G.fast install spotted

Hi all,

Long time since I have posted here, work and family seem to have got in the way!!

Anyway's there I was minding my own business when what did I see being installed on the PCP serving my address? Only a brand new G.fast Pod. Over the next could of days I could see the fibre being run to the new pod. I suspect it still needs the new line cards etc to be installed but I am looking forward to seeing the new predicted speeds on the DSL checker and some services being made available.

Post Code? Are you on the G. Fast Trial area?

Post Code is BT92 2BD. Not in an existing trial area afaik

Cabinet 1? Any photo taken of the cabinet got g.fast pod installed?

Edited by adslmax (Tue 04-Jul-17 13:59:57)

Yea Cab1, will get a picture shortly.

How do I attach a picture here?

Edited by nelix01 (Tue 04-Jul-17 14:22:23)

Thanks, you must be lucky one to get g.fast shortly! But, I can see it based in Northern Ireland.

In reply to a post by nelix01:

How do I attach a picture here?

Go to this site http://postimages.org/ and upload photo and click share as a direct link and post direct link here.

https://s3.postimg.org/i2j91yw7n/IMG_0065.jpg

https://s3.postimg.org/9loc4sgwj/IMG_0066.jpg

First one is the PCP with new G.fast pod. Second pic is the FTTC Cab

That's just a PCP extension to allow more space for lines. It's not a G.Fast pod.

Usually happens when there's a new housing development planned, or when a second FTTC cab is to be built/more tie pairs are needed for additional line cards in existing FTTC cabs.

Edited by deleted (Tue 04-Jul-17 14:38:52)

That's not a gfast pod. It's just a copper extension

Bah, the guys fitting it told me it was for ultrafast BB, must have been winding me up then!

Here is a pic of what a G.Fast pod looks like

http://www.ispreview.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/cache/...

Must be gutted now as the pic doesn't look like g.fast pod! A long waiting list back on the drawing board.

I was wondering why we were getting it so quickly when it is still in a few trial areas. Will just have to suffer with my 80Mbps FTTC

Pretty sure I spotted a new G Fast pod attached to cabinet 35 at Pultney Road, junction of Lime Grove in Bath today, it's other side of road from Co-operative Funeralcare ( BA2 4HP).

Will have a closer look tomorrow & get a photo.

Edited by Nightglow (Tue 04-Jul-17 21:44:33)

Could of been

Very odd strange, it only has one property address on this cabinet, just one property. Don't know why Openreach choose to have this cabinet 35 as a new G.Fast pod because of just one property in this cabinet area. And also why is FTTC as well (one property isn't a good return of investment profit for openreach)

Edited by adslmax (Wed 05-Jul-17 09:25:02)

I was wrong as cabinet 35 have other area's as following:

Post Code Road Locality Distance 20CN 21CN WBC Fibre Cabinet
BA2 4DG Bridge Lock Mews Bath, Avon 1,068m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4EX Ferry Lane Bath, Avon 891m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4GZ Rennie Close Bath, Avon 1,020m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4HD Lime Grove Bath, Avon 994m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4HE Lime Grove Gardens Bath, Avon 1,033m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4HF Lime Grove Bath, Avon 1,085m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4HG Pulteney Gardens Bath, Avon 1,026m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4HH Pulteney Avenue Bath, Avon 1,064m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4HJ Pulteney Avenue Bath, Avon 1,025m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4HL Pulteney Avenue Bath, Avon 1,058m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4HN Broadway Bath, Avon 972m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4HP Broadway Bath, Avon 957m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4HQ Pulteney Grove Bath, Avon 1,091m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4HR Ferry Lane Bath, Avon 866m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4HS Spring Crescent Bath, Avon 794m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4HU Broadway Bath, Avon 975m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4HX Miles Street Bath, Avon 834m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 75%
BA2 4HY Spring Gardens Road Bath, Avon 796m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4HZ Spring Crescent Bath, Avon 843m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4JA Broadway Bath, Avon 914m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4JB Excelsior Street Bath, Avon 890m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4JD Archway Street Bath, Avon 937m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4JF Pulteney Gardens Bath, Avon 1,128m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4JG Archway Street Bath, Avon 975m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4JH Pulteney Road Bath, Avon 1,050m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4JJ Bridge Lock Mews Bath, Avon 1,037m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4JN Miles Street Bath, Avon 854m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4JQ Pulteney Avenue Bath, Avon 1,018m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 4JW Ferry Lane Bath, Avon 889m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 6AF Hatfield Buildings Bath, Avon 1,153m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 35%
BA2 6DD Sydney Buildings Bath, Avon 1,628m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 6DE Horseshoe Walk Bath, Avon 1,267m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 6DF Tyning End Bath, Avon 1,344m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 6DG Abbey View Bath, Avon 1,183m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 6DH Lime Grove Gardens Bath, Avon 1,099m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%
BA2 6DQ Abbey View Gardens Bath, Avon 1,177m ADSL ADSL2+ FTTC Available from 26th August 2011 P35 100%

In Twerton in Bath there is a cabinet which had a gfast unit fitted some time ago. My mum lives in Bath and her cab is in the process of getting the pod at the moment (combe down area) - avon line have been here fitting cables and drilling the pcp recently - will get a pic if you wish..

