Replacement In-Home Fiber Cable

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Danie.Beets

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Hi.

My FTTH has been installed and is working well.

I got a short cable that goes from the box in my home to the fiber terminal.

Does anybody know where I can buy a replacement 7+ meter cable as I would like to move the fiber terminal to a different room?
 
Who installed the fibre? Can you post some photos from the Termination point to the CPE/ONT?
 
Thanks for the response :-)

The fibre was installed by openserve (Telkom).

It uses an SC connector, shown in image below.

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The only part of the setup that is not wireless is the fiber cable, and I want to put the terminal & router in my study because at the moment it is next to the kitchen with no power point in site. So i have to run an extension for power and that looks really crap.
 
One supplier I can suggest is Dartcom. They will make you a patch cord with connectors of your choice and length. A little pricey but yo will get what you pay for and it will be tested and comply with standards. Treat with care though. A much better solution than a copper extension in the longer run.

012 345 7530. They are probably the ones supplying Telkom with the patch cords.
 
That was a fail during the install process, should have let them do that for you. Hopefully the patch cable solution can help you out above there.
 
Michaelmw said:
That was a fail during the install process, should have let them do that for you. Hopefully the patch cable solution can help you out above there.
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TBH - most people would not know what a fibre installation entails. And in many cases the installation is done by multiple teams - i.e. one team runs the cable and some time later another team comes and installs the termination point and possibly another then arriving with the ONT.

I think the more pertinent question is if a user is actually allowed to move the equipment without voiding warranty/support? I would rather see if they can not move the whole termination point to where you wanted it though. Running a 7m fibre-extension to the ONT will cause other problems if the cable is not properly protected (cats and dogs love chewing on it, and your domestic will bend the sh*t out of it when vacuuming).
 
That goes without saying. The patch cord needs to be protected in a duct. But not impossible. And BTW, these patch cords are actually quite robust these days and can put up with a fair amount of abuse. And 7m is not all that long either.

However I agree that the better solution would have been to make sure the ONT is installed at a point more convenient for you in the first place. Hence why I have already installed a suitable duct from the point the fibre would terminate on my home to the point where I want the ONT to be installed.
 
Just use a longer patch cord and locate ONT where you see fit, if it breaks buy a new one....only problem is they are bright yellow and hard to hide :-)
 
Geoff.D said:
One supplier I can suggest is Dartcom. They will make you a patch cord with connectors of your choice and length. A little pricey but yo will get what you pay for and it will be tested and comply with standards. Treat with care though. A much better solution than a copper extension in the longer run.

012 345 7530. They are probably the ones supplying Telkom with the patch cords.
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Dartcom is indeed the supplier for Telkom. I phoned them and ordered 2 X 10 meter patch cables. Cost about R300. Excellent customer service. Now I am just waiting for the cables.
 
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