Hello folks
I'm a noob so apologies for the lack of technical knowledge. My problem is this: I recently had FO internet installed in my apartment. Two companies were involved in this; first the regional telco who installed the Fibre Optic Access Point (FOAP) in my apartment and secondly the ISP who later installed the modem and ran cables throughout the place for TV. Unfortunately the telco were lazy or cheap, as they installed the FOAP (a little white box) right by my front door, meaning the ISP installed the modem in the vicinity. End result = internet strongest around the front door and front half of apartment, not where we want it as we spend our time in the back portion of the apartment. We have terrible internet via the FO modem in the office and living room as the WiFi just won't reach. I don't want to run ethernet cables and loathe buying a new modem as not sure it would rectify the problem as the modem is at the edge of the apartment rather than in the centre so, logically, a poor signal is inevitable.
I wondered if its possible to run a longer cable from the FOAP to the modem, thus allowing me to relocate the modem toward the centre of the apartment and provide a better signal? The cable leading from the FOAP to the modem is an optical cable, very thin, and plugs into the WAN access point of modem. Is there a maximum length from which the modem can be from the FOAP? Would a longer distance degrade the speed of the internet?
Appreciate any replies!
I'm a noob so apologies for the lack of technical knowledge. My problem is this: I recently had FO internet installed in my apartment. Two companies were involved in this; first the regional telco who installed the Fibre Optic Access Point (FOAP) in my apartment and secondly the ISP who later installed the modem and ran cables throughout the place for TV. Unfortunately the telco were lazy or cheap, as they installed the FOAP (a little white box) right by my front door, meaning the ISP installed the modem in the vicinity. End result = internet strongest around the front door and front half of apartment, not where we want it as we spend our time in the back portion of the apartment. We have terrible internet via the FO modem in the office and living room as the WiFi just won't reach. I don't want to run ethernet cables and loathe buying a new modem as not sure it would rectify the problem as the modem is at the edge of the apartment rather than in the centre so, logically, a poor signal is inevitable.
I wondered if its possible to run a longer cable from the FOAP to the modem, thus allowing me to relocate the modem toward the centre of the apartment and provide a better signal? The cable leading from the FOAP to the modem is an optical cable, very thin, and plugs into the WAN access point of modem. Is there a maximum length from which the modem can be from the FOAP? Would a longer distance degrade the speed of the internet?
Appreciate any replies!
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