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from this site fttc should be enabled
http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange/ESGAL
From this site with my postcode td1 2ds they should be accepting orders, this has been the case for about 3 weeks
http://www.superfast-openreach.co.uk/where-and-when/
But i still can not place an order, when going to any of the websites bt talk talk plusnet it says it is not available yet but i know of BT customers in my area who are being called by BT and having it installed, quite a few are live........
So my question is why are BT able to supply their own customers with fibre but nobody else can order it?
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FTTC is enabled by cabinets, not by exchanges.
The cabinet covering your postcode has not been enabled yet.
Doesn't matter who your ISP is, in your postcode no-one gets it.
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Thanks, i am pretty sure my cabinet is enabled as they changed it a while ago, how do i find out for sure if my cabinet is enabled?
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Register (or login) on our website and you will not see this ad.
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If you're on a BT line, put your telephone number into this checker and see what it says.
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i tried that link but it only tells me about adsl adsl2+ etc no mention of fibre 
in the meantime i have found my cabinet number (p23) but not found out if it is enabled yet
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In reply to a post by Anonymous:
They don't change the cabinet. They add one, usually within 50 metres. See this page.
It's possible your cabinet has been re-skinned, to add room for the kit to link the two cabinets. Was your cabinet one of the old ones on this page, replaced by the one in the middle of the top row?
The three types of FTTC cabinet are on that page. Two Huawei and one ECI.
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If that checker does not mention fibre then the cabinet is not enabled.
You need two cabinets, the one with the phone lines and the one with the VDSL kit in it. The VDSL one is identifed by some grill slots to allow airflow
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Yep they moved it, there used to be a green cabinet at the bottom of the road which disappeared and i now reckon i must be connected to a new massive green cabinet must be 15 foot by 15 foot, which has been installed with a building project for 1000 houses near by.
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If that checker does not mention fibre then the cabinet is not enabled.
Well i just put in a few shop phone numbers into that checker, one is about 50 yards away from the exchange and it says they can not get it and no mention of fibre.
What a joke BT are this just reminds me why i left them and vowed never to deal with them again!
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Given coverage is around the 40% of UK premises then it should be no surprise to find lots of gaps in coverage
50 yards from the exchange it is very likely that they will not get FTTC, as there will be no cabinet between the exchange and them, and should already get 20 Meg or so from ADSL2+
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That is unlikely to be a BT cabinet, sounds much more like an Electrity sub-station for the new estate.
Look at Roberto's link for the type of cabinets you are looking for.
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Did the old one have "23" stamped on somewhere? Usually white numbers, perhaps 2-3" high, quite visible.
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15' x 15' ... that is almost as big as my local exchange which is about 12' x 20'
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In reply to a post by Anonymous:
Ignore that. I think your cabinet is this one, on Google Maps.
The other postcodes that get service from cabinet 23 are all clustered at the junctions of Winston Rd, Kenilworth Ave and Woodstock Ave.
If that's right, you might be around 1000m from the cabinet.
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I found my cabinet number online.
I have an engineer coming tomorrow to look at a problem so will ask him where my cabinet is and see if i can get some info.
You were right about the bt wholesale page, i managed to find a phone number that is only a few hundred yards away that is activated, looks like i will be on a different cabinet to them
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Resurrecting an old post here. I'm a resident at the new housing estate mentioned above. The 15 x 15 building is either one of the 3 substations or the gas mains.
Anyway, if the cabinet linked above is indeed 23, it's being upgraded now. The last few days BT have dug up the pavement and a shiny new Huawei 128 cabinet has landed next to the old copper one.
2 things, one, I'm not even 100% sure it's cab 23, I've been over to it and there's no numbers on either of them. Does anyone know if it is 23? It would certainly make sense and is the closest one to my house that I can find in the area.
The thing is BT wholesale still doesn't mention anything about when my line will be upgraded. The question is, supposing that is cab 23, should it say? Also, what's a typical time that it would take BT to make fttc available from when the cab is installed.
Thanks 
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AFAIK The new FTTC cabs dont get numbers put on them
As for when you can get FTTC after the cabs gone in.. Its a case of "How longs a piece of string?"
Could be next week, could be next year.
Cabs have gone in round my area and BT are laying fibre this week but could still take months and months before I could order.
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Fair enough, sounds like a case of suck it and see.
Cheers!
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Actually, one last question. If/when I get fttc to my house, where's the first place I'll be likely to hear about it first? I.e if I keep an eye on the BT wholesale checker is it typically the first to be updated with a expected 'go live' date or will my ISP know before I do?
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The author of the above post is a thinkbroadband staff member. It may not constitute an official statement on behalf of thinkbroadband.
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Keep checking the BT checker. But it cant hurt to check with your ISP from time to time.
I know I will xD
I want that FTTC goodness as soon as I can get my grubby little mits on it
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