Is it coming?!

I'm on the WNPBK exchange in North Wales.

I have just seen a big reel of what I think is fiber cabling? Its black with at least 2 yellow stripes on it.

There is also the following on roadworks.org:


Haydock Close, Leeswood, Flintshire
Works Start: 13 Jan
End: 21 Jan
Low impact, delays unlikely
Location : (PCP6) OPPOSITE SIDE OF 1 LLWYN GOODWOOD CROSSING CARRIAGE WAY TO SIDE OF 1 ON HAYDOCK CLOSE PONTYBODKIN, FLINTSHIRE CH7
Description : Install 3m of 1 way poly duct in Footway,Install 5m of 1 way poly duct in Carriageway,Install 9m of 1 way poly duct in Verge,Provide 1 Provide/Recover 1 NGA Cab and base (1.5m x 0.5m)
Current status: Planned work about to start
Traffic lights, etc: Traffic control (give & take)


That is for a cab up the road from me. I am connected to the first cab from the exchange witch is at the other side of the village but there is a tone of room on the path so I don't imagine they would need traffic control and thus not listed on roadworks.org?

I am I getting excited over nothing?? I sure hope not!

You have certainly seen some work commencing, though its the tubing you have seen and not the fibre itself. No matter, things are happening.

If that isn't your cab then it won't affect you. You need to go and see if anything is happening on yours.

Yeah, I shall be keeping an eye out.

I would imagine mine is getting done as mine is the first after the exchange! The one listed on roadworks.org is up the road and is the 2nd cab after the exchange.

Just been to check the 2 cabs that show on roadworks.org and there is paint on the path with DSLAM written.

But nothing for my cab at all witch is odd since my cab serves most of the village vs the other 2 that serve much less

time to get out the paint.

Don't tempt me!


Once I see those men at work... but not at work on my cab, Ill go poke em with a stick and find out what they know xD

In reply to a post by Seansmit17:

Don't tempt me!


Once I see those men at work... but not at work on my cab, Ill go poke em with a stick and find out what they know xD

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If the men are dressed in Black and ask you to look-into a ''Flashy thing'' then you'll forget every thing you've posted about ''Fibre ''


Pontybodkin Exchange

Samknows >FTTC status:
Calendar Year 2014

IME from the renct install in our village, the work can be sread out over quite apriod of time, and doesn't happen in what seems from the outside the logical way. Though no doubt it makes sense if you are plannign the work. Not all cabs might need the same work.

Eg, I'm on Cabinet 1 in the middle of the village, there was quite a bit of activity on the outskirts putting in the black tubing/cable like you describe, but I don't remember that I ever saw them do anything like that for my cabinet (which is over the road and round the corner. Maybe the exsiting ducting was sufficient for their purposes.

The obvious work done near my cabinet was installing the FTTC cabinet about 30M away (yonks before anything else happened). doing something by the main cabinet, and then shortly before it all went live digging up the road/pavement between them to connected them together.

Sean
There appears to be lots of work planned around you to complete by March 2014, on the Superfast Wales site it shows Pontybodkin, Caergwrle, Mold West and Northop due by Mar 2014.

Once they get started in an area they seem to do a lot quite quickly. Have a look at the exchanges down the coast from Bangor to Aberdovey to see what has been done in the last 6 months.

There is of course the potential for delays at this time of year due to the Weather but your terrain doesn't look too liable to flood! Just hope it doesn't snow a lot!

I would expect from the other Welsh BDUK work that all the cabs for the exchange will be done and they may even provide a new one for the Exchange only customers.

The Cab you identify will need the roadworks to get to the new cab or to get power to the new cab if it is going to be placed in the grass reservation along side the old.

If there is a space and a power source close to your cab they won't need roadworks, this is one reason the planning takes so long as they have to consider these factors for every cab.

Thanks for the info, but either im not reading the same thing as you, or something but the superfast wales still says that work will start in march and not finish.

I suppose its kind of good news that they have started work 2 months early.

I can only hope that fibre comes sooner rather than later! I only really want the upload xD

The March date is by when the First cabs will be available, all these dates are in 3 month periods!, So either Mar, June, Sep or Dec and cover a number of exchanges that will be done over the period.

Not all the exchange may be covered by the date but some will always be done.

In NW Wales they often had the first cabs available early in the 3 month period.

