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Efibre question

  • 02-02-2014 4:39pm
    #1
    fontdor
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 531 ✭✭✭


    Just wondering apart from the fibre modem what else does the engineer install at your house?


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  • #2
    KeRbDoG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,335 ✭✭✭KeRbDoG


    fontdor wrote: »
    Just wondering apart from the fibre modem what else does the engineer install at your house?

    They will most likely install a new either just a faceplate to your main phone connection point OR replace it with a newer one. They will need access to put a 'toner' device so they can find your wire pairs in the street cabinet but that is only for 5min or so. They will also plug in and install a wireless/modem unit once they street and phone point work is done.


  • #3
    fontdor
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 531 ✭✭✭fontdor


    KeRbDoG wrote: »
    They will most likely install a new either just a faceplate to your main phone connection point OR replace it with a newer one. They will need access to put a 'toner' device so they can find your wire pairs in the street cabinet but that is only for 5min or so. They will also plug in and install a wireless/modem unit once they street and phone point work is done.

    So basically in addition to the efibre modem they install an extra wireless modem as well? By the way what is the toner?


  • #4
    Mr. G
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 4,621 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mr. G


    fontdor wrote: »
    So basically in addition to the efibre modem they install an extra wireless modem as well? By the way what is the toner?

    All that is different at the end is they will change the phone socket to one like the below and plug in the modem (which is a built in router with wireless capabilities also).

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  • #5
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    fontdor wrote: »
    So basically in addition to the efibre modem they install an extra wireless modem as well? By the way what is the toner?

    The engineer removes your main phone socket and connects a toner to the two phone cables entering your house. He then goes to the cabinet out on the street and picks up your connection using a listening device and connects them to the fibre cabinet. He returns to your house and puts on a new main socket like the one pictured above. He then connects the new fibre modem. He does a speed test on his ipad, photographs his work and that's it. Job done. All takes about 30 mins.


  • #6
    fontdor
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 531 ✭✭✭fontdor


    jca wrote: »
    The engineer removes your main phone socket and connects a toner to the two phone cables entering your house. He then goes to the cabinet out on the street and picks up your connection using a listening device and connects them to the fibre cabinet. He returns to your house and puts on a new main socket like the one pictured above. He then connects the new fibre modem. He does a speed test on his ipad, photographs his work and that's it. Job done. All takes about 30 mins.

    Thanks for the great detail. Whats the toner by the way?


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  • #7
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    fontdor wrote: »
    Thanks for the great detail. Whats the toner by the way?

    No bother. The toner the installer used with me is a small battery operated device with two crocodile clips on cables. He only uses the toner during install as he needs it for each job.


  • #8
    Nonoperational
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭Nonoperational


    The toner sends a tone through your line so it can be identified in the cabinet... That's my understanding of it anyway.


  • #9
    fontdor
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 531 ✭✭✭fontdor


    Thanks to all for responding. What do you guys think of Eircom's speed on efibre so far?


  • #10
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    fontdor wrote: »
    Thanks to all for responding. What do you guys think of Eircom's speed on efibre so far?

    Love it. Great speeds. It slowed for a few evenings after the bad storms but it's fine now.


  • #11
    fontdor
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 531 ✭✭✭fontdor


    jca wrote: »
    Love it. Great speeds. It slowed for a few evenings after the bad storms but it's fine now.

    As in how long does it take to upload say a 720p gameplay?


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  • #12
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    fontdor wrote: »
    As in how long does it take to upload say a 720p gameplay?

    I wouldn't have a clue. I'm a bit hardy for game play tbh. The upload speed averages between 16-18 mb/s.


  • #13
    fontdor
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 531 ✭✭✭fontdor


    jca wrote: »
    I wouldn't have a clue. I'm a bit hardy for game play tbh. The upload speed averages between 16-18 mb/s.

    Cool,cool well thanks man you gave a lot of good information. Thanks to you and all those who took their time to reply to this thread.


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