In reply to a post by AndyPandy:

That's great information NeoLojik - as that's my Exchange too )

Small world eh? =D

Also, have some even better news!

I have checked your postcode against our programme plans and found that we are rolling out fibre to your location with work beginning in April with BT surveying the area. Subject to the results of this survey an upgrade will then follow providing fibre to your green cabinet, which in most cases (subject to distance from the cabinet) enables people to order speeds of at least 24 Mbps. All being well the new service should be available to order from service providers at the end of this summer.

Following the survey in April more detailed timings will be available on our website www.connectedcounties.org.

I think I'll email them as well. I'm wondering if the other exchanges are simply being surveyed first, although I'm sure I saw a document on the site one time saying that Lane End was a priority.

Maybe if enough of us pester them, we might get bumped up the schedule

In reply to a post by AndyPandy:

I think I'll email them as well. I'm wondering if the other exchanges are simply being surveyed first, although I'm sure I saw a document on the site one time saying that Lane End was a priority.

Maybe if enough of us pester them, we might get bumped up the schedule

Haha, couldn't hurt. Our little exchange has always been a bit behind the times

Fortunately I'm close enough right now to get around 20mbps sync on ADSL2+, so hoping FTTC will be a big leap when it happens. Mostly interested in the upload increase to be totally honest, 3 people sharing a 1mbps upload can be a real grind sometimes.

I'm getting about 15MB/s synch, although it used to be closer to 17MB/s - old wiring and the weather I guess.

I'd say I'm about 270 metres away from my cabinet by road, and 215 metres as the crow flies, so assuming that the cable does take a trip around the whole village before returning to the cab, I'm hopeful of 70+ MB/s based on the chart here.

Although the TBB guide shows that it could be slower: TBB Guide

The pain point for me is that another cabinet is much closer - I can see it from my window

In reply to a post by AndyPandy:

I'm getting about 15MB/s synch, although it used to be closer to 17MB/s - old wiring and the weather I guess.

I'd say I'm about 270 metres away from my cabinet by road, and 215 metres as the crow flies, so assuming that the cable does take a trip around the whole village before returning to the cab, I'm hopeful of 70+ MB/s based on the chart here.

Although the TBB guide shows that it could be slower: TBB Guide

The pain point for me is that another cabinet is much closer - I can see it from my window

You're a bit closer than me then, which is odd as I get a better ADSL sync than you do. Google maps says I'm about 450m from the cabinet I'm certain I'm connected to (Cab 7), and a good 700m from the exchange. My line is synced at 20248kbps down with a 6dB margin (16dB attenuation). Looks like I'll be seeing between 40 and 60mbps when we get FTTC.

Like I said though, small world. Never thought I'd bump into another person from Lane End on the internet =)

In reply to a post by NeoLojik:

In reply to a post by AndyPandy:

I'm getting about 15MB/s synch, although it used to be closer to 17MB/s - old wiring and the weather I guess.

I'd say I'm about 270 metres away from my cabinet by road, and 215 metres as the crow flies, so assuming that the cable does take a trip around the whole village before returning to the cab, I'm hopeful of 70+ MB/s based on the chart here.

Although the TBB guide shows that it could be slower: TBB Guide

The pain point for me is that another cabinet is much closer - I can see it from my window

You're a bit closer than me then, which is odd as I get a better ADSL sync than you do. Google maps says I'm about 450m from the cabinet I'm certain I'm connected to (Cab 7), and a good 700m from the exchange. My line is synced at 20248kbps down with a 6dB margin (16dB attenuation). Looks like I'll be seeing between 40 and 60mbps when we get FTTC.

Like I said though, small world. Never thought I'd bump into another person from Lane End on the internet =)

Spooky isn't it - not exactly a huge place!

Your synch speeds are excellent, but then you're very close to the exchange. I'm about 1.5km from the exchange itself, so ironically I may see better speeds than you if my cable length to the cab is shorter.

If you use the checker here, you can see which cab you're connected to. I was amazed that I wasn't connected to the one 50m away, but I guess it depends when the houses were built etc.

In reply to a post by AndyPandy:

Spooky isn't it - not exactly a huge place!

Your synch speeds are excellent, but then you're very close to the exchange. I'm about 1.5km from the exchange itself, so ironically I may see better speeds than you if my cable length to the cab is shorter.

If you use the checker here, you can see which cab you're connected to. I was amazed that I wasn't connected to the one 50m away, but I guess it depends when the houses were built etc.

True. A couple of years ago I had an E side shift performed due to a high-resistance fault. The engineer showed me the map of the cable run from my place to the exchange, and I'm fairly certain that cabinet 7 is the one I believe it is (at the bottom of Simmons Way, near the exchange). They're supposedly marked, I really should take a look one day haha.

So yeah, when FTTC arrives, I'd imagine you'll see a better sync than me due to a shorted cabinet-to-house run, but any increase is a bonus eh? =D

Take a look via Google street view, the number is often visible.

In reply to a post by R0NSKI:

Take a look via Google street view, the number is often visible.

Just had a look, unfortunately it seems that's the one picture missing! The cabinet is in front of a house on a T-junction, and it seems there's no photo which gives a clear image of it

i just did a quick google streetview tour of Simmons way, and I couldn't see a cabinet at all at the exchange end (where it meets Marlow road)?

The checker I posted above will (should) definitely tell you which cab your connected to, but finding the things can be more difficult!

I went and looked at the one closer to me than the one I'm connected to, and perhaps it's not a bad thing I'm not on it, as it looks a bit beaten up! (By the turning to the parade and primary school - No. 6)