The last ( hardest to do cabs) may be later and the extra work to give the outlying areas a long way from the cab the min 2Mb will come later. Some groups of outlying houses may even get FTTP but these will happen after the cabs have been done.

As you are on a cab in the village you can expect to be done in the first period.

You may just suddenly notice a FTTC cab alongside yours if it doesn't require roadworks. But it will still require power and connecting to the old cab and fibre to the exchange that appears to be some distance from the village.( Are you in Leeswood or Pontybodkin?)

The fibre may go back to Gresford via Caergwrle rather than Pontybodkin. As it looks an easier route.

I can recall BT laying a cable of some sorts between Mold and... Somewhere this way, I dont know where. This was a good 8 months ago now.

I'm in Leeswood. About 230 meters from the cab here:

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/preview#!data=!1m8!1m3...

This cab, at the other end of the village, Dingle Road, Has markings on the foot path opposite, in front of that small wall.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/preview#!data=!1m8!1m3...

There is also this cab, that is between the 2 with no markings.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/preview#!data=!1m8!1m3...

And the other cab that has info on roadworks.org witch is about a mile away:

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/preview#!data=!1m8!1m3...

And here is another cab between my cab and the one above. Also no markings or roadworks.org info.. Again maybe there is not need for roadworks but I still find it odd that no markings have popped up.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/preview#!data=!1m8!1m3...

Well they are due to start work on Monday so I will keep an eye out. If I see a cab going in next to mine I might get so excited I'll give my self a heart attack xD

Edited by Seansmit17 (Fri 10-Jan-14 00:32:10)

Huh.. the works listed on roadworks.org has vanished!

Edited by Seansmit17 (Mon 13-Jan-14 18:53:42)

Now the roll of ducting or what ever it was has now gone

Looks like there is a delay of some sort..

Hopefully Open reach will get back to me soon

More marking on the pavement have appeared.

But in a odd location:

http://goo.gl/maps/c4rSB

There is a road there now going into some new houses. New cab marked to go on the corner.

Also got a reply from NGA and the FTTC rollout here is under BDUK funding.

Could be a new PSTN cab to cope with the number of properties

we have been under MBORC in north wales after the bad weather. fixing the existing network will take priority so there are inevitable delays, im connected to pcp6 which was due to be done as you say on roadworks.org, been stuck on 20cn for years so a few more weeks is nothing

Edited by deleted (Tue 21-Jan-14 14:13:29)

Says DSLAM on the pavement tho so must be a FTTC cab?

those new houses near bronallt with the dslam writing on the floor what do you reckon the distance is between that marking and the pcp up the road near the community centre, not sure on the maximum distance they use between pcp and new fttc cab

50m is preferred, but they will locate at up to 100m if needed.

That cab by the centre has no number on it and all of the houses past it, next to it or before it are listed as using cab 7 up on the corner opposite the memorial.

Not sure what that cab is used for if no one is connected via it??

So you not on ADSL2 With talktalk??

As soon as I noticed they was avalible Augast 2012 I jumped ship from BT as fast as i could!

Edited by Seansmit17 (Tue 21-Jan-14 14:56:58)

i checked the surgery that is connected to cabinet 1, could be that cab is no1 its not far away,

no been with zen for years needed it for business use and the reliability, used to be on plusnet and pipex prior but too unreliable and a lot of dropouts,

Edited by deleted (Tue 21-Jan-14 15:00:07)

Oh.

Well I imagine then that all customers after that cab will be connected to the new FTTC cab there then? Rather than 7. Around a 500m gap between cab 1 and 7.

But why have it called cab 1? 7 up my end, 4 is opposite the pub near the garage down the road, 6 near dingle road. BT's cab numbering scheme confuses me xD

does seem to be no logical sense in the numbering, pcp5 is in treuddyn heh

Well, Work has started on 1 (cab 1) cab in the middle of the village.

So not only is the cab numbering odd, the order of cab upgrade is also odd!

Yes. Starting at number 1 is very odd.

The Cabs were numbered as they were put in The exchange would have been built in the 1930s to 1950s and as as more cabs were required they put more cabs in numbering them in order!.

Thus there appears to be no order to them when looked at geographically!

The later ones may have only appeared in the 1970s and 1980 when most people started to get a phone! so they don't appear to be connected to the age of the houses either until after around 1985.

1 is after all an odd (not even) number!

