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Hey there. If any of you live in sussex, I will be giving out news of cabinets around the county and what BDUK are getting up to etc. If you want me to check anything for you, please chat on this new blog!
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- Cabinet 4 has now got twin DSLAM built next to it. Exchange expected to be completed by E-SUSSEX BDUK by end of the year. Other cabinets around exchange area expected to be built by end of month.
- A couple of weeks ago E-SUSSEX BDUK installed a new experimental Cabinet 5 on Danehill Exhcange. It has normal copper cabinet and fibre cabinet in one. They are moving some addresses over to this cabinet for more reliable broadband. If you want a picture of cab then tell me. Cabinet 4 is expected to be completed in Phase 4, which is due in June. Cabinet 3 is rescheduled for later this year and Cabinets 1 & 2 are expected to be enabled by October 2015 with work starting on them in June.
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- Cabinet 4 has now got twin DSLAM built next to it. Exchange expected to be completed by E-SUSSEX BDUK by end of the year. Other cabinets around exchange area expected to be built by end of month.
- A couple of weeks ago E-SUSSEX BDUK installed a new experimental Cabinet 5 on Danehill Exhcange. It has normal copper cabinet and fibre cabinet in one. They are moving some addresses over to this cabinet for more reliable broadband. If you want a picture of cab then tell me. Cabinet 4 is expected to be completed in Phase 4, which is due in June. Cabinet 3 is rescheduled for later this year and Cabinets 1 & 2 are expected to be enabled by October 2015 with work starting on them in June.
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Presumably just the standard all-in-One (onesie) cabinet now common for E/O conversions, or is it something different?
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Do you know of any GEA-FTTP coverage in Crawley, I know the SDCRWLY exchange is BT FTTP activated but not had much look tracking down any areas with a roll out?
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Cabinets Planned for FTTP:
71 | Phase 15a
72 | Phase 13a
76 | Phase 15a
122 | Phase 15a
125 | Phase 15a
127 | Phase 15a
132 | Phase 13a
133 | Phase 13a
135 | Phase 13a
136 | Phase 13a
All of these cabinets will receive FTTP by the end of the year. They are all being upgraded by WS BDUK. Phase 13a expected to be completed April - June 2015. Phase 15a expected to be completed June - December 2015.
The best thing I would do is email: [email protected] Also they have an updated checker on their website, so feel free to check your postcode on that to.
Hope you get your FTTP soon!
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Hi Fred
Is this native FTTP or On Demand... also I'm on Cab 70... do you know anything about that?
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I'm in Crowborough, which has good FTTC but was wondering if there are any plans for Groombridge as I was thinking of moving or FTTP in Crowborough.
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BT BROADBAND AVAILABILITY CHECKER
Address SOUTHGATE SUBSTATION, PATTERDALE CLOSE, CRAWLEY, RH11 8SD on Exchange CRAWLEY is served by Cabinet 70
Featured Products
Downstream Line Rate(Mbps)
Upstream Line Rate(Mbps)
Downstream Range(Mbps)
Availability Date
High Low High Low
FTTC Range A (Clean) 77.6 57.9 20 18.9 -- Available
FTTC Range B (Impacted) 70 41.3 20 12.2 -- Available
WBC ADSL 2+ Up to 3 -- 1.5 to 5.5 Available
ADSL Max Up to 2 -- 1.5 to 4.5 Available
WBC Fixed Rate 1 -- -- Available
Fixed Rate 1 -- -- Available
Other Offerings
FTTP on Demand 330 30 -- Available
Fibre Multicast -- -- -- Available
Copper Multicast -- -- -- Available
For all ADSL and WBC Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC) services, the stable line rate will be determined during the first 10 days of service usage.
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I know that, I already have FTTC... but was wondering if anything was in the pipeline!
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Overbuild with FTTP in a cabinet area that has good FTTC speeds is very rare.
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Yes but I'm also sure cabinet 71 has FTTC too...
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He's only screen-scraping Codelook, probably without a licence.
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actually no I thought cabinet 41 was 71, don't suppose anyone know where 71 is do they?
