FTC to FTP Upgrade Procedure

[#1]

@Melltt. Forget how your existing line gets to your property. It may be a better option to route the fiber on the left of your drive (don't know what it is like there, or if you even own it), put the CSP inside the garage and then the ONT in your hallway.

Keep an eye out for the surveyor

[#2]

The 10m fibre could be run internally through the closed porch and into the garage then the hall.  A possibility.

[#3]

@Melltt 

There is always comfort in what you know against the unknown.

Given the speeds available it might be worth having a good think about the ONT going in the front room rather than the hallway. There are various ways to move the internet signal around the house if there's a problem with the router in the front room. A bit of investment could be all you need once FTTP is installed. This would be a more or less guarenteed location for the ONT.

If you really want to keep the router in the hallway then is it possible to run an internal cable from the front room? If not, you could predrill holes in the porch and garage for the cable and hope the installer is happy to use them. If they don't have to do the drilling (other than the house entry point for the fibre) then it makes the job easier and less time consuming so they might say OK - I can do that.

However, you just don't know until the day of install. Even if you see the surveyor, the best they could probably offer is yes, it's a possibility. It all depends on who does the house install.

Brian

[#4]

If they don't have to do the drilling (other than the house entry point for the fibre)

AIUI they wont do any drilling other than the entry point. If there are existing holes/trunking then then will likely be prepared to use them.