No Grey box on boundary wall... Does this mean I can't get Fibre even tho the cables are laid?...

[Majosh]

Do I have to share a box with my neighbor?

 

[HowTo]

Nope. Should have your own.
Depends on complex rules. Don't have enough info.

 

[Majosh]

Hi... So the block of flats on either side of my small privately owned complex have the boxes... Not my complex.. When and who made that decision?

 

[Steamy Tom]

so are their boxes on neighbors walls? are you certain they are vuma boxes?

 

[Majosh]

They are Fibre boxes cos I did see them lay cables.. Why would my complex not have the box.. And can that be rectified?

 

[Majosh]

When I checked coverage before I ordered Fibre it said yes Fibre available

 

[Steamy Tom]

Hi... So the block of flats on either side of my small privately owned complex have the boxes... Not my complex.. When and who made that decision?

possibly the HA?

 

[Majosh]

HA?

 

[Majosh]

Can I ask for a box?

 

[Majosh]

I thought they put the Grey boxes everywhere.. For later convenience you know

 

[Steamy Tom]

HA?

home owners association or the body corporate.

anyway, do you even know who the provider is? what colour are the nets the guys are using when digging?

 

[ginggs]

HA?

Homoaners' Association

 

[Steamy Tom]

Homoaners' Association

homo'ners association

 

[MEIOT]

Yes you can and probably will share the neighbors box. It's multi-strand fiber coming in to the box and it's not at all like you're sharing bandwidth with your neighbor.
I'm sharing a fiber box on the outside of my property with my neighbor with dedicated fiber strands coming in to my property from the shared box.

The FNO will know exactly how to pull the cable so to speak. When you apply for fiber the ISP will liase with the FNO

 

[Majosh]

home owners association or the body corporate.

anyway, do you even know who the provider is? what colour are the nets the guys are using when digging?

Can't remember the color it was a year ago.. AFRICA DIGITAL VILLAGE... thru afrihost

 

[neoprema]

In a complex its easy to get messed-over.

I had a friend who went without ADSL for 6 years in a complex he bought a new place in because most members of the Body Corporate were stuck-up fogeys who thought Telkom is the evil ANC company and banned them from putting distribution boxes inside the complex for people wanting a Telkom line, so no one could get a Telkom line and thus no ADSL in those days.

Finally he got LTE but had to wait a long time for it.

 

[Steamy Tom]

Can't remember the color it was a year ago.. AFRICA DIGITAL VILLAGE... thru afrihost

ah SADV, I am not sure they install boxes by default, maybe someone can verify.

 

[Majosh]

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Yes you can and probably will share the neighbors box. It's multi-strand fiber coming in to thee box and it's not at all like you're sharing bandwidth with your neighbor.
I'm sharing a fiber box on the outside of my property with my neighbor with dedicated fiber strands coming in to my property from the shared box.

The FNO will know exactly how to pull the cable so to speak. When you apply for fiber the ISP will liase with the FNO

OH goody that's what I wanted to hear.. Will check with afrihost tomorrow... Was just freaking out a bit at the thought of no Fibre ewww

 

[Majosh]

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OH goody that's what I wanted to hear.. Will check with afrihost tomorrow... Was just freaking out a bit at the thought of no Fibre ewww

Also.. When I "check for Fibre" at afrihost it says it's available.. So that's OK then... Not having a box made me wonder...

 

[pinball wizard]

Can't remember the color it was a year ago.. AFRICA DIGITAL VILLAGE... thru afrihost

PM me the details.

We wont put a demarcation box by default on a complex. And you wont share with your neighbouring complexes/MDU's either.