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ADSL checker says just ADSL2+ on 71
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do you know its location?
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Maybe one of the plastic type covers like this one on Old Brighton Road which I think is cabinet 71
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.144426,-0.183244,3...
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That seems to be cab 63, which was upgraded in January. Doesent show fttc cab because picture is old. Cab 71 is somewhere located in the industrial estate. Maybe you are right MrSaffron, I'm not sure myself really. But what I want to know , mlmclaren, is why you want to know about 71 when it is the overside of crawley! Lol
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But what I want to know , mlmclaren, is why you want to know about 71 when it is the overside of crawley! Lol
Well I didn't know cabinet 71 was over the industrial estate... forgive me for thinking PCP70 & 71 would be remotely close to one and other.
Anyway, All those cabinets you listed are in and around Manor Royal and the Industrial estates then.
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Cab 71 is in prime location to become the second runway at Gatwick I would think.
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Yep... I would agree with that!
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Hey man, sorry about the delay but here you go. I used ADSL checker for cabs in Groombridge area.
Exchange: Langton
Cabinet: 6
Postcode Used: TN3 9QJ (Pub)
Fibre Availability: FTTC
Speeds (According to BT WHOLESALE): 74 - 80 Mbps Downstream | 12.2 - 20 Mbps Upstream
Exchange: Langton
Cabinet: 7
Fibre Availability: FTTP Planned | Phase 14b BDUK EAST SUSSEX
Speeds (According to BT WHOLESALE): 3.5Mbps Downstream | 0.5 Mbps Upstream
It depends really on where you are moving in to in Groombridge. According to Go East Sussex checker, Cabinet 7 will receive FTTP by December. If you want I can give you cabs which are FTTP enabled in Crowborough.
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BT don't have like an order with locations for the cabs, their numbers are scattered about everywhere. So say they started cab 1 next to the exchange, they would number it 1. Then they build the second cab which is 5 miles away, they would number it cab 2.
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Be interesting if you can find some live FTTP cabinets in Crowborough (NDCRO)
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Hah, your right! No FTTP at all lol
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I have noticed that the exchange only lines on the Pulborough exchange have now been transfered to a new cabinet. Cabinet 8 is now up and running. This info has not yet been updated on the West Sussex Better Connected site.
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Great news! Enjoy your fibre!
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Unfortunately not my cabinet. I am on Cab 4 West Chiltington, but 2km away from it. We have to wait to see if and when we get anything out of BDUK2. Hopefully we may know after May.
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- In Warniglid, as built on Danehll exchange, WS BDUK are building another "expermiental onesie cabinet" which has normal copper cabinet and fibre cabinet in one. This will be built in May and fibre is expected to be delivered by September!
- Lewes cabinet 32 is being built as part of BDUK, scheduled to be built late April. In Alfriston, Cabinet 1 will have DSLAM built next to it. Fibre will be enabled later this year
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In my case we will probably be transfered to a closer cabinet. We are only about 400m away from West Chiltington Cab 1. Properties on this cabinet are only 200m away!
Quite a lot of the upgrades seem to be unannounced. For example the exchange only lines on the Yapton exchange have been transfered to a new cabinet on the Littlehampton exchange. This is due to go live later in the month. Not sure if this is BT commercial or BDUK?
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This sounds unusual, do you have details, postcodes, locations etc.?
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I'm not quite sure if If you can do that. I've seen many posts on this forum, with people asking if they can move cabs, and the answer is normally no. Best thing to do, is email [email protected] They always reply, but best to email in the week though. Maybe FTTP will become an option for you.
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Re-parenting lines from one cab to another is one of the less often used mechanisms used to provide FTTC availability. I recall it was to be used on Danehill cabs
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Yeah I know. I don't do the planning, it's just Go East Sussex trying new stuff! They also said to me on email that they need to build a cab, as duct blockages have been absolutely terrible. This is why cab 3, which was supposed to serve postcodes which are being to moved to the new cab, has been delayed for 5 months now! Makes sense
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Yes. Try Mustang Close, Ford, BN18 0TF on the BT ADSL address checker. It is now connected to Littlehampton cabinet 33.
