24-03-2020, 23:01
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cf.geek
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Shielded coax?
Hey, so discovered this behind a virgin faceplate in my new build. I know it's probably shielded coax but should the cable in the wall not be the usual white coax?..
http://imgur.com/a/vJVnpe7
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24-03-2020, 23:06
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cf.member
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Re: Shielded coax?
That’s a network cable not coax .
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24-03-2020, 23:09
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cf.geek
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Re: Shielded coax?
I thought so. But it comes from the VM ducts outside. Ethernet to the cab? Haha
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25-03-2020, 14:36
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Re: Shielded coax?
A photo end on might resolve this.
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25-03-2020, 18:46
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cf.geek
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Re: Shielded coax?
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26-03-2020, 01:31
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Re: Shielded coax?
Yes I do but the end is frustratingly out of focus! Obviously not coax, though.
Might be copper for a VM phone although usually they put that in alongside your coax.
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26-03-2020, 09:43
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Re: Shielded coax?
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
Yes I do but the end is frustratingly out of focus! Obviously not coax, though.
Might be copper for a VM phone although usually they put that in alongside your coax.
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Sorry about he focus, i'll get a better picture. Yeah our phone is actually connected into the bck of the hub itself.
I'm just wondering why i have ethernet coming in there, and why thats not used rather than the coax...
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26-03-2020, 09:58
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Re: Shielded coax?
The normal way they do multiple rooms is to come out of the brown box attached to your wall where their duct comes up. Multiple cables come out of a splitter and are pinned to the wall entering other rooms at an appropriate point.
So, what is your situation as regards the brown box?
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26-03-2020, 10:02
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cf.geek
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Re: Shielded coax?
So we have the brown box on the wall outside (of course). The shielded / green cable goes into there, behind the faceplate inside where the box is on the wall outside is that green cable.
Further along in the media panel there is coax, and behind the VM blanking plate upstairs is also white coax. I can't see any white coax anywhere near where the green ethernet is though...
Better pics
https://imgur.com/a/uUTEUos
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26-03-2020, 10:58
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Re: Shielded coax?
The green sheath indicate Cca fire protection standard Ethernet. Have you been on the VM forum to ask them to look into this for you?
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26-03-2020, 11:03
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Re: Shielded coax?
Not yet, it seems Barratt have randomly wired it up for.. some reason!
Ill start a thread over there to see if anyone has any idea why or if it's just Barratts being weird
EDIT - https://community.virginmedia.com/t5...e/td-p/4181259
Last edited by Synthetic; 26-03-2020 at 11:07.
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26-03-2020, 11:26
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Re: Shielded coax?
It would help to know the type of virgin face palte fitted.
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26-03-2020, 12:22
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cf.geek
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Re: Shielded coax?
So turns out it's an ethernet cable to nowhere
Pip it's one of the white plates with Virgin logo on it, no sockets or anything
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26-03-2020, 12:40
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Re: Shielded coax?
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Originally Posted by Synthetic
So turns out it's an ethernet cable to nowhere
Pip it's one of the white plates with Virgin logo on it, no sockets or anything
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It would become a telephone cable as I note the VM supply is not a siamese cable. The blankng plate would then be replaced with a telephone socket.
As you have any Openreach socket you won't be needing it.
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26-03-2020, 12:43
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cf.geek
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Re: Shielded coax?
Dont think so as our phone is connected to the back of the superhub (and works), the installers said they dont do wall phone sockets on new installs anymore
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