Will – (Below) I’m in total agreement with your situation and if you are in farming, the chances of a nasty accident away from good communications are quite high. Neb – (below) 3 all day planned power cuts this year plus quite a few short breaks and glitches in power supply, reliability is not to urban levels. And I am registered as having Electricity Supply priority though that doesn’t seem to mean more than getting a phone call or letter. Our personal electricity usage is increasing including Electric cars and a considerable number of homes are fed overhead. Storm Arwen also showed us “the wrong kind of weather” can bring pylon cables down. As examples of smaller units with a just a single gig port, the Huawei EG8010 is only 83mm x 69mm x 28mm and draws only 2.5w with the Nokia 7368 ISAM ONT G-010G-Q being 89 mm x 82 mm x 27 but states >4w In short, if vulnerable consumers find they have no alternative to their FTTP line during a power cut and can’t get a battery unit from the ISP, then it’s probably wise to highlight Ofcom’s guidance to the ISP and to also inform the regulator, so that they can gather evidence on how the industry is or is not responding to such situations.

There’s a couple of things you'll need to do to get the best results. You'll need to use a laptop or desktop to run the test, so if you're on an iPhone or iPad you should switch to a computer. Then: More homes with Solar Panels (if only part load) with Storage that continues to work if the grid is down (many don’t).

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We might also need also need to drill an extra small hole or two outside to work safely on our ladders. It will really help us if you can clear some space for us to work. And you’ll need your new router to hand when we get there. We’ll run a fibre optic cable, from a nearby telegraph pole or underground, to a small junction box on an external wall. NOTE: Pictured top left is an internal picture of the FTTP cabinet that Openreach currently install inside homes, with the ONT on the left and the BBU on the right.

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Not sure why the alternative has to be something PoE capable. The existing has worked fine for a few hundred thousand installs. Something for consideration in the future as I’ve said but I can’t see either SFP or wires-only being a thing unless plugging the fibre into an Openreach approved router that they are able to provision. The BT-Openreach contractors told me that they areinstalling 1.0 Gbps to the estate.The installation has the physical appearance of being FTTdp on the telegraph pole next to my house.

The operator is currently in the process of deploying their 1000Mbps capable FTTP “ full fibre” broadband network to cover 3 million UK homes and businesses by the end of 2020. After that they also have an ambition to extend the service’s coverage to a total of 10 million premises by around 2025. Without exception every PON installation I’ve seen in the UK has been delivered via a full fibre run inside the building with a splitter node or several in the basement or comms room. These speeds look great on paper but the sad fact is that for the majority of users unless they are plugged straight into the router over a cat cable that can handle these speeds then these speeds will not be achievable for 99% of users.For our premium managed installation, our engineers will set up a home or office to make the most of the service. That includes: Moving your router won't make your Internet connection faster, but it should make it more reliable and stable – which can be important when it comes to streaming, video calling or online gaming.

It's powered by four rechargeable AA batteries which we provide as part of the initial installation. It's your responsibility to make sure the batteries are charged and to replace them when necessary. Nokia already provide the necessary bits to allow a user to register their ONT themselves using a phone app etc. It is what will happen. Nokia call it ONT easy start ( https://www.nokia.com/networks/solutions/ont-easy-start/) Can anyone comment on this please. I’ve been carefully studying FTTP option as we have been offered FTTP (up to 900 down by BT, I’m likely to go for 150 down, and needing a much faster upload speed soon) at our home. Poles in the lane about half mile from fibre cabinet) have carried OR fibre for a couple of years but now being marketed for our postcode. After reading this excellent review, I’ve understood that if fibre line is now routed from the nearest pole about 35 metres away from which the current ADSL line runs to our eaves outside it would replace the current BT ADSL broadband (only 4 down, minimal up) and phone. I don’t think it will be too long before Trading Standards are involved in these ISP speed declarations. Connect to your router using an Ethernet (wired) connection and switch off the Wi-Fi on your computer. If the speed test results are okay when you're using the cable, it could be the Wi-Fi that's causing the issuesOf course the van supplier will allow me to do a test now and then which will shows that indeed the engine runs at 500mph and I’ll feel good. Then I’ll take the kid to school at 50mph feeling good that someday it might be 500mph. Then I propose running a Cat 6a cable (Shown Green Dashed Line, Hidden beneath skirting etc) directly to the router which would be situated where the current one lives and can connect to ethernet cables and switches already there. Clear and consistent advice to consumers. Including that not all fixed or mobile provision is the same (e.g OR FTTC has street powered kit, their FTTP does not. VM has street powered for both their HFC and FTTP. Other operators vary in design).