Note the poor ADSL speed. It's a long way from the Littlehampton exchange!
The residents were getting about 6Mbps on ADSL2 before the changes.
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Yes, I have had very constructive discussions by email with the West Sussex BDUK team. They are very helpful, but so far we have had no improvement on our postcode RH20 2JX. I will be contacting them again in May when more details of BDUK2 are promised.
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Yeah, good idea mate! 
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They did this in Hastings. They moved about 50 or so lines from cab 1 to cab 6 boosting the estimated FTTC speeds from around 10-15 Mbps to 70-80 Mbps.
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I'm not an expert, but if the cabs are close to each other, it doesn't take long to move lines over to each other. Plus if say cabs were further away, there would be alot of roadworks, causing disruption. So, in Hastings case, were the cabs close to each other, so BT could do it quickly and efficiently?
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Outside Lewes soon, BT are doing surveys around the area. This is presumably for a new cabinet. Info on Roadworks.org
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In West Chiltington it would be an easy transfer. The cable feed from the existing cabinet could be intercepted and feed customers further away from the new connection without affecting customers nearer to the existing cabinet.
In my case I use a bonded line to get just over 5Mbps but unfortunately my near neighbours on the same postcode RH20 2JX are beyond the reach of fibre and can only get up to 1Mbps on ADSL. Their speeds would increase to mid range superfast speeds of around 25Mbps +.
Customers even further out, who can only get dial up at the moment are likely be transfered to the Ashington exchange on FTTP.
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That is PCP 121
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That is 63 and 71
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The cabs are about 1200m apart as the crow flies but due to the geography of the area and all overhead lines, the properties with the low speed are all within about 300m of cab 6 compared to 1 km from cab 1. I think it took around 3 days to complete.
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Since MrSaffron has still let me tell you guys about updates on cabs, I am going to carry on.
- Cabinet 2 on Nutley Exchange, which has been delayed for over 6 months, is getting its DSLAM built next week. It is due to be enabled by June.
- Cabinet 9 on the Battle Exchange has had a DSLAM built, and next week power will be delivered to it. FTTC due to be enabled by March next year
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Any news on Haslemere cabinet 26 (postcode GU27 3HA) which supplies the southern end of Fernhurst in West Sussex?
Thanks
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Hey man! PCP26 is still being built for fibre.I assume there is already a new fibre cabinet built as there are roadworks in your area for cleaning the ducts up. According to a West Sussex BDUK's website, Engineers are still surveying your area. So this means maybe finding fibre routes to the cabinet. On the bright side, if your fibre cab is already built, West Sussex BDUK are known to be very quick with delivering the fibre to the cabinet. In Partdridge Green for example, they were able to complete all the work in just 2 months! Best thing to do is email [email protected] They always come back with a response and with my case, they always give the dates of when works are going on in my area. Good luck!
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Hi Fred,
Any news on Seaford, East Sussex cabinet 4 please?
Looks like some work was done recently under BDUK but it has all gone quiet now..
Many thanks
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Hey there! It seems Cab 4 has been rescheduled. It should now be live from June - December. I assume the new cabinet has been built. I wouldn't trust GoEastSussex website. They say that work will be done by March 2016, but your cab will be live before then. ADSL checker says that there is no FTTC date yet, so maybe there is duct blockage in your area. Once this is out of the way, fibre should be with you quickly. Best thing to do is email [email protected] They are super speedy with emails and they give you the best information.
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Many thanks for the reply and info Fred.
Yes the cab has been built and according to details on Roadworks.org it seems the cabling and power was done at the same time.
I've also noticed the March 2016 date on the Go East Sussex website.
I'll try the email you have suggested.
Thanks for your time, much appreciated.
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Youre welcome! Just noticed on your bio that you have only 2mbps broadband! ouch! Hopefully fibre will make a huge difference!
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- PCP1 on Milland Exchange is in the process of being built with power and is expected to be fibre enabled by 2017 (According to WSBC)
- Fibre is being connected to new telegraph pols in East Marden next week. Every cabinet should be enabled fingers crossed by the end of the year, if not March 2016
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Any insight on the ongoing saga of Littlehampton Cab 34? Council have given up chasing OR and pointed me in the direction of High Level complaints.
