Virgin broadband internal cabling
Posted: June 14th, 2018, 6:03 pm
I'm considering switching my broadband from ADSL to Virgin Media broadband (FTTC isn't available in my area). Virgin will need to run a cable into my flat and they have done this for neighbours so I know where the cable comes in which is not where I want to place my router (it's not where my telephone socket is currently hence not where my existing router, nas and a few other things are). Where I would want to place my Virgin router is about a 7 metre cable run away from where they are likely to bring the connection into my flat. I already have a well-defined cable route to get between the two points.
I'd like to understand a few things before going further with Virgin, in particular...
How does the connection come into a property? Is the cable that first comes through the wall almost immediately terminated at a junction box mounted on the inside of the property that has a connector to attach an internal cable to run from the junction box to the Virgin hub or is a long tail of cable pulled through into the property that then connects directly to the hub?
Assuming there is a separate internal cable from junction box to hub is that basically like a Sky satellite TV cable, i.e. a bit thicker than an ethernet cable and with similar or maybe very slightly less flexibility?
Again, assuming there is one, does anyone know if there are any limitations on the length of the internal cable, either technical ones or practical ones? For practical issues I'm thinking in terms of the installation engineer and whether they turn up with pre-made cables or if they have a roll of coax which they cut to length as required and crimp the connectors on at each end during the installation.
- Julian
I'd like to understand a few things before going further with Virgin, in particular...
How does the connection come into a property? Is the cable that first comes through the wall almost immediately terminated at a junction box mounted on the inside of the property that has a connector to attach an internal cable to run from the junction box to the Virgin hub or is a long tail of cable pulled through into the property that then connects directly to the hub?
Assuming there is a separate internal cable from junction box to hub is that basically like a Sky satellite TV cable, i.e. a bit thicker than an ethernet cable and with similar or maybe very slightly less flexibility?
Again, assuming there is one, does anyone know if there are any limitations on the length of the internal cable, either technical ones or practical ones? For practical issues I'm thinking in terms of the installation engineer and whether they turn up with pre-made cables or if they have a roll of coax which they cut to length as required and crimp the connectors on at each end during the installation.
- Julian