Connecting fiber optic in the house: do it yourself or have it done?

You have requested fiber optic and may already see a blue fiber optic cable sticking out of your front yard. But what happens next? Will someone come to connect everything? Or do you have to do something yourself?

Jeroen Dangremond, manager customer operations at Open Dutch Fiber, knows exactly how the connection works, who does what, and when you can just sit back and relax.

Requesting a fiber optic connection: this is how it works 

Before we can install fiber optic in the house, a connection needs to be requested. This is often done through your provider. You can also make a request yourself, for example through the postcode check on opendutchfiber.nl.

"Sometimes a provider registers a house, sometimes the resident does it themselves," Jeroen explains. "After that, we schedule an appointment to bring the cable inside."

During a brief inspection, the chimney, you discuss with an expert from Open Dutch Fiber where the cable will be placed and where the connection point should be located.

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Can you connect fiber optic yourself?

No, the fiber optic connection in the house is always done by a technician from Open Dutch Fiber. It involves technical work that needs to be done accurately.

"We always do the connection in the house ourselves," says Jeroen. "We have to weld the cable, test if there is a signal, and ensure that everything is properly finished." So, you don't have to install anything yourself. We make sure everything works properly and test the connection.

And your modem, do you have to connect it yourself? 

Once the fiber optic cable is installed, you are ready to use it. Your provider will then take care of the final step: activating your internet. Sometimes you will receive an installation package with which you can connect your modem yourself. Other times, a technician from the provider will come to do this for you.

"Open Dutch Fiber provides the connection up to the house," says Jeroen. "After that, the provider takes over and provides the modem and activation."

You connect your modem to the fixed connection point that we have installed in your home. Usually, this is located in the meter cupboard.

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Do the postcode check.

Do you want to know if your home is eligible for fiber optic from Open Dutch Fiber? postcodecheck You can quickly and easily see if your address is already on the schedule. You will immediately see if the installation has already started, or if we will contact you soon. This way, you know exactly what to expect.