Some background-

In 1978, Post Office Telephones reckoned that about 65% of Domestic Premises in England and Wales had telephones.

The figure for Scotland was 55%.

But up here in Fife, this estate had about 95% - rather exceptional - yet PO Telephones wanted to erect a public coin-box phone, at a time when it was isolated and no obvious "passing trade".

Out of 77 houses, 75 definitely had phones, one definitely did not, with one unknown.

Cab install has finally started!

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j125/seansmit17/16...

aye it has, the other two cabs have started too, trenches cut and concrete plinth

Glad things are finally moving along.

And here's another pic.. cus im sad like that!

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j125/seansmit17/15...

I spy with my little eye...

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j125/seansmit17/12...

sean they seem to moving quite quickly with this now, had a browse on roadworks.org looks like they are bringing the fibre up to the exchange if you follow the roadworks up from the bridge inn pub, up constitution hill and county road

providing 7x100m of fibre in to the ducts and excavating to unblock the ducts up to the exchange

this work is planned 04feb to the 06feb

Edited by deleted (Fri 31-Jan-14 13:14:34)

just looked further up the road, as you are heading to mold, near alyn bank farm

Location : A541 END OF DUAL CARRIAGEWAY APPROX 250M FROM DERWEN DEG.
Description : Install 71x 100m of fibre cable and sub-duct into duct,

lot of work planned over 2 days to get the fibre from mold to the exchange

and another one just outside the exchange in mold (near grovenser street/king street) labelled to provide fibre to the junction of constitution hill pontblyddyn

Edited by deleted (Fri 31-Jan-14 13:23:19)

Odd they mention Derwen Deg... Thats where I live

Things about to kick into high gear next week then!

Lets hope all moves quickly and we can order in the next few weeks

Cabs are all in now as well. xD

Edited by Seansmit17 (Fri 31-Jan-14 13:41:24)

think they will be referring to a house name derwyn deg near the druid inn rather than the cul de sac in leeswood

In reply to a post by Jon_Roberts:

Location : A541 END OF DUAL CARRIAGEWAY APPROX 250M FROM DERWEN DEG.
Description : Install 71x 100m of fibre cable and sub-duct into duct,

Wonder if that is 7.1km of roadworks, or 71 cables in 100m of roadworks.

71 cables sounds like a lot, though 71 fibres wouldn't be.

Well I guess that makes more sense lol

Another pic.. cus reasons

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j125/seansmit17/17...

mold exchange to pontybodkin exchange is around 4-5 miles ish so 7.1km of fibre to the constitution hill wold sound reasonable there is still another .5k/1.0k easy up to the exchange from the proposed roadworks

Edited by deleted (Sat 01-Feb-14 03:05:31)

pcp6 now has its cab and the one near the community centre too so all good hopefully start whirring soon and the fibre is blown up to them soon

The next few days waiting for BT to start work are going to be the longest days of my life.. haha

I dont care to much about cab6 Just 7 lol

Edited by Seansmit17 (Sat 01-Feb-14 06:42:48)

out of interest sean if your on 24mb why is it the longest days of your life im only on 8mb sync about 6/6.5 throughput and for most use this is fine. Apart from say video 24mb would cure that. If your on 24mb talktalk what benefits are you looking to gain using your connection from a fttc line, apart from latency, id love 24mb from the same exchange were on but refuse to use talktalk (only llu provider for others at our exchange)

There is 4 of us living here and its the 1mb upload thats the problem.

When all 4 of us are home and using the internet it all gets slow and laggy

why not use talktalk?

I was kind of dreading it when I first switched over on the 25th of August 2012 but not had any note worthy issues at all.

Connection has gone down a few times due to problems at talktalk's end but was never off more than an hour or so. Speed and latency have also been 100% fine as well.

Edited by Seansmit17 (Sun 02-Feb-14 02:12:08)

I did see a guy in the cabinet at Treuddyn down the road yesterday installing cables and doing other stuff..

