT point in the hall.
Ask the OpenReach engineer to extend the connection up to the office and he should just jelly crimp (google it) two cores together and that will extend the link up to your office, he'll then put the new NTE plate on in the office.
This is what I did, except I did it for him to get the phone link down from the loft, where it comes in, to the current position under the stairs. Will do it again in a couple of months when the whole lot is moving into the converted front 1/3 of the garage.
V.
Ask the OpenReach engineer to extend the connection up to the office and he should just jelly crimp (google it) two cores together and that will extend the link up to your office, he'll then put the new NTE plate on in the office.
This is what I did, except I did it for him to get the phone link down from the loft, where it comes in, to the current position under the stairs. Will do it again in a couple of months when the whole lot is moving into the converted front 1/3 of the garage.
V.
rossmc88 said:
Yes I'm speaking from experience that home hubs are rubbish
I'm also a network engineer to trade and I have BT infinity in my own house
I've tried lots of different setups with routers and what I posted above is the optimum setup for BT infinity
I'll say it again, and as a 'network engineer' you will know, BT only guarantee their max Mbs to the incoming point so whatever you do from there CAN NOT be better. do you agree?I'm also a network engineer to trade and I have BT infinity in my own house
I've tried lots of different setups with routers and what I posted above is the optimum setup for BT infinity
Edited by rossmc88 on Sunday 31st January 14:35
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