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#177675 11-Aug-2015 11:36
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Hi I'm pretty keen to rewire my ground level granny flat because our VDSL performance doesn't seem great for our location in relation the exchange.  

 

Our 4 wire cable runs into the roof into another apartment, but I can see the buildings cabling run into one of these telecom points (I stole this photo from Yabanize's post so you can see what ours looks like) - our one is butted up against our apartment and its cables run from ground, connect to the apartments lines which run into a hole in the wall) so I figure this is probably what I should consider my ETP.
 https://cdn.geekzone.co.nz/imagessubs/blog4660ea19005a923b568aa841a2263a9b.jpg

Replacing our 4 wire cable is going to be a huge hassle because it runs into the roof and into another apartment, because it's a rental I also don't want to mess with replacing it - I was just hoping to connect a Cat5e cable from this Telecom box around the outside of the apartment into our aerial cable hole which is a great location (which is all private and fenced off from public and other apartment users), then connect that to our VDSL master filter.  This means it doesn't involve messing with the existing cabling, and means I can easily return it to original when we vacate

Problem is that I will need to find what pair belongs to our apartment, will this work? http://www.trademe.co.nz/computers/other/auction-930355275.htm 

 

Will doing this get me in trouble with Chorus?  I'll use jelly clips for connecting the wires, but I do plan to run our cat5 cable around the outside of the apartment for about 10m. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  #1362801 11-Aug-2015 13:02
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There is nothing inside those grey pillars that a homeowner needs to be touching. Constant removal of the pillar caps by inquisitive residents results in loose fitting seals, allowing ingress of dust & moisture - impacting service performance.   
Do not interfere with, attempt to modify or reconfigure any part of the Chorus network.  

If you don't know what you are doing you will likely cause more trouble - resulting in more cost to you - by making ill-informed changes to your home wiring. You may also inadvertently interfere with your neighbour's service - so just don't touch it.  

If you are renting and you believe that the internal wiring of your flat is impacting on your broadband performance then ask your landlord to get Chorus to install a master splitter & dedicated broadband jackpoint.  

Alternatively call in a qualified installer (there are a couple recommended in these forum discussions), to do this work for you.  

Do not interfere with, attempt to modify or reconfigure any part of the Chorus network.


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