In reply to a post by BP1:

I'm fed from cab 82 which is on the the other side of Mark Anthony Drive. Approx cable llength 300M to cab.
I get slightly lower estimate speed for FTTC. Currently sync at 4617kbps on ADSL2.
Still a great improvement and looking forward to the installation date now.

Cant believe about 5 years ago we all had TPON and dial up only on WG. If BT hadn't overlaid all 1600 lines to copper on the estate we would have been stuffed now for FTTC

I lived on Eglamour Way before living here, way back when we were told we couldn't get ADSL because of the fibre TPONs, The only option was ISDN2e because back then they had a way of routing you via different cabinets to be on copper all the way to the exchange for ISDN2 but no system for ADSL. It took 3 ISDN2e orders and cancellations before they left me on copper and i could order ADSL . ... was very poor speed due to the cable length though.

How do you know which cabinet your fed from and the line length ? is there a checker for this somewhere or is it something you have found via the order process?

In reply to a post by MHC:

In reply to a post by Dilbert:

... at the end of my road so I am hoping that's the one I am connected to as its less that 100mm away so should be a nice connection.

Do you live IN the cabinet? or have a tent attached?

Sorry I added an extra m there didnt I

I have a friend over in Kenilworth who is actually that far from his cabinet though, the cabinet backs onto the wall of his house, he could attach to it via a 1m cable and still have enough the other side to attached to his router..... I reckon he may just get full speed, the checker even says 40mb / 10mb for his number.

In reply to a post by Dilbert:

My exchange was originally due to be available for FTTC on the 31st December 2010, that got knocked back to March 31st 2011 before xmas but changed last week to 26th January 2011 ... today

Stuck on a 3mb connection at the moment so I have been chomping at the bit waiting for this, needless to say I placed my order first thing this morning (via Aquiss) and was wondering what sort of lead time I can expect before installation?

Ah, so you were one of the people that ordered before me on the Leamington exchange.. I ordered at lunchtime and was told that 8 people from Leamington had already ordered this morning..

This just got installed today http://i.imgur.com/3Pttd.jpg

I'm in MK on the SMSU exchange. Just hope it gets wired up pretty soon!

In reply to a post by Anonymous:

This just got installed today http://i.imgur.com/3Pttd.jpg

I'm in MK on the SMSU exchange. Just hope it gets wired up pretty soon!

That's going to really mess up your judgement of the capabilities of the female assistant refs.

In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

Trust me, I am. If your cab is that close, you'll be fine. I'm 566m from mine, and I still get the full 40000Kbps down and 10000 up.

I'm just over 300m from mine (in a straight line, estimate 420m cable) and my profile dropped from it's earlier 38717 to around 33500 over Christmas... it's slowly climbing back up again now, depending on the weather.

In reply to a post by Dilbert:

In reply to a post by BP1:

I'm fed from cab 82 which is on the the other side of Mark Anthony Drive. Approx cable llength 300M to cab.
I get slightly lower estimate speed for FTTC. Currently sync at 4617kbps on ADSL2.
Still a great improvement and looking forward to the installation date now.

Cant believe about 5 years ago we all had TPON and dial up only on WG. If BT hadn't overlaid all 1600 lines to copper on the estate we would have been stuffed now for FTTC

I lived on Eglamour Way before living here, way back when we were told we couldn't get ADSL because of the fibre TPONs, The only option was ISDN2e because back then they had a way of routing you via different cabinets to be on copper all the way to the exchange for ISDN2 but no system for ADSL. It took 3 ISDN2e orders and cancellations before they left me on copper and i could order ADSL . ... was very poor speed due to the cable length though.

How do you know which cabinet your fed from and the line length ? is there a checker for this somewhere or is it something you have found via the order process?

We had some faults on our line recently. The BT engineesr that came told me the cab details. Also when TPON was overlaid some years ago i recall talking to the workmen who at that time suggested that we were all eg Mark Anthony Drive and the adjoining streets on this side of WG were being fed from the new at that time cab located at Ophellia Drive.

I no where you are now. You live just approx 100 yards from me. I am confident that you are fed from cab 82. As for the cable length to the cab just pace out the walking distance from your home to the cab on Ophellia Drive. which will give you approx length of your line to the cab. You can see the BT drawpits at ground level and the repairs to the underground collapsed duct which was done in the TPON copper overlay time.

I am sure you will get the 40M

Edited by BP1 (Thu 27-Jan-11 09:50:38)

In reply to a post by Spasch:

In reply to a post by Dilbert:

My exchange was originally due to be available for FTTC on the 31st December 2010, that got knocked back to March 31st 2011 before xmas but changed last week to 26th January 2011 ... today

Stuck on a 3mb connection at the moment so I have been chomping at the bit waiting for this, needless to say I placed my order first thing this morning (via Aquiss) and was wondering what sort of lead time I can expect before installation?

Ah, so you were one of the people that ordered before me on the Leamington exchange.. I ordered at lunchtime and was told that 8 people from Leamington had already ordered this morning..

Just called BT Ifinity to correct the prefered contact details on my order which was placed very early yesterday morning. I asked if they had much of an interest on FTTC in Leamington. They replied that it was looking good so far. They also stated that mine must have been one of the first orders. This info was based on the 10 day lead time for engineers appointments. As my appointment was showing 8.00am on 9 Feb it looks like the first order subject to any one pror to me requesting for a later timed appointment.

Still no word on my installation date, seems a poor system whereby if you place the order with BT you find out an installation date straight away whereas with other ISP's you have to wait to hear back from them.

Whether Openreach really provision it equally or not that part of it doesn't seem very equal at least.

In reply to a post by billford:

it's slowly climbing back up again now, depending on the weather.

Condensation on the fibre - light can't get through the mist so well.