You're absolutely right. I've been scoping these streets for a few months now. That original BT cabinet is pretty camouflaged and looks quite old. Mistook it for something else.

Cheers!

Edited by hippyharry (Wed 22-May-13 08:13:02)

Thanks m8 Still close to my mums
Will need to have a lookout for any work

I have noticed newer looking cabs around the top end of hillhouse like townhill road

Blantyre exchange has always been a nightmare adsl sucks real Bad

Had cable at one point but was a victim of tole fraud and vm fecked me over with a £7000 bill that i dint run up and still chasing me for the cash!!! Loved cable its really bad going from 50Mb to 5.2Mb

ps on my OP i said we couldn't get virgin that was old address in Ayrshire sorry for the mix-up!!!!

I actually live down in Brankholm and the street we are in doesnt get access to Virgin as it's a new build. I did ask but they said it wasn't going to be cost effective.

Your speed of 5.2mbit is pretty good for the distance between you and the exchange.

Next cabinet I've seen due for installation is at corner of hillhouse road and fleming way - cabinet 35.

I too am part of the Blantyre exchange. DI believe my cab is number 23. Anyone know if this is the Carrigans one?

Thanks for the info

There is work happening near to this cab thear was spa? painted on the pavement but today there is work being done looks like power going to a new cab is this bt or vm?

New cab install near to cab4

Here is cab4 the old Post office type of cab very old!

Cab4

Edited by jimgb17 (Wed 05-Jun-13 12:47:53)

That's defo a BT Fibre cabinet going in and yupp, it looks like that's SP Energy putting in the power for it.

Lastly, checked your postcode on BT DSL checker. Looks like you'll get a decent speed at 63.5mbit

WBC FTTC Up to 63.5 Up to 20 -- 31-Mar-14
Fibre Multicast -- -- -- 31-Mar-14

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hippyharry Can you tell me how yo got the above data for my postcode?

I have tryed using the bt dsl checker with postcode and phone Num

but it doasnt give any details on fttc dates speed etc...

Heh, I wonder who put the 230V warning sticker on the fence? I know it doesn't really matter, and I'm nitpicking, but surely it HAS to be on the cab? Maybe it's just blu-tacked to the wooden fence temporarily, I dunno. Why didn't the OR person just stick it straight on to the cabinet? The cabinet might not be properly in place, but the sticker only goes in one place and will move with the cabinet.

Yes I'm a touch neurotic, but... someone ring Claims Direct or whoever, claiming to have been shocked by that cab, citing the photo as the improper placement of a warning sticker

Edited by gazzyk1ns (Thu 06-Jun-13 04:55:47)

Yeah, I noticed that and thought it rather odd.

The information for your approximate speed was previously on the dsl checker, but it seems BT have removed it now.