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According to all my sources, there is no plans for cabinet 34  WSBC website states that they are surveying your area for FTTP soulutions, so maybe fibre will come to you eventually, but not in the near future. Sorry about that but since you have a thread going on, Cabinet 38 is having a fibre cab built next to it soon.
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Scaynes Hill Cabinets 1 & 2 are now enabled for fibre optic. If you live there, you can contact ISP's for routers and speeds available .e.t.c.
Again, If anyone wants their area checked, feel free to drop a post on this thread!
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Rochdale cab 36 ?
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are you trolling? there isnt a cab 36 according to my sources. Before you say, i didnt use code look.
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No, I've heard that some people are connected to it but can't seem to get fibre.
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I'm not that sure. I thought you could check things like this? lol. I Maybe worded my previous post wrong, I'm trying to keep all locations in sussex. Sorry 
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- This month cabinet 170 on Crawley exchange got upgraded to FTTC. Contact ISP to order Fibre.
- Last week, Cabinet 1 on Sharpthorne exchange got upgraded to FTTC. Cabinet 4 requires more a work and is scheduled for completion any time soon. Contact ISP to order Fibre.
- I will try to get a picture of onesie cab in my area
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Pcp2 barcombe currently in build stage for fttp.
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Yes, its seems that Barcombe has been wanting fibre for quite some time. Cab 1 was enabled in December, and it already has over 500 properties passed on it! FTTP would be beneficial aswell, as Balcombe is a beautiful village. A big green box would be in the way of the old fashioned village. You can post updates about Balcombe if you want
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- Cabinet 11 on Hurstpierpoint Exchange has been upgraded.Cabinet is located outside college. I had been watching progress of cabinet as I work around the area, they built the cab at the start of March, and fibre only took a month to be Installed!
- Arundel cabs 3 and 5 are now enabled. Contact ISP's to order.
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This is part of the problem.
It's been an ongoing battle Exchange went live in June 2012 and my cab got pulled from the commercial rollout in Sept 2012 only to be put back on in Dec 2012 after getting West Sussex Better Connected Project involved, with the cab going in around May 2013.
Since June 13 the date got bumped every 3 months until Dec 2014 where it again got pulled from the rollout.
First excuse (and the reason given for being pulled the first time) was given as unable to get fibre to the cab, now it's that they can't get power to the cab - despite them digging up the pavement and doing work that looked just like power going in.
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They just come up with excuses don't they! Sometimes in this case, if BT are In The mood, they could move you to a different cab. My friend in Kent had his line moved to a different cab after the cab he was connected to , apparently was never going to get fibre! Or, I know this sounds stupid, move house! Lol! Sorry about that
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The only way to find out what is, and isn't, going on is to keep checking the 12 month roadworks info at roadworks.org.
Meanwhile we wait!
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LCROC - odd to bring that up in this thread, but not live some people in area are on other cabs that are live e.g. 108 is up and running for orders
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Ive done some research on Villages and Towns around Chichester...
Emsworth: Cabinet 11 is having Fibre cab built soon. It is due to receive FTTC by October this year.
Cabinet 23 is having a Fibre twin also shortly. FTTC is planned also by October. EO Lines in this postcode area will receive FTTP by the end of the year.
Bracklesham Bay: Cabinet 10 due to receive fibre by the end of the year. Fibre twin being built in May.
Compton: Cabinets 1 & 3 are having fibre cabs being installed over the next 3 months. De-Silting is taking place around the area too. There is no RFS date yet, so stay tuned on
westsussex-betterconnected.org.uk/check-availability
Singleton: - Cabs 2 & 3 are due to have FTTC in Phase 6 on BDUK WS by the end of the year. Fibre cabs are being built shortly.
- Network surveys are taking place under main road, so disruption is possible.
Chichester: Cabinet 41, located in Halnaker, is having fibre cabling hooked up to cabinet next week.
There you go. Tomorrow or sometime this week, I will do a Bognor Regis area overview.
