Change Livebox fiber optic cable

Ch1k3n Posted messages 4 Status Membre -  
Mekthoub Posted messages 4136 Status Contributeur -
Hello,

I am a fiber customer at Orange. The cable connecting the connection box (ONT) to the Livebox has broken.
I asked Orange if it was possible to change it, and they told me that the only solution is to have a technician come (90 €) ...

I would like to know if it is possible to replace this cable myself by buying it online.

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Mekthoub Posted messages 4136 Status Contributeur 1 241
 
Hello!

Yes, no problem at all: It's an Ethernet cable, category 5e or category 6, widely available. Even my grandmother could change it.

At the hotline, they must have misunderstood: The cable that's difficult to change, which requires a specialized technician, is the other cable, the one upstream from the ONT. The fiber optic is always very delicate...
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