Virgin media cable routing

[enigmatic]

A quick question.

I have VM coming on Friday to install my lovely 100mb service.

Now I plan on having a node zero in the loft soon-ish and want my modem to be up there along with my server cabinet and its gubbins.

I know the guy wont run it up to the loft for me as its not accessible yet anyway and I doubt they are allowed but what could I have him do in order for me to do it myself in the near future?

they use those f type connectors I believe? so would it just be a case of extending the cable further on with matching cable?

any help is appreciated

thank you

 

[KillerBee2010]

That's right. if the loft is inaccessible right now, then politely ask the engineer to leave a load of spare cable so you can hook it up in the loft at a later stage. They should be alright with this.

 

[PsyVision]

The engineer that did mine left me some extra cable but not enough for where I am now moving my box to. I have purchased some Webro WF100 cable and F-type connectors to extend the inlet and then split it in my Node0 for TV and broadband. I have had some reports that people need to get VM to adjust the line after this has been done to account for the increased distance.

 

[enigmatic]

cheers I will have a word with him see if I cant bung him £20 to see if he will split the cable and run it on the outside of the wall while I pull it through the eaves. I managed to get a sky installer to do it at my last place he was actually more than happy to do it as while he was getting the other equipment ready I terminated the cable