Thanks
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Thank you for this. Can you tell me if Cabinet 9 in Crowborough has FTTP?
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No, it's FTTC
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Thank you. I just wondered if it was scheduled to have FTTP.
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BT have plans for a new phase of rolling out FOD. You could get it. Depending if they want to do your area.
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Until pricing is known I would suggest holding back on promoting it, it may be the same £150 to £200 per month costs, just lower install cost for example.
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Hey all,
Danehill: Cabinet 2 (my cabinet!) is having FTTC twin built In May. Cabinet 1 will be built sometime soon. Fibre expected in September
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Portslade: PCP16 - PORTSLADE DSLAM works are continuing until the 7th. Fibre hopefully before end of year; depends if any blockages are found.
Shoreham-By-Sea: PCP30 - STREET CABINET INSTALLATION will be completed by the 11th. Fibre by April 2016
PCP3 - STREET CABINET INSTALLATION will start next week and will run till the 27th. Fibre by April 2016
PCP35 - STREET CABINET INSTALLATION will commence next week (May 8th) and will commence until the 21st. Fibre by April 2016
PCP20 - STREET CABINET INSTALLATION later on in July. Fibre by April 2016
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Hello Fred
Could you let me know when Loxwood Cabinet E1 will be enabled for FTTC?
Thanks
Sam
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Hey man,
Fibre is planned for you, I contacted the council through a friend,(as its the bank holidays) and the council told me you have to wait a little bit longer. If there are no blocks found, you could have fibre later this year, if there are, you might have to wait until the end of the year or maybe into next year.
To answer btn_o_o_b's (different user) question, a cabinet with E next to it probably means an extension cabinet, I'm not to sure myself!
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Thanks Fred.
Is there anyone I can speak to about demand for this cabinet, as I know there are quite a few served by this cabinet who would be willing to commit to funding a self-build programme if required in order to extend the physical network from this exchange (Loxwood) or cabinet.
Thanks
Sam
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Contact BDUK West Sussex, they are the one doing the program
[email protected]
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Also, they might give you different info as my friend is just an engineer. Just does what he's tolds Lol
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sl1 if you go on the following link: http://www.superfast-openreach.co.uk/faq/contact-us-...
Then scroll down to:
8. Please tell us what your fibre broadband enquiry is about: *
My community is interested in a privately funded fibre broadband
Fill the form out submit it and someone should get back to you. Think you need to provide telephone numbers of all the people interested (this is only so they can figure out what the best option is whether it be FTTC/DP/rN/P).
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Any news for cabinet 13 Shoreham By Sea?
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Address 1 BRUNSWICK ROAD, SHOREHAM BY SEA, BN43 5WA on Exchange SHOREHAM BY SEA is served by Cabinet 13
Featured Products
Downstream Line Rate(Mbps)
Upstream Line Rate(Mbps)
Downstream Range(Mbps)
Availability Date
High Low High Low
FTTC Range A (Clean) 80 80 20 20 -- Available
FTTC Range B (Impacted) 80 61.9 20 12.2 -- Available
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Weird, OR have advised that the cabinet is not FTTC enabled and is under review.... are there instances of them only upgrading part of a cab to FTTC?
Address 6 PEBBLE WAY, SHOREHAM BY SEA, BN43 6AQ on Exchange SOUTHWICK is served by Cabinet 13
Featured Products
Downstream Line Rate(Mbps)
Upstream Line Rate(Mbps)
Downstream Range(Mbps)
Availability Date
WBC ADSL 2+ Up to 13 -- 7.5 to 17.5 Available
WBC ADSL 2+ Annex M Up to 13 Up to 1 7.5 to 17.5 Available
ADSL Max Up to 6.5 -- 5.5 to 8 Available
WBC Fixed Rate 2 -- -- Available
Fixed Rate 2 -- -- Available
Other Offerings
Copper Multicast -- -- -- Available
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You're on the Southwick exchange, not the Shoreham on Sea exchange that you originally asked about.
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Yup, just realised that! it seems to be the only cabinet that isn't FTTC from the Southwick exchange!
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So, does anyone know anything about Southwick Cabinet 13 FTTC/FTTP wise?
