If just 6 houses then one manifold should be sufficient (remember when you say street we have no idea if you mean 4 houses or 200).

It's quite easy to prove whether it is/is not a capacity issue and BTO are presently not taking orders.

You can use the BT Checker with a number/postcode to see if the property can receive FTTP. If you then run the BT Wholesale Speed Tester with the same number/postcode on the Further Diagnostics section, this will tell you whether there is a service already provided at the address.

I've already tried one street - three properties next to each other. The first has FTTP already (80/20). The second does not have FTTP and can only place an order for ADSL. The third does not have FTTP but can place an order for FTTP.

Hopefully we can get some clarification from BTO as to the reason behind people being unable to upgrade to fibre. Certainly with the old BT checker, it was showing FTTP available at a lot more properties than it is now.

Hi,

For **** sake. Cheers for the PM.. Yes OK.. I stand corrected. You have got a line on SMNP and FTTP on SMBA. That's bonkers.

Thats probably only possible because of the older / industrial buildings in the area which have been there for a number of years. I would guess they have lines from both Exchanges in one of the PCP cabinets / chambers.

So, from what I can workout and the data you've post to MKBAG the following looks suspicious. Also the BDUK data is looking borked also.

- Monkston (Western portion of West Monkston). FTTP available to order for most but not all. FTTP being provided to a large number of properties. BDUK designation WHITE

- Kents Hill. FTTP available to order. FTTP being provided. BDUK designation GREY

- Walnut Tree FTTP available to order to most but not all. FTTP being provided to a number of properties in 99% of roads. BDUK designation GREY in parts. White in others. FTTP is available in white areas.

- Willen. FTTP available to order to most properties but not all. FTTP being provided on most roads.BDUK designation GREY.

Connection? They are all FTTP trial areas.

BDUK is for rural broadband... HA HA HA HA.....

Regards,


Gareth

In reply to a post by garethr:

BDUK is for rural broadband... HA HA HA HA.....

It's an extremely loose definition of rural broadband. You'll find BDUK funded cabinets in cities infilling where BT didn't consider them viable.

My postcode is white according to the MK BDUK data here: http://bbpc.atkinsgeospatial.com/Default.htm

Something seems wrong - my neighbour has had FTTP for over 3 years.

In reply to a post by AndyHCZ:

Something seems wrong - my neighbour has had FTTP for over 3 years.

I'm very jealous of your neighbour indeed.

In reply to a post by AndyHCZ:

Something seems wrong - my neighbour has had FTTP for over 3 years.

Not quite the same situation as yours, but a few months ago when I was tracking down how far FTTP had spread through the town where I live, I came across this pair of semi-detached houses where the house on the left can get FTTP but the one on the right can only have FTTC.

Google Streetview picture

They are both fed via overhead drop-wires from separate poles which are connected to different cabinets.

In reply to a post by Ignitionnet:

I'm very jealous of your neighbour indeed.

Many people would be!

They were one of the first people in the country to get FTTP. They were trialling the 330/30 for virtually nothing, but are now back to the basic FTTP package of 40/10 as all the trials are finished.

In reply to a post by Rastus:

Not quite the same situation as yours, but a few months ago when I was tracking down how far FTTP had spread through the town where I live, I came across this pair of semi-detached houses where the house on the left can get FTTP but the one on the right can only have FTTC.

They are both fed via overhead drop-wires from separate poles which are connected to different cabinets.

That must be frustrating! That postcode is served by 3 cabinets - 2 of which are FTTP. If you live in that postcode, you have a 60% of being able to only get FTTC.

It's interesting looking at BT's data for my area (Cabinet P44 in Milton Keynes), there should be 100% FTTP availability. But it looks like less than 40% based on the searches I have done so far. BTO need to clarify what the issue is for our/other areas in MK.

As Gareth has already pointed out in the BDUK data shows Willen as designation grey. In theory, everyone should have access to superfast broadband but they don't. There are also anomalies like my street being designated white despite already having FTTP.

It's not the FTTP that makes me jealous. I'm jealous of anyone who has better than I do, which is 99% of the UK

http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3031469961