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IDNet Help / Re: FTTP New Installation Process

« Last post by Clive on Apr 13, 2024, 18:21:15 »

Well done Simon, your patience has paid off!  These FTTP people are a determined breed and I'm sure it will be up and running within days.  Make sure you get the names and contact details of the installers if you can. 

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IDNet Help / Re: FTTP New Installation Process

« Last post by peasblossom on Apr 13, 2024, 18:16:09 »

🎉 🎉Tentative celebration, Simon. What a saga this has been.

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IDNet Help / Re: FTTP New Installation Process

« Last post by Simon on Apr 13, 2024, 17:06:52 »

Well, they came, they saw, and after seven hours of digging up first the pavement, then the driveway, then the lawn, they finally conquered and I have a fibre cable where I wanted it in the downstairs back cupboard. 

All that remains now is for the next lot to come out and fit the ONT, and then somehow get the connection upstairs into the flat.

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IDNet Help / Re: The UK Landline Switch Off - What You Need To Know 

« Last post by zappaDPJ on Apr 12, 2024, 18:22:11 »

Openreach appear to be reinstating copper lines to an assisted living estate near where we live. They already have FTTP so I can't imagine what else it could be

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IDNet Help / Re: The UK Landline Switch Off - What You Need To Know 

« Last post by Simon on Apr 12, 2024, 18:04:00 »

Good luck with that, Ray.  Keep us informed.

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IDNet Help / Re: The UK Landline Switch Off - What You Need To Know 

« Last post by Ray on Apr 12, 2024, 15:47:42 »

Well as I have only got FTTC around here I decided to opt for the Idnet Sogea and Uboss Voip option so placed an order with Idnet and purchased A TPlink VX230 router from them. I successfully installed and set this up, Broadband working fine. Change of system booked to happen on the 18th of this month, yesterday morning went to use landline Phone - dead! Looks like the Sogea part of the work has already happened but not Voip part as plugging the cordless phone into the Router gives me a dial tone but no ability to make/receive Phone calls! Idnet support are chasing it up so hopefully get my landline back and working soon!   

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IDNet Help / Re: FTTP New Installation Process

« Last post by peasblossom on Apr 12, 2024, 11:33:40 »

  , Simon.

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IDNet Help / Re: FTTP New Installation Process

« Last post by Simon on Apr 12, 2024, 10:54:16 »

A development!   Well, kind of.

Another pair of guys have just been out, to reassess for tomorrow's dig.  In fact, they seem to have managed to get further than the other guys and have said the 'blockage' is probably just congestion and getting around a T point in the existing ducting.  So, I'm hoping they won't have to dig up the lawn after all.

Further, the guy said they could probably fit some sort of data gizmo to the existing wiring in the outside cupboard downstairs, as apparently there is already Gigabit data cabling there.  This would then feed to a gizmo upstairs and there wouldn't be any need for drilling through.  In theory. 

I asked if that's what they could definitely do, and he said it depends who comes out to do the internal stuff.  But I've got this guy's phone number so he said to call him if there's a problem and he would advise the internal installers.

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IDNet Help / Re: UBOSS VOIP and softphone setup

« Last post by Arctophile on Apr 09, 2024, 16:53:49 »

IDNet have given me the username and passwords for my account, but Im not sure if I need a domain name too or not

Have a look at the end of this recent thread.

https://www.idnetters.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic,34327.0.html

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IDNet Help / UBOSS VOIP and softphone setup

« Last post by c1hundred on Apr 08, 2024, 14:23:16 »

Hi
I was wondering if anyone had setup the UBOSS voip to work with a softphone?

IDNet have given me the username and passwords for my account, but Im not sure if I need a domain name too or not