It shouldn't be long after it's put in until the checkers show it as available for orders...a matter of weeks.
This assumes the work is complete. Often a cabinet can look finished from the outside and then you'll find workers back a few weeks later adding more to it.
It's not in anyones interest to install new kit and then have it sitting idle longer than necessary.
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BT Infinity 8th July 2010
Connected to: P23 Kilmaine Road, Bangor, BT19 6DT (
NIBA)
600m (approx) to cabinet
25.5mbit down / 7.6mbit up
Previously:
BT Broadband, roughly 4mbit sync
4KM line / 54dB atten / 9dB SNR / Netgear DG834GT