Not seen anyone at the cabs in Leeswood.. But could of missed them.

didn't notice any work from mold to pontblyddyn in my travels for the 7km plus fibre being blown.. not sure if it has been done? bearing in mind...looking at the planned roadworks for the PCP's that were supposed to happen. those happened later than scheduled.

had a look on roadworks.org again and there is more planned fibre being blown from pontblyddyn up to the exchange it seems (another 2.5km run) maybe they have blown that 7km fibre?? did not see any rolling roadworks

plenty of work going on in caergwrle now too, there due to be enabled in the same timeframe as pontybodkin exchange


oh.. and in regards to talktalk could not jusitfy moving currently... back in the day looking for a reliable isp i have been with zen now since 2007 and business email addresses are in place (with zen email addresses) was more hassle to switch away just for the speed benefit. They have been rock solid for 6+ years now so would not think of switching away will just upgrade to fibre with them when its available. Personal use would be great to switch for some extra bandwidth

I saw BT + Contractors out in the week working in mold with rolling works down the B5444

Also had some guys here in leeswood yesterday putting in some ducting.

I see that caergwrle is showing as "PCP BDUK" But here in leeswood BDUK was not mentioned on the info from roadworks.org

I used to be with Zen, fantastic ISP and staff that know what they are doing.. but it just got to expensive for me at the time. I see now that Zen have some nice prices now.

In reply to a post by Jon_Roberts:

oh.. and in regards to talktalk could not jusitfy moving currently... back in the day looking for a reliable isp i have been with zen now since 2007 and business email addresses are in place (with zen email addresses) was more hassle to switch away just for the speed benefit. They have been rock solid for 6+ years now so would not think of switching away will just upgrade to fibre with them when its available. Personal use would be great to switch for some extra bandwidth

Best thing you could do whether switching or not is purchase a domain name, I use 1and1. and it costs me £3.59 a year. I then set up email addresses and set them to forward to my ISPs email address. That way I get a personalised/professional email addresses, and if I ever move ISP I would just need to change the redirection address at 1and1. Cost for doing this is just the domain name, no need for email hosting with 1and1.

Change the settings in your email client to reflect your new email address, advise customers and overtime they will use your new email address. Both old and new email addresses will still receive email.

saw work going on at most of the pcps today and ducting being layed from the bridge inn up towards constitution hill

Saw BT outside the TE today.

Wonder when the power to the cabs is going to get connected...

Who knows!? Maybe you'll get a shock.

haha, I see what you did there

Is there a way to find out if and when power is going to be connected?

Edited by Seansmit17 (Fri 14-Feb-14 15:41:20)

would of thought you will see a notice on roadworks.org from scottish power if they have to dig a trench to power the cab

One would hope.

The cab down next to the pub at the bottom of constitution hill is getting its power connected as I type.

There is also ppl working installing sub ducting from cab 7 to the exchange..

Its getting closer and closer xD

In reply to a post by Jon_Roberts:

would of thought you will see a notice on roadworks.org from scottish power if they have to dig a trench to power the cab

I have a feeling from way back that the roadworks permission would be requested by Openreach, not the subcontractor Scottish Power.

I guess it depends?

Check this:



Ffordd Y Llan, Treuddyn, Flintshire
Works Start: 14 Feb 08:00
End: 21 Feb
Medium impact, delays possible
Location : 6
Description : EXCAVATE JOINTBAY IN VERGE
Current status: Work in progress
Traffic lights, etc: None/signing only
Queries should be addressed to Scottish Power quoting reference GY002U11028982
Work info last modified 11:57 on 17/02/2014
Last updated on roadworks.org 20:08 on 18/02/2014
Data source Flintshire County Council

Thats to connect power to a cab near me. Work already done and is listed by SP and not OR

Hi Sean,

keep an eye out on roadworks.org looks like it will be scottish power providing the notices, glad to see pcp6 getting power soon, ducting gone in today for the fibre

Haydock Close, Leeswood, Flintshire
Works Start: 06 Mar
End: 12 Mar

Low impact, delays unlikely
Location : PCP6 ADJACENT 1 GOODWOOD GROVE
Description : EXCAVATE JOINT BAY IN FOOTWAY
Current status: Planned work about to start
Traffic lights, etc: None/signing only
Queries should be addressed to Scottish Power quoting reference GY002U11081885
Work info last modified 16:47 on 19/02/2014
Last updated on roadworks.org 17:12 on 19/02/2014
Data source Flintshire County Council

Jon

some good news for you too

County Road, Leeswood, Flintshire
Works Start: 06 Mar
End: 12 Mar

Low impact, delays unlikely
Location : PCP 7 OPPOSITE 1 THR GARDENS
Description : EXCAVATE JOINT BAY IN FOOTWAY
Current status: Planned work about to start
Traffic lights, etc: None/signing only
Queries should be addressed to Scottish Power quoting reference GY002U11081900
Work info last modified 16:59 on 19/02/2014
Last updated on roadworks.org 17:28 on 19/02/2014
Data source Flintshire County Council

Jon

Nice. 3 weeks for power.. looks like end of march for the go live date is still looking good.

