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 How Much Roughly to Wire FTTH to your Home?, From FDP(box on the pole) to the Modem?

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Rainings
post May 26 2020, 04:23 PM

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I think i might be getting FFTH by early June.
but I don't have knowledge for the fiber optic wiring.
Right now I only saw the DP on the pole.
My house will require to route it on the ceiling, previously my phone line also pulling on the ceiling.
Not sure how much they will charge this time.
Do you recommend i should prepare any of these things before they come?
Would like to know more. Afraid getting scam by them, since most of them just work under contract.
this is what i found
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post May 26 2020, 08:41 PM

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QUOTE(Candy12 @ May 26 2020, 06:33 PM)
The standard installation will provide the black armored cable directly from the FDP white box on the telephone pole to your fibre modem. The last time I chose to route it from the ceiling down to the room where my modem is installed, they charged me RM100 just to climb up the rood pull up my roof tiles and pull the cable through the ceiling tied with a stick. That also they didn't provide any FWS box which costs less than RM10 with coupler for me.

If you want to prepare for the standard installation, just buy the FWS box find a nice one, usually a SC-SC PC-type(blue)/APC(green for some TIME installations) coupler and your desired patch cord cable to hook up your modem with the FWS box. You can get them all including delivery for less than RM20.

A 2-5M length patch cord(yellow with blue connector head) with fusion spliced SC-SC PC connector is more than enough since the FWS is usually placed nearby fibre modem(ONT).

Lookup the items I posted with the initial post of this thread.
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Yes i want it to route it from the ceiling and down to the living room where my modem currently is.

May I know why FWS box is important? Is it because easy for maintenance?
Sry I'm not familiar with it not sure what is the usage.

How to actually define a nice FWS box?
The patch cord cable is it connect to TM BTU? and BTU connect to router?
thx for your sharing.

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post Jun 1 2020, 06:00 PM

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QUOTE(Candy12 @ Jun 1 2020, 05:46 PM)
Get a sturdy looking one with at least 2-4 ports depending on your future needs.
2 ports FWS should be fine for most homes. The better ones comes with compartment that allows you to rewind excess fibre cable for tidy setup behind.
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This is what i ordered.
1. Single Mode SC-SC PC Type Coupler x1
2. FWS Fiber Wall Socket Box with 2 ports x1
3. Patch Cable x1

Should be enough right? Do I need to order Fiber Terminal Box(Outdoor)?
Long time ago TM pull from DP to FTB right? now no more is it?
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post Jun 1 2020, 08:55 PM

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QUOTE(Candy12 @ Jun 1 2020, 06:12 PM)
Before you jump straight into the order make sure the coupler used by the TM Unifi installers at your area is using for PC or APC type connectors.

The common one should be PC type but just to be safe. APC type is slightly more expensive.

Your patch cord must follow the suitable type as well.
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Oh no..
I ordered this
1. SC-SC PC SMF Singlemode Fiber Optic Adapter Coupler for TM MAxis Modem Patch Panel Single mode SM SC to SC
2. SC-SC Single Mode Fiber Optic Cable Patch Cord - 1M 2M 3M 5M 10M 9/125 SM SMF jumper 10G Gigabit SC/SC SC Unifi Maxis

Today just received FWS.
Coupler and Patch cable is now OTW
If they used APC my purchase will wasted. hmm... bye.gif
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post Jun 1 2020, 09:09 PM

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QUOTE(Candy12 @ Jun 1 2020, 08:57 PM)
Mostly Unifi is using PC-type connector. But don't worry the 2 items under RM10 only right?
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1. Coupler x1 RM5
2. Patch cord 10m x1 RM7
This 2 items from same merchant with shipment total RM16.04

1. FWS x1 with shipment RM6.35

Sum all above total RM22.39

It is not expensive, just feel wasted if not suitable for installation. tongue.gif
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post Jun 2 2020, 12:19 AM

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QUOTE(Candy12 @ Jun 1 2020, 11:47 PM)
That amount can't even get you 2 cups of Starbucks while a proper FWS will get you a nice setup for years to come.

If you still feel wasted, ask for refund from the shop you ordered from saying it was wrongly ordered and did not fit the installation at your place.

Anyway you can also ask your neighbor who installed Unifi line, ask them if the connector is blue/green. If possible take a picture and send to the seller.
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is fine bro.. im not complaining.
No one get to install fiber yet, the street just newly install FDP.
i think on my street im the only one that demand for fiber. others house all retired and old folks.
still not sure which type of connecter they use.

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post Jun 2 2020, 01:14 PM

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QUOTE(WHITE APPLE @ Jun 2 2020, 12:35 PM)
So do we need the FTB still? Or from the pole connects to FWS directly via drill hole or ceiling?
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QUOTE(Candy12 @ Jun 1 2020, 06:24 PM)
The FTB not really needed since we don't really have a wholesale passive fibre infra provider like in other countries.

For the FWS, in my opinion is more important to isolate and allow DIY repairs in future just in case the fibre cable is fracture inside your house and needs a patch cord replacement.

Usually the standard installation already provide the cable with a connector to be plugged directly into your modem. But my suggestion is go a little extra by asking the installer to plug it into the coupler and plug a patch cord to separate into 2 sections for easier future troubleshooting.

The coupler is to be inserted into the one of the slots in the FWS as a port.

Do check with your installer in advance which type of connector type they're using in your area before deciding to buy the correct coupler and patch cord.This is to avoid wasting your money.
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post Jun 4 2020, 03:56 PM

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Finally all arrived. hopefully installation will go smoothly.
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post Jun 4 2020, 04:07 PM

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QUOTE(Candy12 @ Jun 4 2020, 03:59 PM)
My TM Huawei Echolife HG8240H uses the blue colored UPC connector like that. So should be correct.
Not sure about the other ONTs such as Nokia and FiberHome.
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thx, finger cross. Since TM pretty cheap stake, i dont think they will use "better" connector blush.gif
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post Jun 12 2020, 09:38 AM

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my experience so far using the fws. yesterday installed in less than 2 hrs the line broke.
He said the fusion part broke the FWS too small, and it was curved and put inside the fws.
This morning they came and refusion again.
Yesterday the fusion part still inside the fws.
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now u can see end of it is actually fusion part,
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coupler now will move it outside
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post Jun 12 2020, 09:17 PM

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QUOTE(Candy12 @ Jun 12 2020, 06:33 PM)
You might want to try using those long FWS similar to those in Japan which can fit only 1 coupler inside.

Like this:
https://shopee.com.my/Fiber-Optic-SC-SC-Joi...7292.1248280245
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Ahh.. i doesn't know this thing actually exists. Thx for that.. will get this cover to protect the coupler.

 

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