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savaii

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#146900 2-Jun-2014 11:11
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When getting UFB installed, who decides where the ONT is installed? Does the customer/user have the final say or does the Service Company get to install it wherever they want?
Reason I ask is because I have heard some horror stories about Fibre installers forcing the modem to be installed in an location unsuitable for wifi signal propagation such as a garage on the opposite side of the house from where the computers are located.




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  #1057871 2-Jun-2014 11:49
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Reason I ask is because I have heard some horror stories about Fibre installers forcing the modem to be installed in an location unsuitable for wifi signal propagation such as a garage on the opposite side of the house from where the computers are located.


Umm I dont know who has been telling these horror stores but the positioning of the ONT (which is the modem part of the two devices for UFB) has nothing to do with Wifi delivery nor the connection to computers -  that would be handled by/from a Router device (the second device) either supplied by the provider or customer (known as the RGW - Residentual GateWay) and the positioning of this unit is up to the Customer and can be anyware (generaly needs power) . The end user hasve to pay for any additional cableing required to connect it back to the ONT if it isnt being installed in close proximity to the ONT.

Generaly the ONT is not installed in bedrooms due to the amount of light (flashing off the LEDS)




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