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DrDeath
(member) Mon 11-Apr-11 23:27:07

Do lines go through more than one cab on way back to excnge?

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Say i was 4km from exchange and my line is connected to a small cab that is only serving 10-20 houses, So it probably will not be upgraded for VDSL2, But is it possible my line goes though another cab on the way back to the exchange?

And if so, if that one is upgraded to VDSL2 then it would be available on my line?, even though its not the lines "main cab" so to speak ?

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Edited by DrDeath (Mon 11-Apr-11 23:35:44)

mysticeddy
(learned) Tue 12-Apr-11 01:52:15

Re: Do lines go through more than one cab on way back to exc

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Secondary Connection Points (cabs) do exist - often in rural areas, for your outlined reason -, but even if the Primary cab was enabled, the strength of the VDSL2 signal would depend on the length of copper between the cabs.
Even so, I'm not entirely sure that SCPs can use a PCPs connection to a FTTC cab...hopefully an OR engineer will come along and clarify the situation.

Edited by mysticeddy (Tue 12-Apr-11 01:53:35)

DrDeath
(member) Tue 12-Apr-11 13:12:29

Re: Do lines go through more than one cab on way back to exc

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Thanks for the reply.

Can you tell me if all of these are BT cabs ? And if so do they seem much to small to ever get FTTC?

http://img34.imageshack.us/i/unled3yi.jpg
http://img194.imageshack.us/i/cab1p.jpg
http://img857.imageshack.us/i/unledbw.jpg
http://img812.imageshack.us/i/unled2iu.jpg

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huwwatkins
(regular) Tue 12-Apr-11 14:01:42

Re: Do lines go through more than one cab on way back to exc

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Second one is the control unit for the level crossing/lights.

DrDeath
(member) Tue 12-Apr-11 14:12:22

Re: Do lines go through more than one cab on way back to exc

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hmmm that's odd because there is no lights or a crossing there. Could be street lights i suppose?

EDIT: oh right you meant that street light pole. ok cool.

Are the other ones BT cabs?

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Edited by DrDeath (Tue 12-Apr-11 14:13:25)

RandomJointer
(eat-sleep-adslguide) Tue 12-Apr-11 17:50:17

Re: Do lines go through more than one cab on way back to exc

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Some lines go via a cab and a pillar.
Some lines go via a cab and another cab on an e to e jumper.
None of those pictures show BT plant.

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Edited by RandomJointer (Tue 12-Apr-11 17:50:59)

DrDeath
(member) Tue 12-Apr-11 18:25:04

Re: Do lines go through more than one cab on way back to exc

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In reply to a post by RandomJointer:
Some lines go via a cab and a pillar.
Some lines go via a cab and another cab on an e to e jumper.
None of those pictures show BT plant.

Thanks. That is reassuring the fact none of those are cabs. My cab must be in a more populated area. Because the closest cab to me (that i know is defiantly a BT cab, is in a heavily housed area)

It is still 1000m to 1500m away though, what sort of VDSL2 speed do you get that far away generally ?

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MrSaffron
(staff) Tue 12-Apr-11 20:03:27

Re: Do lines go through more than one cab on way back to exc

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http://www.buckconsult.co.uk/fttx/BT8cProfilesVDSL2.jpg

So between 60Meg and 33Meg, yes VDSL2 can go a lot faster than Openreach allow at present.

Andrew Ferguson, [email protected]
www.thinkbroadband.com - formerly known as ADSLguide.org.uk

The author of the above post is a thinkbroadband staff member. It may not constitute an official statement on behalf of thinkbroadband.

DrDeath
(member) Tue 12-Apr-11 20:26:17

Re: Do lines go through more than one cab on way back to exc

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Thankyou.

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