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darkmast2
(member) Fri 26-Oct-12 08:41:10

Cabinet Information

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I've been trying to find information on when I might likely be able to order a FTTC product. At the moment I am with Talk Talk only getting 3.5MB ADSL frown

I'm on the Aberdeen Balgownie (NSBLG) exchange, postcode AB22 8FG.

http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange/NSBLG says FTTC Status is "Available in some areas" How do I know when I might be able to get fibre? BT Infinity estimates 31st December 2012 at the earliest and Talk Talk says "Superfast Fibre Broadband is estimated to become available in your area in January 2013."

Are these dates likely to be accurate?

MrSaffron
(staff) Fri 26-Oct-12 08:44:23

Re: Cabinet Information

[re: darkmast2] [link to this post]

Both dates are saying the same thing.

The exchange is offering FTTC on some cabinets in the area, they don't enable them all usually, and the ones they do arrive in stages.

The 31st December/Jan 2013 date is a place holder, i.e. they will try to get the cabinet enabled, but no firm date has been set. So DO NOT assume you will have it in January 2013, it may slip to March 2013.

Key is to see what progress is happening to your local cabinet.

Andrew Ferguson, [email protected]
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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.

darkmast2
(member) Fri 26-Oct-12 15:44:54

Re: Cabinet Information

[re: MrSaffron] [link to this post]

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:
Both dates are saying the same thing.

The exchange is offering FTTC on some cabinets in the area, they don't enable them all usually, and the ones they do arrive in stages.

The 31st December/Jan 2013 date is a place holder, i.e. they will try to get the cabinet enabled, but no firm date has been set. So DO NOT assume you will have it in January 2013, it may slip to March 2013.

Key is to see what progress is happening to your local cabinet.

Is there away to find out which cabinets might get done and which won't? I did notice some works on a couple cabs near me but not sure if this was anything to do with the fibre deployment.

WWWombat
(experienced) Fri 26-Oct-12 15:48:14

Re: Cabinet Information

[re: darkmast2] [link to this post]

An email to Openreach would get you information about that.

Try [email protected]

Anonymous
(Unregistered)Fri 26-Oct-12 18:17:34

Re: Cabinet Information

[re: WWWombat] [link to this post]

Thanks for the email. Will fire one off to them and see what comes of it.

darkmast2
(member) Fri 26-Oct-12 18:18:56

Re: Cabinet Information

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Above was me, forgot to login.

RobertoS
(sensei) Fri 26-Oct-12 19:10:37

Re: Cabinet Information

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Easy. Don't log out smile

. Until it tells you to, then you log straight back in again.

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jchamier
(knowledge is power) Fri 26-Oct-12 23:01:45

Re: Cabinet Information

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In reply to a post by RobertoS:
Easy. Don't log out . Until it tells you to, then you log straight back in again.

Some people use security software that deletes all cookies when you shut browser.

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13 years of broadband - ntl:(512k/1M)/BTbusiness(2M)/Metronet(2M)/Bulldog(8M/16M)/BE(16M)/BT FTTC(50M)

dave2150
(experienced) Sat 27-Oct-12 14:02:13

Re: Cabinet Information

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In reply to a post by jchamier:
In reply to a post by RobertoS:
Easy. Don't log out . Until it tells you to, then you log straight back in again.

Some people use security software that deletes all cookies when you shut browser.

Some people have PC's located in secure locations that need not worry about deleting cookies.

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darkmast2
(member) Sat 27-Oct-12 15:50:07

Re: Cabinet Information

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I replied from work where I wasn't logged in smile

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