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After my recent contacts with the BDUK team at WSSC I think it is only fair to relay what is bad news about the BDUK project in West Sussex.
If you look at the Better Connected site you will see a High Level Map on the Check Availability page that illustrates the stages of the first phase of the project.
I had thought that all the phases listed on this map would be completed by April 2016 but it turns out that all those listed in pink/purple shades won't happen and the map is not to be taken literally.
To clarify if you have not benefited from FTTC AFTER your cabinet has been upgraded. then you will get no upgrade under the current scheme.
It gets worst, funding for BDUK phase 2 is meager so don't expect to much from that next year and beyond.
The temporary solution that BDUK have in the wings for those of us on long lines in the interim is satellite or a case of out of the frying pan into the fire.
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To clarify if you have not benefited from FTTC AFTER your cabinet has been upgraded. then you will get no upgrade under the current scheme.
Do you mean after the Exchange has been upgraded or cabinet?
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Hi Fred,
Is there any information about Chichester, cabinet 14 being updated at any point in the near future?
Current fttc speeds say maximum 40/10 on the DSL checker so curious to know if they will be faster anytime soon?
FTTC Range A (Clean) 40 30.8 7.7 5.5 -- Available
FTTC Range B (Impacted) 34.4 19.2 7.7 4 -- Available
Thanks!!
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Cabinet 14 has already been upgrade to support FTTC connections. I thin that this was in January 2013.. Any faster will have to wait for whatever follows FTTC such as perhaps G.FAST.
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how about news on Lodsworth exchange? Of particular interest is gu28 0pj.
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Why would the max speed be limited to 40/10 ? Purely the distance from the cabinet?
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Where are you getting the "40/10" from? One of the maximum figures you posted is 40, but I see no 10.
Kevin
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Sorry, 40/7.7
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Sorry, 40/7.7
Purely distance from the cabinet then - the 40 is a coincidence and has nothing to do with the 40/10 product.
Kevin
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Do you have any information on HORSHAM CARFAX cabinet 92? Openreach adsl checker didn't seem to have any dates for FTTC or FTTP. Many thanks in advance
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Cabinet 92 BROADBRIDGE HEATH, HORSHAM is supplying FTTP and is live.
So if your full address search is not showing WBC FTTP Up to 330 Mbps as available at https://www.btwholesale.com/includes/adsl/main.html then private message your full address and can take a look
NOTE: Sometimes FTTP areas go live without all the addresses on the cabinet area actually being live.
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Thanks, I've sent you a PM with my details.
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Hi Fred
According to the DSL checker we are on cabinet 16 at Polegate, with no fibre and very poor ADSL (which it is - or at least it was until a month ago when someone drove into the pole outside our house and all the lines snapped - but that's another story). We are out in the sticks about 3 miles from the exchange. I can't see any report of this cabinet having fibre or even being scheduled to have fibre. The openreach site says the cabinet is under review.
However, a thick black pipe with the yellow stripe has recently appeared from ducting at the base of the pole from which our copper line surfaces, and last week was connected to a black manifold at the top of the pole. The next start pole up the road also has the thick pipe and manifold on top, but this one gained a green rounded box on the side last week - which I think is a pole mounted fibre splitter. Both poles have a single thinner black pipe with a yellow stripe heading off the top of the pole along to another pole, but I don't know where these end up. The next start pole in the other direction has the thick pipe coiled at its base.
Does this mean FTTP is on its way? Or on demand? And if the manifold is fitted does it mean there are fibres already blown from the exchange? If it is on its way what sort of timetable should we expect?
Thanks
Simon
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Does this mean FTTP is on its way? Or on demand? And if the manifold is fitted does it mean there are fibres already blown from the exchange? If it is on its way what sort of timetable should we expect?
Yes, but with what timescales is unsure. It will be FTTP as FTToD would not have seen the infrastructure for all the local DP's being installed.
The presence of manifolds does not mean that the main fibre has been blown and is ready to rock and roll. The main fibre will be blown to the (correctly identified by you) splitter. The blow from the splitter to the CSP will be done prior to the main installation visit, once the service has been ordered.
