Because mankind can create light in the dark these days, so we don't need to hide indoors when it is night

When using the roadwork's website make sure you check the option to show future works.

Installation of the fftc cabinet will often mention nga works, build cabinet base, install ducting or similar, and normally listed as BT work.

Power connection seems to be listed as either telephone or power work.

Some times what appears as a cabinet install can just be a reshell of the PCP.

broadbandcat (my cabinet number 8 is nothing to do with exeter, it my area Telford. Sorry for confused ya.

Broadbandcat the 5th link you posted is a Openreach PCP but its number 6, as you can see the number just above the door.

If you post your postcode we can help find your cabinet, bellow is a page of BT and VM street cabinets, you want to look for BT PCP's.

http://www.robertos.me.uk/html/street_cabinets_etc.html

In reply to a post by somerset:

Apart from the 4th one they all look like Virgin Media cabs.

This looks similar to the one two the one ccxo mentioned marked 6, I wonder if this makes two of them? The numbering is different. A342 I think?

In reply to a post by R0NSKI:

When using the roadwork's website make sure you check the option to show future works.

Installation of the fftc cabinet will often mention nga works, build cabinet base, install ducting or similar, and normally listed as BT work.

Power connection seems to be listed as either telephone or power work.

Some times what appears as a cabinet install can just be a reshell of the PCP.

Thanks very much for this information I will keep an eye out for those things.

In reply to a post by adslmax:

broadbandcat (my cabinet number 8 is nothing to do with exeter, it my area Telford. Sorry for confused ya.

No probs, thanks for clearing that up

In reply to a post by ccxo:

Broadbandcat the 5th link you posted is a Openreach PCP but its number 6, as you can see the number just above the door.

If you post your postcode we can help find your cabinet, bellow is a page of BT and VM street cabinets, you want to look for BT PCP's.

http://www.robertos.me.uk/html/street_cabinets_etc.html

Thanks, I think I may need a little help with this! I am surprised how many variations of cabinet there are, they all look slightly different to me. My postcode is E X 1 2 N P, if you have time to have a look it would be appreciated. I will see if I can find anything else with those pictures.

Edited by deleted (Thu 23-May-13 00:17:38)

http://goo.gl/maps/9XDAn

In reply to a post by Ribble:

http://goo.gl/maps/9XDAn

Thank you so much! That looks like it That is just across the road from where I was taking photos, but slightly round the corner out of sight. I have been out to confirm and taken some more pictures:

Two cabs, one new one GPO. Both appeared to be numbered 12. Is it likely the older one is not in use but hasn't been removed?
http://s24.postimg.org/gpfd09hzp/P1070028.jpg

Front and sides of the newer cabinet:
http://s7.postimg.org/5k4jukp57/P1070030.jpg
http://s21.postimg.org/lus0ap9vb/P1070032.jpg
http://s11.postimg.org/xv5k6f3cz/P1070031.jpg

Gross stuff behind cabinet, dunno why I took that picture, but I saw it so there it is:
http://s9.postimg.org/vdjdk7osf/P1070033.jpg

GPO Cabinet front and sides:
http://s23.postimg.org/41fsv4i8b/P1070034.jpg
http://s17.postimg.org/onso3obf3/P1070035.jpg
http://s13.postimg.org/g5xx6xh2f/P1070036.jpg

I tried to measure the distance from my building the cabinet. One of my steps is approx 50cm, so counted the steps and halved them to get the rough distance. The cabinet is 112 metres from my door, but only 40 metres from the edge of the building.

Have signed up to roadworks.org alerts. Some virgin media stuff going on today and planned water works, but that's about it.

Wondering if there is anything else I can check before I get a response back from Openreach?

Edited by deleted (Thu 23-May-13 12:09:10)

I'd guess that cab will be towards the far end of the planned commercial rollout, so early next year........just a guess though

Use google makes to plan a route, and change the distance to Kms, that will give you a more accurate distance, but it sounds as though you are nice and close.

Looks like you are right Ribble. I have had two separate replies, one from the [email protected] e-mail address and one from the enquiry I sent via the openreach website. I got a reply faster from [email protected] than directly though the website, in case anyone is wondering that.

First e-mail:

Thank you for your enquiry about fibre broadband, I can confirm that you are connected to Exeter exchange cabinet WW/EXTR 12. When rolling out fibre broadband, we don’t necessarily upgrade all the deployable cabinets at the same time. This may be for our planning or local planning reasons, engineering resource or technical issues. As such, your cabinet, along with others in the Exeter exchange area are currently in the planning stage so don’t as yet feature in on-line checkers. There is a long way to go through the build process, however, we are currently predicting that your cabinet will go live for fibre broadband in February ’14.

Please note that this is an advisory date which could move forward or backwards dependant on local conditions.

Second E-mail:

Thank you for your email

Information about the commercial fibre project can be found on the rollout site below:-

http://www.superfast-openreach.co.uk/where-and-when/

Cabinet wwextr12 to which your line is connected is currently being assessed as part of a later phase in your exchange area. That phase is expected to run into 2014. Until the outcome of the assessment is known there is no further information as to whether or not this cabinet will be viable under the commercial project. It probably will be close of August before the assessment outcome is likely to be known.

Please register your interest on the above website as this helps us assess local demand patterns.

So... looks like I am going to be waiting a little while longer I am going to see if I can get other people in the area to register their interest. Slightly frustrating, I share a cabinet with the Jobcentre and various other businesses. I would have thought that would make it commercially viable.

Seriously wondering what to do in the meantime. Don't want to stay with O2 -> Sky a minute longer, however, don't really want to be lumbered with a 12 month contract again, will need to change sooner than that. Looks like fibre is not going to help me make my mind up yet.