Possible FTTC - Exchange is Yes.. but checker is No...

Evening all,

Not posted for a while now.

I was wondering if someone could help me out with a small conundrum?

I am connected to the Cooden Exchange which is showing as FTTC being available from 01/09/13.

I checked the Superfast Openreach Site and it says Accepting Orders however as yet I cannot seem to get any of the "checkers" to work and can't seem to order it from anyone.

We are with TalkTalk and I am aware that the standard checker will NOT show up using the phone number.

I checked on the roadworks.org site, and the major road that runs from near the exchange towards us shows this:
"B2182 Cooden Sea Road, Bexhill, East Sussex
Works Start: 27 Aug
End: 29 Aug
High impact, delays likely
Location : Cooden Sea Road at junction with Birk Dale TN39 4GW
Description : enter existing carriageway jointing chambers to flush duct and install new optic fibre cable all work between 21:00 and 05:00 (night work)
Current status: Planned work about to start
Traffic lights, etc: Traffic control (multi-way signals)"

Is this potential good news? That road leads to what I believe is my "local" cabinet. I have previously posted about that cabinet on here as we are ALL fed via Telegraph Poles along the road I live on.

If someone can shed any light or offer and info I would be most grateful.

Thanks.

If you use the Address Checker option on http://www.dslchecker.bt.com/adsl/adslchecker.welcome if you are connected to a cabinet it should tell you which one.

It advised Cabinet 7

Any other thoughts on this?

Kind Regards.

If cabinet 7 is only getting its ducting cleared on 27th/29th then yes probably good news. Is there a fibre twin next to where cabinet 7 is.

NOTE: An exchange going live just means some people can order a fttc service, not everyone.

My local exchange cuckoo oak fttc had live service available but I had to wait for my cabinet 8 to go live in late 2013 say BT Openreach. They are going to start work next month and October to bring a new FTTC next to my cabinet number 8. So, hopefully I can order FTTC in November just in time before xmas.

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

If cabinet 7 is only getting its ducting cleared on 27th/29th then yes probably good news. Is there a fibre twin next to where cabinet 7 is.

NOTE: An exchange going live just means some people can order a fttc service, not everyone.

I have had a look today, no twin that I can see.. Here is an old Google Street Map pic of the box.

I am not sure how far the "twin" is usually placed from it's Telephone "brother"?

I can't seem to see anything near it..

Edited by CJT (Thu 29-Aug-13 17:46:31)

Within 50m usually.

Thanks, I will take another look.

I did see a BT Openreach Fibre van earlier, at the train station, which is very near to the box, but I didn't see anyone working.

I see the exchange in Cooden now shows that it is available in some areas. Is there any way to see what cabinets are live. I am on cabinet 8 and want to try to find out when I will be able to order it.

Thanks

Hi there,

I can see from SamKnows that it's available in "some areas" as to where I have no idea.

I am on Cabinet 4 which is nearest to Cooden Beach station.

Have you found where your cabinet is? There would be an FTTC cabinet next to it, or close by. There is a useful link in the Oakham post with a picture of a smaller sized box. It could look like this or bigger..

I know BT Openreach were doing work on the junction of Birkdale and Cooden Sea Road recently. This appeared to be in connection with FTTC.

Cab 4 or 7?
Cab 7 is near the train station.

Hi Ribble, 7

I will amend my post if I can

I just realised myself!



EDIT: Cannot amend previous post... I am on Cabinet 7.. apologies for any one who I have confused!

Edited by CJT (Thu 05-Sep-13 11:11:21)

Don't think cab 7 is being done at present

Edited by deleted (Thu 05-Sep-13 12:21:07)

In reply to a post by Ribble:

Don't think cab 7 is being done at present

Hi Ribble,

Now that IS a bummer.. could that be to do with it's location?

It's in a hedge in front of a development of houses which I would imagine has been there at least 25+ years.

Good Evening,

sorry to resurrect this thread but I have an update......

I emailed NGA Enquiries regarding the lack of FTTC at my cabinet and received the following "interesting" reply....

Dear Sir,

Thank you for your enquiry about fibre broadband at Cooden exchange cabinet ND/COO 7. Our deployment is based on the commercial criteria for each cabinet and your cabinet fails to meet the commercial criteria. This is because the cabinet has too few premise connected to it, rendering it too small to provide a return on the investment based on the costs for the construction and on-going running costs of providing a new FTTC cabinet. When calculating the commercial viability of cabinet areas we take many factors into account. These include ensuring that we locate the cabinets in accordance with all national and local planning laws, ensuring that the cabinet does not obstruct pedestrians or provide a danger to all road-users. We must ensure that the DSLAM is located within 100m of its associated telephony connection cabinet and that there is adequate access to power and existing telephony infrastructure. To further enable the location of the DSLAM, we must accurately survey for underground structure and obstacles etc.
We do look at the demographic nature of the potential customers within a cabinets working area, however, we focus on the amount of connected lines at the time and not any potential expansion within a cabinet area as this is not guaranteed - this is the most efficient way to deploy fibre broadband whilst keeping within our finite budget. As such we look at the potential return for our investment over quite a number of years, with the prospective number of take up of the service being a large percentage of households.

Where cabinets are not commercially viable Government funding is available to county and borough councils via the BDUK initiative.
Your county council has sought funding with BDUK and in partnership with BT, your cabinet may be upgraded. However the areas for deployment are still being and planned, for details and further enquiries please go to their website - http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/business/broadband/defa...
If you have any further questions, please ensure you have read the FAQ's on our website, http://www.openreachfibrebroadband.co.uk/faq/ . If your question is answered within the FAQ section, we will not respond to your e-mail.


I have today contact East Sussex County Council (ESCC) who seemed to suggest it "maybe" enabled from 2014....

Can anyone shed any light onto the process that happens for these type of cabinets to be enabled?

I look forward to any replies.