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Originally Posted by jb66
IS FTTP a good idea? I was installing fibre in a trial and its a PITA
You cant bend it too much
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You can bend it plenty enough, and you can get bend insensitive fibre also
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If some numpty rips up a cabe doing a driveway we cant splice it easily
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You don't need too, just blow in a replacement cable.
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The ends of fibre cable are really sharp and can give you a splinter
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Only if you strip off the acrylic coating of the fibre to expose the glass, for which you need a fibre stripping tool and something no one but a fibre splicer would ever do.
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The light could burn your retina
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The class of laser used in FTTP equipment is no greater than Class 1M which is quite safe when observed by the naked eye
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There are just too many stupid people out there. Would it not be as good to run fibre to a pit or cab say then run shielded cat7 to every house?
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No.