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    Garage protection dilemma

    Exactly. Job done!
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    Security camera - recommend one please

    I reviewed one of those 'home to China' cameras, and checking with Wireshark it was astonishing how much data was going back and forth to China. It wasn't just the pictures, it seemed the PC's CPU was actually doing something else for them. As for 'opening up your router' it's only necessary to...
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    Extending Cat5/Cat6

    You don't need a coupler. You can buy a Cat6 extension cable that has a socket on one end. More reliable and takes less space. Choose the length you need. https://www.amazon.co.uk/UGREEN-11278-Ethernet-Extension-Connector/dp/B00QV0K2DI
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    Face illumination on Doorbell Camera

    and deep pockets!
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    CCTV junction box mount alternative?

    Mine don't look anything like that. Did the cameras come from a reputable source? There are cheap ripoffs about.
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    Drayton Control Replacement

    Thank you for that link! It does suggest that the current Drayton are a direct replacement. I did read somewhere that a wiring change was needed. Just to be sure, I'll contact their tech support.
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    Drayton Control Replacement

    We have a Drayton Tempus 7 control which is failing. The switches don't always connect properly. It seems the latest Drayton models are not a direct replacement as they need wiring changes. Is there any controller that would be a straight plug-in replacement?
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    How to 'harvest'!? 5G signal from the boundary of my property

    What network are you on? Try the others. EE have the widest 5G coverage
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    Cityfibre and location of ONT

    You can try it but they may not want to run the fibre in with a bunch of cables in case of mechanical damage. Is there room for the green tube that they use to protect the fibres outside?
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    Powermaster 10 - Issue connecting to internet (Ethernet)

    No. In modem mode there is no router function, so only one ethernet socket will be active.
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    Can open reach drop wire be run to middle of house?

    You can do what you like with that existing copper wire. But within two years (unless you live in a remote area) it will be replaced with a fibre from the same pole. Openreach will want to terminate that fibre on the nearest wall, although you may be able to discuss the exact location at the...
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    BT Full Fibre Installation

    The default is for the fibre to be run on the same route as the old copper wires. Around here the fibres run across the road from the same pole to the same fixings on the houses.
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    Old BT box that can be removed?

    You have nothing connected to that old phone socket, whoever provided it, so it is now redundant If you have a Virgin phone service it must by now be connected to a socket on the Hub. You can remove the phone socket since it will never be used again.
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    Old BT box that can be removed?

    The BT cable would probably have been there first. When Virgin was installed, the fitter pushed their coax through the same hole to save having to drill anothe hole through the wall. If you are on Virgin then the BT box can be removed. It will be redundant anyway if you go back to BT in the...
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    Texecom - adding new wireless keypad.

    You're far better off replacing with another wired pad. The wireless keypad has a much inferior dim LCD display, and you won't have to bother with batteries.
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    BT Full Fibre Installation

    As mentioned above, the fibre outside is protected by a stiff plastic tube. It won't bend around sharp corners. But inside you can run an ethernet cable to wherever you want to put the modem/router.
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    Galaxy Note 4 DIY charger

    Try one or two of those high street shops that repair and sell second-hand phones. They may have an old Note 4 that's beyond repair but will still be able to charge a battery.
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    Broadband cabling inside house

    It's not quite that simple. If Openreach install the ONT then yes, any of the ISPs that use Openreach lines can use it. But the OP mentions a Community Fibre installation. Their own fibre and their own ONT have the same functions as OR, but if a Community Fibre (or one of the other Altnets)...
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    Revisiting CCTV

    Avoid the cheaper brands. Not only are they poor quality and less reliable, but one from eBay that I tested was repeatedly 'calling home' to unknown sites in China. Far more than was needed for normal operation, and I suspect it was about collecting personal information for possible scams...
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    CCTV Hikvision DVR-204Q-K1 resolution & frame rate spec ?

    1080p is useless for evidential purposes unless someone is foolish enough to stand still in right in front of the camera.
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