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rhyds · 05-08-2015, 14:27

How are you planning to run the cable to the bottom of the garden? Direct burial or via trunking? The choice here is the biggest factor in deciding which cable you'll need.

Personally, I'd get the best quality shielded coax cable you can find (WF 100, or HD 100 if you're feeling plush) and run it inside some buried ducting (plastic pipe, like drain pipe, will do) out to the summer house. Don't be tempted to just bury the cable directly in to the ground, unless you've paid a lot extra for gel filled waterproof cable.

You'll also need to check the signal/power levels once you've run the cable to make sure you're not loosing too much power in the longer cable run. I'm not sure what VM charge for call outs (£99 springs to mind), but it might be worth calling them up to enquire about the charges for a move like this (offer to do the ducting yourself and it'll probably be reasonably cheap). If the run's too long, you might find yourself having to call VM out anyway.

The plugs you need are F connectors.

05-08-2015, 14:27	#2
rhyds Inactive Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: North Wales Services: Plusnet Phone/BB, Freesat, VM Business BB (Cable) Posts: 821	Re: Moving my Virgin HD box How are you planning to run the cable to the bottom of the garden? Direct burial or via trunking? The choice here is the biggest factor in deciding which cable you'll need. Personally, I'd get the best quality shielded coax cable you can find (WF 100, or HD 100 if you're feeling plush) and run it inside some buried ducting (plastic pipe, like drain pipe, will do) out to the summer house. Don't be tempted to just bury the cable directly in to the ground, unless you've paid a lot extra for gel filled waterproof cable. You'll also need to check the signal/power levels once you've run the cable to make sure you're not loosing too much power in the longer cable run. I'm not sure what VM charge for call outs (£99 springs to mind), but it might be worth calling them up to enquire about the charges for a move like this (offer to do the ducting yourself and it'll probably be reasonably cheap). If the run's too long, you might find yourself having to call VM out anyway. The plugs you need are F connectors.