Telephone points etc

[brizospark]

How many of you guys take on work wiring phone points an the like? Recently I have been asked to do this sort of work. I mean wiring a new phone point extension is simply enough but what about when it comes to fault finding, upgrading junction boxes to master sockets etc? Should sparks really be going this work or is telecoms work a different entity altogether?

 

[telectrix]

Think i unnerstand that. But both the redundant cable and the cable to the existing house phone sockets come from the telecom external box.

 

[UNG]

Think i unnerstand that. But both the redundant cable and the cable to the existing house phone sockets come from the telecom external box.

Diagram below excuse the quality and the size never uploaded anything before just hope this makes it a bit clearer
I use the PJ filled crimps for making the connections in the external box View attachment 21053

 

[7029 dave]

At the prices BT are quoting can't see FTTP / FoD being a realistic cost option for a residential install. The BT Infinity FTTC option is probably more likely so no fibre optic worries at the premises

Spoke to BT colleague,he said on a lot of big new build developments they are running in optic fibre on the d side of the network from cabinet right up to customer's premises.

 

[danibanez]

How many of you guys take on work wiring phone points an the like? Recently I have been asked to do this sort of work. I mean wiring a new phone point extension is simply enough but what about when it comes to fault finding, upgrading junction boxes to master sockets etc? Should sparks really be going this work or is telecoms work a different entity altogether?

Dont know about you guys but generally in the stuff I do, we take every data point back to a patch panel then have the most tedious job of making of somewhere in the region on 100-200 data cables into the cabinet.... Looks neat when done though i guess.. Just a big part of a sparks job these days

 

[rmc86uk]

Spoke to BT colleague,he said on a lot of big new build developments they are running in optic fibre on the d side of the network from cabinet right up to customer's premises.

On a commercial premises yes there would be but Domestic would be FTTC. Far too costly for domestic.

 

[7029 dave]

Well I can only go on face value that's what I was told and was talking about domestic!!

 

[rmc86uk]

Can't see it myself and it costs thousands of pounds!

 

[UNG]

Spoke to BT colleague,he said on a lot of big new build developments they are running in optic fibre on the d side of the network from cabinet right up to customer's premises.

Well I can only go on face value that's what I was told and was talking about domestic!!

With an installation cost of £500 plus a distance based construction charge on top then it's a £100 a month with a 3 year contract period can't see many if any residential customers paying that

Unless BT are doing some research / trials I can't see them installing fibre optic to residential premises without a firm order at a time when they are reducing the number of pairs in copper cables to save on cable costs

I think someone is possibly getting terminology twisted as BT Infinity is delivered as fibre speed broadband although the last few hundred yards is copper

 

[rmc86uk]

With an installation cost of £500 plus a distance based construction charge on top then it's a £100 a month with a 3 year contract period can't see many if any residential customers paying that

Unless BT are doing some research / trials I can't see them installing fibre optic to residential premises without a firm order at a time when they are reducing the number of pairs in copper cables to save on cable costs

I think someone is possibly getting terminology twisted as BT Infinity is delivered as fibre speed broadband although the last few hundred yards is copper

I'm with you all the way on this one plus I bet 99% of domestic fibre optic users won't even know this either!