G Fast Pod - Cabinet 21 High Wycombe

I have recently noticed a G Fast Pod has been recently installed in my cabinet. However, the area I live in isn't in current G Fast Trial.

Any idea when the service will be available to us?

I am currently connected to cabinet 21 in the High Wycombe area.

What does the Openreach when and where checker say?

How far from the cab are you?

I'm in Bath, & G Fast pods are popping up on cabinets everywhere last few weeks, hopefully my cab will be getting one.
Nothing on the Checker about them yet.

Edited by Nightglow (Mon 24-Jul-17 08:43:06)

In reply to a post by lee111s:

What does the Openreach when and where checker say?

How far from the cab are you?

Nothing on the OR checker. I have noticed a couple of G Fast Pods being installed around the High Wycombe area.

I live about half a mile away from the cabinet. I doubt I'll benefit from G Fast

Sure they're G.fast pods not copper extensions?

A few people have made that mistake.

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Edited by Nightglow (Mon 24-Jul-17 12:13:57)

In reply to a post by Nightglow:

I'm in Bath, & G Fast pods are popping up on cabinets everywhere last few weeks, hopefully my cab will be getting one.
Nothing on the Checker about them yet.

Where? Can't say I've spotted any yet.

Do you have/can you take a picture? Might just be copper extension. Are there ventilation grills?

I'm on Wycombe too, and I haven't seen any G.Fast pods, or much activity bar the usual OR connecting people up.

In reply to a post by Westyfield2:

In reply to a post by Nightglow:

I'm in Bath, & G Fast pods are popping up on cabinets everywhere last few weeks, hopefully my cab will be getting one.
Nothing on the Checker about them yet.

Where? Can't say I've spotted any yet.

Bottom of Bathwick Hill by Church, cab31, Pultney road - junction of Lime Grove cab 35.

Quite a few in Twerton & Bradford Rd, Foxhill junction, cab 1.

Edited by Nightglow (Mon 24-Jul-17 18:02:44)

Cabinet 43 in High Wycombe has had work undertaken last week, looks like an extension box for more lines and not g.fast...I was excited initially but reality soon kicked in

Recent job done in combe down, bath

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

Fox hill also done
https://postimg.org/image/6pevbazx1/

Edited by choppersrock (Mon 24-Jul-17 21:11:44)

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Recent job done in combe down, bath

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

Fox hill also done
https://postimg.org/image/6pevbazx1/

Those are exactly the same grilled pods they installed on my local cabinet! I'll take a picture on my way home from work.

A couple of months ago I had a OR engineer visit me to check out a speed fault with my service. He mentioned my local cabinet is in line to get G Fast. I was skeptical at statement as I felt it was just saying that to keep me happy.

Someone mentioned an OR engineer doing something at the cabinet I'm connected to, had a tent up for a while and some barricades. I haven't checked however to see if it's possibly a G.Fast pod. Maybe they're slowly rolling them out? Well, even if it is I doubt I'll either be able to get it or if I am able to get it I imagine the estimated speed will be near to what I get now with VDSL2 due to the distance (approximately up to 500 meters by road).

Edited by Ixel (Tue 25-Jul-17 16:05:29)

In reply to a post by choppersrock:

Recent job done in combe down, bath

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

Fox hill also done
https://postimg.org/image/6pevbazx1/

Interesting! The one at the top of Ralph Allen drive hasn't been done yet (drive past that one every day)

Also noticed they have done the one next to colleagues house on the bend up the wellsway but not the one just on up a bit ( might be to far away from kingsmead)

In reply to a post by Westyfield2:

In reply to a post by choppersrock:

Recent job done in combe down, bath

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

Fox hill also done
https://postimg.org/image/6pevbazx1/

Interesting! The one at the top of Ralph Allen drive hasn't been done yet (drive past that one every day)

I know the one you mean next to the pub. I guess its connected to combe down exchange but I do wonder if its too far away...

The Hadley Arms, it's cab 7 & on Combe down exchange.

In reply to a post by Ixel:

Someone mentioned an OR engineer doing something at the cabinet I'm connected to, had a tent up for a while and some barricades. I haven't checked however to see if it's possibly a G.Fast pod. Maybe they're slowly rolling them out? Well, even if it is I doubt I'll either be able to get it or if I am able to get it I imagine the estimated speed will be near to what I get now with VDSL2 due to the distance (approximately up to 500 meters by road).

It appears they are slowly rolling them out places outside the trial area. Maybe they might expand on inital trial.
I am very doublt I'll benefit as my cabinet is half a mile away.

No need to doubt.

You absolutely will not benefit.

Spotted another G Fast pod being wired up to cabinet outside Lidl,Bath, & there one on Cabinet in William Street off Great Pultnety Street, Bath.