Moving To Fibre Optic – Disruption?

[anaxcrosswords]

Looks like I’ll take the plunge and go from ‘standard’ broadband to fibre optic, which I understand will involve an engineer coming to install. Just wondering what is involved.
The main reason I ask is that much of my current cabling – from router to telephone socket, also from router to PS3 – has been run through wall-mounted plastic ducts to hide them. In fact the one to the PS3 is behind the architrave! Will it all need to be ripped out for new cabling?

[Baldric]

Had it done a few weeks ago, well worthwhile, the wall socket was changed, the Router was changed, new cables arrived with the Package which were identical to the previous ones, so didn't need to be changed. (BT btw, great improvement)

[Mosaic]

My fibreoptic from good ol'd NTL came from a 'cable' thingy on the pavement, under the garden wall, then into the house. I think it has some green plastic tubing round it. They didn't touch the phone stuff, as I have separate broadband and phone.

[anaxcrosswords]

Thanks for answers guys. I'm with Talk Talk and they say I'm good for their fibre optic service here.

[aelmpvw]

i switched to talk talk fibre optic recently and didn't even need a visit from an engineer, so far i'm delighted with it

[silliemillie]

I was concerned, like you, as all my cables are under the carpet, but like others have said, they just changed the box and router, took 10 mins.

[boxtops]

No, no problem, they just changed the box on the wall. Took about 15 minutes (that was BT).

[tonyav]

Same has boxy, except a new hub as well.