Remember to take into account the fact that openreach, by their own admission are about 1 quarter behind their schedule.

They had a big recruitment drive recently i believe, and have employed a lot of ex-servicemen. well trained professionals who i'm sure will help the process along and get it back on track.

What is evident, is that if you have an exchange thats due end DEC11, or MAR11, those exchanges are getting done now. both exchange wise, and street wise. the actual phases, are more of a ''rough order'' of when stuff gets done. its not set in stone !!

As has been stated already, not all cabinets are getting those luverly shiny DSLAMS, i'm sure for those that don't initially get them, they will come back at some point.. when.. ? who knows.

What i would do, if i had a bunch of empty cells next to my cabinet, is get my phone, log on to btinfinity website, and trace all the phone lines back from the cabinet to the homes. then i would knock on the doors, and ask if they wouldn't mind putting their phone number into the infinity website

Don't know if it would work, but hell, i would try. !

In reply to a post by Oliver341:

My mate's cab is blank under "deployed". Not good.

Mine says "Yes" under deployed but there is no cab, no sign of any cab, and no info! That's phase 5b.

My parents in Crawley, Sussex, are under phase 5a, and have a "no" under deployed. No sign of any FTTC cab near their PCP cab either.

Both of us say "end March 2012" on the checker.

Someone more knowledable than me might update you.. but i think the NO, means that openreach ran into planning permission or other problems, while trying to sort the cabinet.

In reply to a post by jchamier:

Both of us say "end March 2012" on the checker.

Mate's exchange is live for FTTC, most of the cabs are "deployed = yes" and are in place if not in operation. His cab is one of the few with "deployed = blank" and no new cab is anywhere to be seen.

In reply to a post by Moradin:

Someone more knowledable than me might update you.. but i think the NO, means that openreach ran into planning permission or other problems, while trying to sort the cabinet.

The csv file has a key...

'Deployed' Key
�YES� = Part of scheduled deployment
�NO� = Removed or Deferred from Scheduled Deployment
�Blanks� = Not part of a phase / untargeted cabinet

In reply to a post by Oliver341:

In reply to a post by jchamier:

Both of us say "end March 2012" on the checker.

Mate's exchange is live for FTTC, most of the cabs are "deployed = yes" and are in place if not in operation. His cab is one of the few with "deployed = blank" and no new cab is anywhere to be seen.

When his phone number / postcode is entered in the BT checker, what's the result?

In reply to a post by bookey:

When his phone number / postcode is entered in the BT checker, what's the result?

No mention of fibre whatsoever.

In reply to a post by Oliver341:

In reply to a post by bookey:

When his phone number / postcode is entered in the BT checker, what's the result?

No mention of fibre whatsoever.

From the key in the csv, it would imply that fibre services are not currently planned for that postcode.
I'd not worry too much I recall reading elsewhere that 'missed' postcodes will be in-filled with FTTP at a later date.
I'd also say he needs to speak to the local council regarding BDUK funding and make it clear that a exchange being 'upgraded' does not mean every property in that exchange area can have the new fibre based services.

In reply to a post by bookey:

From the key in the csv, it would imply that fibre services are not currently planned for that postcode.
I'd not worry too much I recall reading elsewhere that 'missed' postcodes will be in-filled with FTTP at a later date.

FTTP, or FTTC? I suppose either way it could be months or years before the blank is filled in?

In reply to a post by bookey:

The csv file has a key...

'Deployed' Key
�YES� = Part of scheduled deployment
�NO� = Removed or Deferred from Scheduled Deployment
�Blanks� = Not part of a phase / untargeted cabinet

D'Oh missed that - thanks. Guess that means the "no" postcodes are delayed from the expected for the phase. My cabinet (PCP 5) is showing as phase 5b.

The pub that is 500m from me, but on the next PCP cabinet (PCP 41) also shows as Phase 5b in the spreadsheet, but got its FTTC last summer. The wholesale checker reports 40meg / 15meg - as the FTTC cabinet is literally opposite the pub entrance the other side of the road.

Which shows the spreadsheet isn't much use to those cabinets that have been "skipped" for some reason :-/