In reply to a post by Adsl24:

Ignore the date being changed to December.

Basically. every quarter, the BT wholesale checker simply moves dates on by 3 months if the particular cabinet is not yet live. Once the cab is close to being RFS the date will be amended to a closer, more acurate date rather than they default 31st December.

So basically, because the cab wont be ready in time for 30th September, they just move the date 3 months automatically. This doesn't mean the cabinet deployment has been delayed, just that they are working on a 3month turnaround.

Naturally dates that keep moving back for months on end may have a particular issue as to why that cabinet isn't RFS yet.

Thanks thats given a pretty good insight into things

Same has happened to me - date changed from 30th September to 31st December.

However, according to http://www.openreach-communications.co.uk/superfast/... , my exchange is 'accepting orders'.

But when I phone up A&A, they use the BT checker and computer says no.

So... does this mean that.. only if you go with BT Infinity, will you be able to place an order and secondly... does placing an order mean you are put on the list (first come first serve) so when the cabinets are actually live, you then are guaranteed to get upgraded infront of everyone else?

No, nothing to do with Infinity.

Yes, the exchange is "Live" as it's capable of serving the 'service' but this doesn't mean you can get the service on your individual line. Your cabinet isn't ready yet, so it make no odds that the exchange is accepting orders at this stage.

Thanks!

Yep, same here. original date was Sept 2010, then I keep getting the usual quarter-year push backs, so in total i've had a 15 month delay. What I think is my nearest cab hasn't been touched yet so it'll be at least until first half of 2012 judging by what people say on here. Sods law means that virtually every other cab around me has been upgraded from what I can tell.

Wouldn't mind really if I wasn't right on the edge of my exchange coverage so I get max 0.9 down and 0.3 up. Can't even stream a thing. All of this whilst living only about 9 miles from central london. Cable providers like Virgin aren't available here either.

Phew glad I got that whine off my chest..sorry about that.

PM me your postcode and I'll find out the precise cab just to confirm.

In reply to a post by Adsl24:

PM me your postcode and I'll find out the precise cab just to confirm.

Hi,

The date on the checker has just been put back for my address to 31-Dec. All the roads around me have been enabled if I check using house numbers and post codes.

Could I ask you to check my cabinet location and date if I PM'd you my address? I can't find the damn thing anywhere!

Regards,

Simpic

Please PM your postcode

Done, and thank you.

Just as an update - my cabinet has gone live today! - was a flurry of activity at the cabinet for a few days after my last posting and then hurrah! Checker was updated today to say that I can now order FTTC! Yay!

So moral of the story, the checker can be updated again at any time, just because the date has been pushed back by 3 months does not mean it wont be updated again a few weeks later or even less than a week later in my case!

Edited by deleted (Tue 20-Sep-11 23:14:01)