Edited by choppersrock (Wed 05-Jul-17 10:30:47)

Spotted one just like that in Cardiff a couple of days ago, thought it was a G-fast pod but as not in published rollout area thought it may have just been an extension. They are springing up all over the place now.

1 property! Really?

Managed to get a closer look today, definitely a G Fast cabinet, there were 3 engineers wiring it up this morning, will get a photo later, as they wouldn't say much, so I didn't push taking a photo.
I thought that Cab 35 serve the new Student Castle complex at 33-34 Pultney Road, as they will have 100 Mbps available there,according to posters slapped on the hoardings, but they are served by Cab 31 at bottom of Bathwick Hill.

Edited by Nightglow (Wed 05-Jul-17 14:14:58)

Yes sure any pic would be great

Any photo would be welcome. It's sound like Openreach are now speed up g.fast in this area of Cabinet 35 to all property but question is how long before it went LIVE.

How do we upload a photo.

You can't. Link it to photo sharing site

Post deleted by Nightglow

Edited by Nightglow (Fri 07-Jul-17 19:29:18)

Post deleted by Nightglow

In reply to a post by Nightglow:

How do we upload a photo.

Go to this site http://postimages.org/ and upload photo and click share as a direct link and post direct link here.

2 recent jobs done in combe down, bath - both now with gfast pods

https://postimg.org/image/nzni845a5/


https://postimg.org/image/6pevbazx1/

https://s11.postimg.org/70kbir0cz/image.jpg

Wish they hurry up & stick a G Fast pod on my cabinet 39 in Bathampton.

Edited by Nightglow (Fri 07-Jul-17 21:13:51)

In reply to a post by adslmax:

In reply to a post by Nightglow:

How do we upload a photo.

Go to this site http://postimages.org/ and upload photo and click share as a direct link and post direct link here.

Thanks, it worked, most of my issues is this pc, needs replacing.

In reply to a post by choppersrock:

https://postimg.org/image/6pevbazx1/

Dreadful poor by contractor installed of g.fast pod. The corner edge is block pathway with a horrible grey and green colour. .

Edited by adslmax (Fri 07-Jul-17 22:29:12)

Yeap. Looks very odd when driving towards the back of the cab and seeing the case stuck out in pathway. The other end would have been much better..

I think g.fast pod installing must be on the right side of the cabinet?

In reply to a post by adslmax:

I think g.fast pod installing must be on the right side of the cabinet?

Nightglow's image seems to show a pod fitted to the left of a cab, so I can only assume it's possible.

In reply to a post by Toonshorty:

In reply to a post by adslmax:

I think g.fast pod installing must be on the right side of the cabinet?

Nightglow's image seems to show a pod fitted to the left of a cab, so I can only assume it's possible.

Can be either side according to engineer I spoke to.

Edited by Nightglow (Fri 07-Jul-17 23:03:16)

Streetview shows a council wastebin on the left.

I'm looking forward to seeing how they get the pod onto this guy. It's quite busy and there's not an abundance of room but I'm sure they'll manage.

https://s17.postimg.org/jxizag9mn/20170708_154107.jpg

Thought they going to put two pods on this pcp cabinet (left and right side) because of two large FTTC cabinets (huawei 288)

Edited by adslmax (Sun 09-Jul-17 20:56:13)

I doubt they will place a pod on a PCP extension even if there was enough space
I wonder what their future plans are to deal with gfast capacity?

Edited by witchunt (Sun 09-Jul-17 22:26:08)

In reply to a post by adslmax:

Thought they going to put two pods on this pcp cabinet (left and right side) because of two large FTTC cabinets (huawei 288)

Well only one PCP expansion pod is usually necessary, isn't it, i.e. the first DSLAM would have been built for it and fully connected without a pod.

I suspect a bigger pcp or somehow denser block terminals to take up less space.

It's a good question. That's a fairly big cabinet, but with very high FTTC take-up and needed the PCP extension to go along with the install of the second cabinet.

A single pod would be fine even here if they can get the tech to 96 ports per pod.

This guy is fairly sharpish in the commercial programme once the pilots are done so will find out.

There's plenty space on the left!
Certainly wouldn't like to be the engineer working the PCP if fully subscribed though. 288+288+96? extra pairs.
Theoretically could end up being 384+384+96