I guess I am rather peeved because I actually put some effort into ensuring that I got FTTC! - I printed and delivered 900 leaflets off my own back encouraging local folk to pre-register on BT's infinity website such that BT got the message that my area was 'commercially viable' !! - only to find that my area got left out! Maybe said leaflets were not acted upon.

The comments above give me some hope that i'll not be left out of the loop forever anyway.

Nigel

Well done - it is this kind of behaviour that makes the difference. But it takes a lot of persistence and perspiration. And luck.

Right now, with BDUK subsidies going through the microscope of EU checking, I'm not surprised that BT are being "harsh" on the decisions about whether an exchange is considered viable.

By sticking closely to the rules on viability, BDUK funding is a lot more likely to happen - and access to the extra funding will change the viability boundaries significantly more than a leaflet drop.

I posted the leaflets back in May - fat lot of good it did!!!

"Hypothetically"

You could get a decent wifi antenna, and pick up a free fibre connection somewhere in Stirling as they have been enabled

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo_dUZEzeLQ&feature=r...

Edited by deleted (Mon 01-Oct-12 22:48:58)

Well versed in the art of long distance WiFi! Proud owner of several Yagi's, a couple of panel antenna and a parabolic dish! Purely for geeky purposes of course!

I have a campervan, and not wishing to do without internet, its got a pole on the back with a WiFi and 3G antenna, an Alfa router inside to shares whatever I happen to get. I share via FON at home, and can often get connected via FON while away.

Take them skiing too, to avoid hotel wifi charges

I have had good range/speeds previously testing wifi links between a couple of yagi's. Might be an option of all-else fails, but since we are talking about 1000 houses missed out on FTTC, I would have to get antenna on a big pole to get it over alot of rooftops to donor!

BTW: Bannockburn (my local exchange) has been enabled, no need to point it at Stirling, Its my local cabinet that missed out. Time for another round of leafleting this weekend - see if I can't get my neighbours to pre-register. Surely they cant all be perfectly happy with 2.5down/0.4up ??!!

Nigel

Edited by veletron (Mon 01-Oct-12 23:23:51)

Found the following: recombu.com/digital/news/fibre-broadband-why-doesnt-my-bt-cabinet-have-fttc-when-my-exchange-is-ready_M10846.html

Recombu has also been quoting my rantings! recombu.com/digital/news/fibre-to-the-fifty-per-cent-digital-voices-29092012_M10982.html

Some good news!

Just checked RoadworksScotland.org and some new roadworks have appeared by BT taking place from 5th-10th October near my cabinet, P17. Hopefully, this is FTTC work! I have located the cabinet here: http://goo.gl/maps/Q1EaJ which sort of explains why my ADSL is so slow despite being <1.5 miles from the exchange as crow flies. That cabinet, which is on the Bannockburn exchange is actually physically closer to the Stirling exchange. (all addresses served by it are Stirling rather than Bannockburn). The feed cable will have to come from Bannockburn exchange past my house to the cabinet, then come back the way again. I suspect that the line length is 4 miles+. I'm guessing there is still 1KM of copper between the cabinet and my house, but FTTC should still get me better than 2.5MBit down/0.5Mbit up anyway! Its the upload speed I most hope gets a good speed boost.

I got one of your leaflets and attempted to register my interest.
The BT page always says "we couldn't find any results for the details you entered" when I attempt to check the status or register, even though it asked me to confirm my address on the previous page, pretty pathetic really.
I had to phone them to register my interest, I doubt many others would have bothered.

Did bt do any road works near that cabinet? I did not see any works being done during those dates and unfortunately still not showing as my post code having fibre from cabinet 17.

Started putting cabs in Fallin this week