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Originally Posted by DRH
NH Broadband (NHEC) strung their fiber optic cables on our Meredith road back in the spring, and the pole boxes were installed several weeks ago. I'm potentially interested in switching over from Breezeline, but I have some questions.
With Breezeline, the coax feedline comes into our house and is connected to the cable modem, which is then connected to our WiFi router, in the living room. I asked NH Broadband how their fiber optic cable would be routed inside the house, and they said it wouldn't be. They said their cable would terminate at the point of entry and that's where the modem would be installed. In our case, that would be in our garage, and I am hesitant to commit to relocating our WiFi router there because I don't know if it would provide reliable coverage throughout our house. Does anyone have any first-hand experience with how this would work?
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NH Broadband would install the ONT (Optical Network Terminal) in the garage. Generally ONTs are located near where the fiber optic cable comes to the house. In some cases they are installed outside the home and all of the 'other' cables for TV, telephone, and Internet enter the house there.
That doesn't mean you would need to place your WiFi router in the garage. An Ethernet cable could be run from the ONT to your router inside. You would need to check with NH BB about running the cable between the ONT and your router. They may charge extra for that, but you'd need check with them.
Are you going to be subscribing just to Internet and phone service? Does NHBB offer 'traditional' video services or just streaming?