[SOLVED] Frontier Fiber Type

[dadalka]

Does anyone know what type of fiber cable that frontier uses. And where it can be purchased.

 

[kanewolf]

Does anyone know what type of fiber cable that frontier uses. And where it can be purchased.

Every Frontier install I have seen, the fiber terminates outside the house and is the responsibility of them.

 

[dadalka]

That's correct but I need to extend it to my computer room. I need 100 feet.

 

[kanewolf]

That's correct but I need to extend it to my computer room. I need 100 feet.

You would have to move Frontier's point-of-presence (POP). Running ethernet from their box would be a better option.

 

[dadalka]

My neighbor is having Frontier installed today. The tech told me that they might run the cable under the house but it depends on the tech. He also looked at the fiber cable that I purchased and said that would work. They connect from the POP using a fiber connector. He also said they could leave the extra 100 feet for me to run after the system is checked out and working.

 

[kanewolf]

My neighbor is having Frontier installed today. The tech told me that they might run the cable under the house but it depends on the tech. He also looked at the fiber cable that I purchased and said that would work. They connect from the POP using a fiber connector. He also said they could leave the extra 100 feet for me to run after the system is checked out and working.

Fiber doesn't do you any good for connecting devices. You have to have copper coming from the Frontier POP. Just run outdoor rated ethernet cable rather than fiber. Let them put their box where they will support it. Then you run copper from there.