Seems like there is some digging right in front of cab 76 this morning.

It seems Kent County Council are more liberal with their description of what's going on. East Sussex County Council roadworks.org entries just say:

Amherst Road, Hastings, East Sussex
Works Start: 20 Aug
End: 22 Aug

Medium impact, delays possible
Location: O/S 3 AMHERST ROAD
Current status: Planned work about to start
Traffic lights, etc: None/signing only
Queries should be addressed to BT quoting reference BC005WP00100500085940000
Work info last modified 14:15 on 15/08/2012
Last updated on roadworks.org 15:39 on 20/08/2012
Data source East Sussex County Council

i.e. the description field is always missing. ESCC's own website doesn't supply additional information, either.

Well, Gobsmacked. But someone must have been Listening.
I did receive this from O/R on the 16th but have been away the weekend.

I did get a generic reply but hopefully it helped!
Anyway, lets just crossed fingers and hope the O/R guys do good.

Just realised Tony is from N.I.C.E.... Network Investment Customer Engagement.

Thanks
Jason

Tony,
Thanks for your swift reply.

I understand that its part of Phase 9a and I can get that Information freely availabe on the web, but I am sure that you can understand all the problems and time span that we have gone thru for the developement that we currently live on.
What I am worried about is the fact that this may not happen if you think people may not want it!

When you say completion in Phase 9a, What is the estimated time for Phase 9a to be completed by? you say scheduled does this mean actually Cab in and working by December? or is Phase 9a schedule spanning now until June2014?

I know your trying to be helpful but please try not to be uneconomical with the truth. Realistic time scales please.
I know somewhere you have a planning department that has to pay contracters to come and fit the box and subsequent works, that doesn't just come out of a hat, like the world cup draw

Thanks in Advance
Jason

Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 07:27:30 +0100
Subject: RE: PMO ** 10329 ** Cabinet Installation Date. Sittingbourne 76

Dear Jason

Thank you for your enquiry into fibre broadband at cab 76 in Sittingbourne.

Whilst I cannot comment on conversations held previously, I can give you details of progress.

The roll-out of broadband isn�t necessarily done in one phase within an exchange area, this is the situation in Sittingbourne.

Your cab is due for completion as part of Phase 9a, which is scheduled for the end of December this year.

Regards

Tony
Network Investment Customer Engagement

Just an update on Cab 76 Sitt.

Roadworks have been cleared away and we have an FTTC shell!
Really happy after all this time.

Any idea as to the expected time to get Power, Patch and Fibre in and to take orders?
I am guessing 2-3months all being well!?

In reply to a post by arg0naut:

Just an update on Cab 76 Sitt.

Roadworks have been cleared away and we have an FTTC shell!
Really happy after all this time.

Any idea as to the expected time to get Power, Patch and Fibre in and to take orders?
I am guessing 2-3months all being well!?

I spoke to one of the engineers who was installing the cabinet and he said it would be live by the time they left (24th Aug) he did however say it can take a long time for BT's wholesale database to be updated to reflect this and that we won't be able to place any orders until that is done.

I just checked my postcode (ME105JE) and it says :

"Your cabinet is planned to have WBC FTTC by 30th September 2012"

It CAN take a long time for that database to be updated after Openreach have finished playing, but a few days is much more like the norm. Keep using the checker, but do input your phone number and not your postcode - unless you don't have a BT phone line of course !

Edited by deleted (Sun 26-Aug-12 14:11:51)

BT Infinity is driving me up the wall. I is sooo frustrating that they keep on putting it back, 3 months at a time. The exchange (Purley) is enabled for 80mbps, but my local cabinet obviously isn't. (How do I find out what the cabinet number is btw? and who can I chase..)
I hate to say it but the current date on the BT site is September 30 2012. Any bets?

Just be happy that you will get it at some pint in the very near future.
My cab has now been set for mid November maybe December and possibly January or February. but am not worried.
I know i will get it soon and that's all that matters, think about the poor sods that dont even have a date.
Just chill out and go hunt for cabs in your area and keep an eye on them for a new friend growing out the ground next to it

In reply to a post by Anonymous:

BT Infinity is driving me up the wall. I is sooo frustrating that they keep on putting it back, 3 months at a time. The exchange (Purley) is enabled for 80mbps, but my local cabinet obviously isn't. (How do I find out what the cabinet number is btw? and who can I chase..)
I hate to say it but the current date on the BT site is September 30 2012. Any bets?

Stick your postcode into this:

http://fttc-check.alc.im/

The first column should have a number like P15 for example, that means you are on cabinet 15.

If more than one cab is listed then look at the percentages a few columns along to see which you are most likely to be on. If you do get two cabs and one gets fibre and the other doesn't then you'll really want to cross your fingers and hope you get the one that does.

Cab76 Sitt update.

Spoke to a very nice ex colleague who was running the link cables and terminating them into the Fibre Cab.
He said Power is in. His work should be finished this evening if not tomorrow.
Then they will have to run the fibre in. He estimates 2 weeks for that.

But then they do testing which could last 2-4 weeks before orders being taken!

So maybe 6-8 weeks