Same issue here. They're doing 18 cabinets, of which at least 15 appear completed (some are hard to hear, but the ones I found on quiet roads I could hear whirring) with the roadworks gone, and saw a man with a van running the fibre weeks ago (complaining that he can't do much without his spotter, health&safety gone mad etc). But the exchange itself still has RFS date of 31st December. I guess we may well be in for a long wait still while the exchange eventually gets upgraded, despite the extreme pace at which they put the cabinets in.

Edited by deleted (Fri 04-Oct-13 10:53:15)

Exchange has been live since June.
It would seem a bit pointless applying power to a line that hasn't been terminated at the exchange, likewise one that requires a node.
I've no idea how long it takes to test a line. Three weeks seems a little excessive though.
I could ask nga.enquiries but they don't seem to like answering enquiries. It's all very hush- hush you know.
I'm sure you're right. They have lost more possibilities.

For example: They could have connected it all, powered up and it failed on commissioning. Basic checks could not resolve it and it is waiting for a specialist or spare card. If the card in the exchange has failed - leave it running and powered to save two visits to the cabinet.

Exchange enabled on 30th June
All three cabinets in my street have been powered on, humming merrily away since 4th September. That is 10 weeks and still no one's number is "Available" for FTTC. What would take 10 weeks (and counting) to fix?

Edited by Rytenuff (Tue 12-Nov-13 05:35:22)

In reply to a post by Rytenuff:

If as stated it may take up to 3 hours to complete an install, taking in to account travelling time and meal breaks, how many installs can an engineer complete in a working day?
In a smallish town/city how many FTTC able engineers would there likely to be employed?
With this service being new and in demand there would likely be hundreds of orders waiting attention if the many, many cabinets which have been in place for months were all switched on.
Is this the real reason why there is a long wait for cabinets in place to be enabled?

Finally got my installation of FTTC. I asked the engineer if he was busy. He said there are 4 of us up from Glasgow and the 2 local boys ( TWO ! local boys) doing about 8 each a day.
So, I was right. There are too few of them to do the home installs and that is why even although the cabinet and eguipment is in place and ready to go ( in my case for over 10 weeks)the "Available " date is put back.