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that's a bad splice with high light loss [5:43 in the video]. should've been re-spliced right there and then. not cleaned at all before splicing. 'how not to do it 101'. Another bodge job by subcontractors...

Saying to the viewers that they're looking at the fibre (at the time of stripping the outer jacket) was wrong. That's the more of an outer tube that is covering the buffer and the buffer covers the fibre.

How tight is that patch cable at 8:11. Openreach or MJ Quinn are not quite the cable artisans that BT engineers once were.

We have just had the full fibre installed and are getting 330 mbps download and 9.96 upload, our phone doesn’t ring when someone call us, we have to use area code in when dealing locally! So at this moment not very happy! And this has been going on since January! We are having an engineer coming on May 11th to hopefully sort problem!!!

great hands on tutorial. i'm getting FTTP installed in a couple of weeks which is great but i live in a bungalow and wondered where they attach the fibre cable to my property from the telegraph pole and then down to the outside wall. they can't really attach it under the eaves near the guttering as it would be too low and could interfear with high sided vehicle in it's path. would they attach it further up on to the chimney then down the roof to the wall? i did hear that openreach are not allowed to secure cable to chimneys.

Hi, have you tried to by pass the openreach modem connecting the fiber directly to the UDM using a fiber SFP module?

wish there was a way to speed up the process for the installation my area still says dec 2026 wish it was quicker any suggestions

We never climbed a ladder with spurs on!

I am waiting to for western power to put connection on telephone pole because did have one western power not let Bt go up pole to do it

I want to work with you from bangladesh

Why the stupid music🤦‍♀️

If I remember correctly the acceptable target loss for any splice was 0.01 - 0.03db this guy had a splice with net loss of 0.32db dont think that is a good install.

Whats the difference between fttp and ftth and what kinds of speed difference does it make

Good info. I am trainee at the moment but this is what I am learning to do in my job. It blows my mind.

I was just looking around on the Internet in regards to having fibre internet from BT put in my home I found this video really really interesting often wondering how this was put together 🎉🎉

Love the dramatic music during the cable splicing, a very tense moment 😀

I am getting 150 down 30 up for 29.99 bt in 2 weeks 24 months. be fine for me.

Excellent informative demonstration! I found it particularly fascinating to see the process for joining the fibres. It's remarkable how far modern technology has come. Thanks!

hi rob, are you still using lightspeed broadband? could you give an update on their service? i'm tempted by them but not 100% on board just yet

If i need to extend this fibre optic cable - i mean buy longer lengh to reposition current modem/router what should i look for exacly? 10m or 15m, i was only given 2m and unit at my window sill.

I have a question, did BT feed a pre-terminated cable out of the cabin and then perform the splice, or did they also terminate the cable on the inside of the cabin (green connector going into the BT box) ? Thank you

Its a different story when its underground. Still waiting for a connection after 2 months and several openreach visits.

what i think is most impressive is who actually thinks of these things lets send internet down a glass tube thats like a hair size and u can get like 1gbps - 10gbps speeds down it

Can you tell me how far the distance between the modem and router can be? If I want to put the model I'm my loft where the line enters, could it run maybe 15m to downstairs?

Don't forget to plug both the ONT and Router into a UPS/ Battery backup because you need both of these devices to function to maintain a digital voice/ phone service in the event of a powercut!!

loss was 0.32dB, as a fibre splicer I wouldn’t have accepted that, I aim for 0.00dB loss on all splices but have accepted up to 0.04dB max

Fibre replaces the phone wires then. I hope all the noise I've been getting from wire affecting my, and other radio amateurs, will end if it's on fibre. Or will it? If I caused as much noise on radio as they cause I'd be shut down. G4GHB.

Many thanks for this video, had lot's of information I needed as a trainee in this field 👍👍

Hi rob that video was great from start to finish 👍

What are the 2 Speer aye bits of fiber that get spliced? Like where did they come from/going to?

Very helpful thank you. It showed the two screws to open the box as my box has been positioned right under the mini roof over the front door. I've been wondering whether the wet and filth is getting into the box,same as it is into the IPwotsit box taking the electrics out to the garage!! Soaking jnside!

Openreach have to have a person on the ground if there is another climbing the pole but stubbies don't....... Always hope you get a proper OR engineer to do your install not a subbie.

What’s the tool u use for marking box ?

Another thing the I fogot to mention is that in the event of a power cut, the digital handsets loose all the data stored on them and each handset has to be paired to the router yet again!!

The download is not same as up load I get 1000 1000 with lit fibre

For an open reach business fibre install do you still need an ont after the AVDA before the router? So would it be the same theory as this?

Subscribed. Appreciate the extra information that you disseminate here through the comments as well as through video. Thanks.

Usual to put splice protector in first then coil fibre.

Had phone call from Bt say my full fibre going to go under ground now went will get full fibre have got clue went for them to other survey And get planning permission

Excellent video demonstrating how the fibre rollout in the UK has been screwed up by use of low skilled labour and subcontractors. I had FTTP installed in 2012, true BT skilled engineer spliced pigtails that connect to my ONT to a blown fibre, ten years later and now using multi channel multi port pushing 2.6Gb, no issues - everyone I know who had installs after 2015 are suffering from serious losses when going past 800meg now due to the types of install shown in this video! I see the cowboys in the streets lashing fibre every day now, fag in mouth, loving not having to deliver pizza anymore..... Networks gone to shite before ever being finished. My neighbours connection made recently would just not work so they stuck the OTDR on it and found nine poor splices on the link, all the way back to the exchange!! Money talks I suppose

Which splicing machine you used with cleaver and striper built in. Good video

No cinbin. So is he just throwing the glass off cuts on the ground. Bad working practice.

Could the box he's put on the outside go on the inside if possible ??

How long for a typical install ?

So much wrong with this, no TETRA climbing pole, wrong ladder position, no gloves splicing cable, no double cleats on cable radius, fibre not cleaned etc etc etc

This quins engineer is very lucky not to be sacked due not adhering to health and safety regs! No drum, No pullys, No sash lines for the overhead installation 😮. Let me guess he walked the cable to the premises? No arc calibration before the splice😅 #cowboys😂

he didnt even check the noise level

bt fibre does not change how bigger the download speeds in the area ,it is just a constant of the same download speed you had before but not down copper wiring . but it still goes through copper wiring from outside your home for example if you only get 30mgs download speed that is all you going to get which is just enough to watch tv in hd or play games to such with high latency so you would have to camp a lot i do not see the point unless you can update your systems to be honest.