Power has been connected to cab 7 and, 6 is it? But not 1 as of yet.

No humming coming from the cab yet either. Come on BT.. we want that there FTTC

On track Superfast Wales say. As per your twitter post... but none of the cabs seem to be running yet. At least I cant hear anything

PCP7 Is now wurring away,. xD

might be worth checking the bt wholesale checker Sean,

been updated today

High Low High Low
FTTC Range A (Clean) 80 74.6 20 19.9 -- Available
FTTC Range B (Impacted) 80 64.2 20 17.9 -- Available

ADSL Max Up to 8 -- 7 to 8 Available
Fixed Rate 2 -- -- Available

Edited by deleted (Mon 31-Mar-14 10:53:29)

Well that sucks!

Mine still shows nothing :'(

CH7 4SZ

Been checking all morning and will be checking like 50 times an hour!

Hopefully they are just updating now and not got round to my cab just yet.

I checked that cab last night and no FTTC was showing up.

EDIT:

Cab 1 and 7 still showing nothing, all the others are good to go!

Talk about teasing! God dam it lol

Edited by Seansmit17 (Mon 31-Mar-14 11:07:26)

hopefully wont be long for you if cab is whirring away, just placed an order to migrate, 2 weeks lead time for the engineer install

There are some guys at cab 1. It seems there is a "Par Fault?" and they are fixing it now.

So with some luck I should be able to order later or tomorrow??

cab 7 is showing as accepting orders to me? I used a telephone number connected to that cab instead of your postcode

Edited by deleted (Tue 01-Apr-14 01:06:49)

That it is, It popped up as live just after midnight.

I placed my order with TalkTalk as well

24th April for install.. 3 weeks! O_o Ah well. At least FTTC is here! xD I'm a happy bunny!

Edited by Seansmit17 (Tue 01-Apr-14 09:11:31)

In reply to a post by Seansmit17:

That it is, It popped up as live just after midnight.

I placed my order with TalkTalk as well

24th April for install.. 3 weeks! O_o Ah well. At least FTTC is here! xD I'm a happy bunny!

Are you my twin by any chance?
My cab on my tiny piddly exchange in the Scottish Highlands also went FTTC live overnight and just placed an order with TT Business. Estimated speeds are 73/19, won't have have to put up with my slow 18 meg LLU connection any longer LOL Was offered an installation date of 9th April but chose 6 May as i'm going offshore soon

Edited by deleted (Tue 01-Apr-14 09:54:51)

In reply to a post by Seansmit17:

That it is, It popped up as live just after midnight.

I placed my order with TalkTalk as well

24th April for install.. 3 weeks! O_o Ah well. At least FTTC is here! xD I'm a happy bunny!

When was the Expected date from dslchecker.bt.com?

It never showed a date

Hi,

My exchange (Pentyrch) is showing as taking orders, but by Cabinet doesnt seem to be showing as fibre available as yet. There IS a new cabinet in my street (Cabinet 10) and I say Openreach engineers outside it a few weeks ago and they said theyd just resolved a problem with it and after it had been tested it would be ready.

BT DSL checker still not showing as available on that Cabinet. Can any of you guys help with what else I can check, how, with who etc? Should I check that the Cabinet has power going to it first?

Ta!

Its just a waiting game for now.

Just keep checking the checker, seems like it may go live any day now... as long as there are no more problems.

You should go to the cab and check if there is any sound coming from it. If there is then its close to being active.

I have found something I find a little odd.

A few houses, around 4 that I have found thus far are EO lines and they are right next to the TE.

Other houses next to the TE are actually connected to PCP7. And in some cases the line comes from a house, past the TE and up the road to PCP7 and then back to the TE.

So it seems the amount of people on EO lines can be counted on one hand!... Maybe two.

And it also seems the Fibre connection is coming from Mold to server the cabs as there is no WBC/21CN (ADSL2+) from Pontybodkin TE. I would of expected 21CN to become available if Fibre was coming from the local TE.

