Relocating ONT when installing FTTP - possible?

[Riley Blue]

We're having BT FTTP installed next month but the existing master socket is in a very inconvenient place in a corner of the kitchen. We'd like the fibre ONT in a corner of the lounge, around a corner and along an external wall from where it is now.

Is that possible and if so, is it a job for Openreach?

[Riley Blue]

It's ducted.

The present location is just about the worst possible as there's nowhere to put the hub except on the kitchen window sill. Is it worth asking BT before installation is carried out?

[Riley Blue]

FunkyGibbon said:

Riley Blue said:

It's ducted.

Is it worth asking BT before installation is carried out?

You could try that, but the job will already be assigned to Openreach or one of their subbies.

CM gave the best advice, be nice offer loads of tea and biccies and the installer will put it where you want. The fact you had copper to the kitchen is just historical. They will be laying new fibre via the ducting, come out by the exiting duct and route it round your house and drill a new hole.

Make sure you have power where you want the ONT as that needs power as well as your router,

Thank you both. Your scenario above is what I had envisaged; there's power right by where we'd like the ONT located.

[Riley Blue]

All food for thought, it looks like it's possible one way or another - thanks.

[Riley Blue]

FTTP was installed on Monday. The ONT is where we wanted it to be in the lounge rather than in the kitchen and all it cost was two mugs of tea.