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On demand would only see the changes for the single person who ordered and as orders are on hold its not that.
The build activity suggests native FTTP is on the way, i.e. they only do what you are saying when an area is to get native FTTP.
Cab 16 is the only outstanding cabinet on Polegate exchange, and one other cabinet already has some FTTP. The indications of the project plans suggest FTTP too for your cabinet, but no timescales given.
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Thanks - that was very quick. In your experience is it of the order of 3 months, 6 months, 12 months or longer from where we are at now before we can order?
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In your experience is it of the order of 3 months, 6 months, 12 months or longer from where we are at now before we can order?
That's the crunch question ... and anyone suggesting a hard answer is almost certainly telling fibs.
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Thanks - I thought that might be the answer!
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Agreed, all of those example periods have applied, when you see people splicing fibre and blowing fibre to spliters is the time to get more excited.
i.e. keep an eye out for vans with a small compressor and people huddled under a tent splicing the fibre.
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It's gonna be night work on that route from Polegate as it is along a major trunk road so the OP prolly won't see them. They've been huffing and puffing that tube for most of the year.
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Does anybody have an update on Langton Green Cabinet 7 please ?
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So just to give an update on cabinet 92 in Horsham. Andrew confirmed a while ago to me that the development was bigger than Openreach had expected and have also heard from someone who bought with another developer that they cannot get FTTP due to capacity issues. In addition to this I received a response from Openreach about plans for cabinet 92 and have been told they are planning fttc for it. Is it unusual for an area to have FTTP and then also add FTTC? Just wanted to hear people's thoughts on this
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Anyone help with below. If the Council can't help who can?
-----Original Message-----
From: Broadband [mailto: [email protected]]
Sent: 04 November 2015 15:22
Subject: RE: Fibre Broadband
Hello and thank you for your e-mail.
Your Cabinet (264) doesn't fall within the scope of the East Sussex Intervention area, so we're unable to provide any information.
We're sorry that we can't be more helpful.
Regards.
Broadband Team
Sent: 04 November 2015 14:54
To: Broadband
Subject: Fibre Broadband
Hi,
Is there any way to get more information on Fibre Broadband in my area.
My address is _________BN1 2RP.
I live in the middle of central Brighton in amongst the most vibrant business areas, surrounded by offices and retailers, and am still astonished that the local cabinet has not been enabled. The OpenReach site has my 'Cabinet Under Review'. I'm assuming my Cabinet is the one located outside Middle Street School (another reason why I can't believe it's taking so long), and was encouraged recently by roadworks on the corner of Boyces Street related to UK Power Networks and OpenReach installing a modern cabinet and fibre cable, but it now seems this is related to Electrical Car charging points. If so, what a wasted opportunity, if there is work still required to enable the cabinet infrastructure with additional power and cabling.
Any news or information would be appreciated. I've seen stats saying that 95% of Brighton & Hove has access to Fibre Broadband, but it seems I am in an isolated catchment area that doesn't.
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Its actually worse you are in a small 1%
http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/?area=E06000043
Some cabinets have been done as part of the East Sussex BDUK process e.g. Cab 262 but a lot depends on what the Virgin Media cable coverage was like.
The presence of a school won't help as they will usually take a more business like connection to cope with lots of people online at once, without local use outside the building affecting traffic.
The BDUK projects are planned in phases, so you may have missed out on the first wave, and the expansion work from Virgin Media might get to you given they are expanding and looking at infill in their commercial areas.
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A lot depends on what the expansion plans are for the estate, it may be the expansion may be dealt with using FTTC now, particularly if a developer has changed e.g. one may have been more co-operative towards a FTTP roll-out but not so in the later phases.
With new estates until the roads are adopted and thus code powers apply you can find services are at the behest of the developer i.e. BT or Virgin Media have no rights to do work as its private land.
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Thanks there are Virgin Media cabinets all around that BT cabinet outside the school. I don't know it's 100% my cabinet, as there's no number on it, but seems the closest one physically.
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My Apartment block built 8 years ago wasn't enabled for Cable. I guess it's otherwise available if you are down on the street.
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