So it looks like a few poor souls are stuck with ADSL Max.

It also seems that people in Pontybodkin that are served by cab 3 are not getting FTTC at all. Unless there are plans later to bring FTTC to that cab.

In reply to a post by Seansmit17:

Its just a waiting game for now.

Just keep checking the checker, seems like it may go live any day now... as long as there are no more problems.

You should go to the cab and check if there is any sound coming from it. If there is then its close to being active.

So I listened to the Cabinet, and no power going to it that I could hear of (no humming etc) - how loud should it be?

Cant see any sign of planned roadworks looking at roadworks.org, so not sure now if it might actually be ages off??!!!

Its loud enough to hear. I could hear mine humming as I approached it. But it was night time.

One way to check if power has been connected is to look at the patches of tarmac where the path has been dug up. There is 2 patches at all the cabs here, 1 for when the cab and its ducts were installed and 1 were the power line was put in.

Both Pontybodkin and Mold connect to Connahs Quay.
Pontybodkin PCP 3 is being planned for FTTP

PCP Getting FTTP?! Well that sucks.. Not that many connected to that PCP though.

Possibly the oddest webpage I've done, but recording of the sound from a cabinet

http://www.coolwebhome.co.uk/cabinet/

You may have to crank the volume up.

where abouts is pcp 3? do not think I have seen that one around here

ribbery where is the info published for the fttc/fttp for pontybodkin exchange?

ignore the above.. four girls coach yard connected to it

Its just down the hill out of leeswood, next to the payphone in pontybodkin

https://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=53.124487,-3.0913&spn=...

In reply to a post by Jon_Roberts:

ribbery where is the info published for the fttc/fttp for pontybodkin exchange?

On internal BT systems.

I wonder when BT will be back to connect the rest of the cabs. I'm on PCP 2.

This may be of some use to someone.

Cabs:

1. Waiting for Power
2. No sign of FTTC
3. No sign of FTTC
4. Live
5. Live
6. Live
7. Live

And a map of cab locations:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j125/seansmit17/ca...

When it says 'No sign of FTTC', does that mean they have no plan to give that cab high speed broadband?

At the moment no.

I cant get any specific info from Superfast-Wales on those cabs either.

There is one way you may find out if FTTC is scheduled for a cabinet, use the full address checker, and enter just the postcode for the cabinet location. You may have to try several around it's area, often you can find the DSLAM listed, sometimes it might be under the same postcode as the PCP, sometimes not. Sometimes you can't find the DSLAM or PCP, which doesn't mean it isn't comming. Try CT88ET for an example of just the DSLAM in the results list, and CT88RX for PCP and DSLAM, you may need to scroll down the list.

CH7 4LT gives cab 2
Cab 3 serves CH7 4TX

This is cab 3
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.124348,-3.091534,3...

Both cabs look set to get enabled, but around cab 3 might be FTTP

I cant find anything for cab 3.

I can see my cab in the list:

Address STREET SIDE DSLAM CAB NMCHTN, QUEEN STREET, LEESWOOD, MOLD, CH7 4RQ on Exchange PONTYBODKIN is served by Cabinet 7

I haven't always been able to find them even for cabinets which are providing fttc, and as Mr Saffron says it may be getting FTTP, or nothing of course.

Even with BDUK (SuperfastCymru) it would appear that roll out across an exchange area can take a few months. In Holywell (WNHW) for example, which is a full BDUK area, the first cabinets went live at the end of 2013 but not all areas were done. They seem to keep popping back to install new cabinets every now and then until hopefully the whole area is enabled.

2 is due to start getting FTTC soon . already update about 3

Thanks for the info. I'm glad the other 2 cabs aren't getting left out. I just hope it's not too long a wait till they sort them out.

Just seen this pop up on road works.org

What could they be doing at PCP6 Since its live for FTTC? Haven't a clue what's going at at PCP4 either.

Haydock Close, Leeswood, Flintshire
Works Start: 09 Apr
End: 11 Apr
Low impact, delays unlikely
Location : (PCP6) BDUK OPPOSITE SIDE OF 1 LLWYN GOODWOOD CROSSING CARRIAGE WAY TO SIDE OF 1 ON HAYDOCK CLOSE
Description : Install 3m of 1 way poly duct in Footway,Install 5m of 1 way poly duct in Carriageway,Install 9m of 1 way poly duct in Verge,Provide 1 Provide/Recover 1 NGA Cab and base (1.5m x 0.5m)
Current status: Work in progress
Traffic lights, etc: Traffic control (give & take)
Queries should be addressed to BT quoting reference BC005WP00100500130534201
Work info last modified 15:13 on 09/04/2014
Last updated on roadworks.org 17:56 on 09/04/2014
Data source Flintshire County Council

A5104 Corwen Road, Pontblyddyn, Flintshire
Works Start: 09 Apr
End: 11 Apr
Medium impact, delays possible
Location : (PCP4) BDUK SIDE OF OLD POST OFFICE A541 LODGE ENT TO A5104 NORTH JCT ON CORWEN ROAD
Description : To fully reinstate interim site
Current status: Work in progress
Traffic lights, etc: Traffic control (give & take)
Queries should be addressed to BT quoting reference BC005WP00100500130526202
Work info last modified 15:13 on 09/04/2014
Last updated on roadworks.org 17:56 on 09/04/2014
Data source Flintshire County Council

PCP 6. I've seen this a number of times locally, but a second cab has never been installed. It seems to just be an error.

PCP 4. Perhaps they only laid temporary tarmac or something similar and now going to be done properly.

PCP2 is getting its FTTC Twin installed at the end of the month. Good news for those connected to it

strange to see that with pcp6, however its not on there anymore (roadwork.org)

will be going live day tuesday, as long as the engineer turns up!

Another 2 weeks for me

Hi Sean. Just wondered where u are getting your info from for cab 2 getting FTTC at the end of the month?

Nevermind, found it on roadworks.org

There you go

turned up on the dot 9am

before

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results.html...

after:

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results.html...


edit: wired connection to router

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results.html...

Edited by deleted (Tue 15-Apr-14 09:52:23)

9 Days to go now.

Nice speeds

I got a long Ethernet cable here doing nothing

How goes the fiber?

TT Rang to confirm my appointment for tomorrow

its the upload that really stands out, especially with more than a couple of people using the line, happy with it sending emails and attachments... don't have to go put the kettle on anymore ;p

I had a look at PCP 2 today, its a Hauwei cab and not a ECI like the rest.

Are you sure they are not just a mix of small/large Huawei?

pretty sure they are 288 huawei cabs here sean

thought they had put on hold the rollout of the ECI cab at the moment, something to do with vectoring?

Yeah, I don't know why I thought they were ECI.

A Hauwei cab. Is that a bad thing? I have noticed there is fresh tarmac running from cab 2 to a manhole. Does that mean it could have power/ connected to fibre yet?

Id imagine it has not had its power connected yet, They usually dig it all up again for that.

But Good news for those on Cab 1, Its now accepting orders.

PCP2 Is getting its power connected by the 12th June. So if things go as well as they did for the other cabs, Id expect it to go live a few weeks later.

Just logged on to say about power getting put to cab 2 but you beat me to it damn it lol

Any news on cab 2 or is it just a case of waiting for bt to decide when to make it live?

Could be weeks, months or year!

Just had a check and cab 2 is powered and seems ready to go.

So, Assuming there are no issues I would expect the cab to start accepting orders any day now.

Good news!


Address FFORDD Y LLAN, TREUDDYN, MOLD, CH7 4PE on Exchange PONTYBODKIN is served by Cabinet 2
Featured Products

Downstream Line Rate(Mbps)

Upstream Line Rate(Mbps)

Downstream Range(Mbps)

Availability Date

High Low High Low
FTTC Range A (Clean) 80 79.9 20 19.9 -- Available
FTTC Range B (Impacted) 80 71.3 20 17.9 -- Available

ADSL Max Up to 3.5 -- 2.5 to 6.5 Available
Fixed Rate 1 -- -- Available
Other Offerings
Fibre Multicast -- -- -- Available

Edited by Seansmit17 (Wed 09-Jul-14 13:59:52)

Ordered mine Should be sorted in a couple of weeks.........can't wait hehe

Ordered mine as well this morning, but the installation date is in August. Guess they got really busy this morning.

Good news indeed, but leaving your address in that post could bring bad news.

Not my address...

anyone can get that just by using the post code CH7 4PE.

It still needed to come out, as it was someone's .

If it wasn't yours, then there is a tiny chance it was irrelevant. We have had a few posts recently regarding new FTTC cabinets and next-door neighbours able to have it and not the person posting here.

ppl getting jelly and banging on doors

Gimme ya FTTC!

I edited the house number out so

Edited by Seansmit17 (Wed 09-Jul-14 15:16:23)

I know you did. That's why I said "needed" not "needs" .

Anyone on Cab 2 been connected yet?

Did you order it when it became available, and if so when do you get it?

Im already connected. Im on cab 7 and have been going since April the 24th.

Im just curious is anyone has been connected thats on cab 2 that went live a week or 2 ago

I'm on Cab 2. Ordered mine the day the cab went live. Getting it wednesday.

What speeds? You still have the estimates in your sig

Telephone Number 01352****** on Exchange PONTYBODKIN is served by Cabinet 2

Featured Products


Downstream Line Rate(Mbps)


Upstream Line Rate(Mbps)


Downstream Range(Mbps)


Availability Date
High Low High Low
FTTC Range A (Clean) 47.8 35 10.5 7 -- Available
FTTC Range B (Impacted) 40.1 22.4 10.5 5.8 -- Available

Forgot to update that.

Its correct-ish anyway

In reply to a post by Seansmit17:

Anyone on Cab 2 been connected yet?

Yes this afternoon. I originally ordered via the website but when I came to give the the MAC code (TT to BT) the lady said that there were earlier appointments than the 7th August one the website gave me initially.

The engineer came last Thursday at about 7pm and found he had an issue getting it to sync, something about the fibre port and he tried another one but it still did not work so marked it faulty and left me on ADSL.

They were supposed to send someone out on Friday and give me an update today, about 4pm though it all went off including the phone line and the HH5 reconnected through BT and the details below, they have not rung back yet with an update.

Currently getting these values according to the meagre information the HH gives you (unless it is buried in the troubleshooting event log):

Line state: Connected
Connection time: 0 days, 01:07:48
Downstream: 34.83 Mbps
Upstream: 5.414 Mbps

As the road goes I am about 640m from Cab 2 and the wholesale checker gives the following:

FTTC Range A (Clean) 38.2 30 7.7 6.1 -- Available
FTTC Range B (Impacted) 31.6 16.5 7.7 4.4 -- Available

So some progress can be made on the current figures and the line previous has been quite clean with virtually no reconnections so we'll see.

Did the engineer fit a new VDSL2 filter plate to the master socket?

Yes, he changed it over on Thursday from the NTE5 and left it there after the connection problems.

Shouldn't be any wiring problems then.

Ah, found some more stats on the Helpdesk page, which will look into, may also help Geoff when his is done on Wednesday:

3. Firmware version: Software version 4.7.5.1.83.8.173.1.6 (Type A) Last updated 18/07/14
4. Board version: BT Hub 5A
5. VDSL uptime: 0 days, 02:35:20
6. Data rate: 5664 / 35232
7. Maximum data rate: 5752 / 35428
8. Noise margin: 6.2 / 6.1
9. Line attenuation: 0.0 / 26.8
10. Signal attenuation: 0.0 / 23.7

Finally got my fibre yay. Luckily had no problems with the install. I hope yours get sorted soon for you entdevil

In reply to a post by Geoff75:

Finally got my fibre yay. Luckily had no problems with the install. I hope yours get sorted soon for you entdevil

what your stats are like?

Seems like the School here in Leeswood is getting some sort of FTTP.

BT have been installing more ducting (Black pipe with yellow stripe) between the exchange and the school.

But The cabs here are fed from Mold, Not the local Exchange. So either they did not need more ducting from mold to here, I did not see them install it or something else is going on.

ADSL Checker does not mention FTTP/oD either. Im so jelly

They are most likely getting a leased line/ private curcuit

So, Roadworkds.org is showing works for blowing more fiber to my Cab.

They also recently dug up the path infront and up to the cab from the BT man hole cover.

Any ideas whats going on?


I'm nosy and its bugging me

I'm nosey as well and as a NGA van was doing work less than a hundred yards a way I had a chat with one of the guys.

Apperantly at the moment it's clearing blocked ducts. it seems as if most of the areas that are getting FTTC in the 97% superfast lancashire target by the end of the year have had their cabinets installed with really only those down for FTTP left to do, and he confirmed that I am down for FTTP.


More information than I have ever got out of BT or superfast Lancashire.