Update: my EO line has been re-arranged to a new cabinet (no. 29) outside the exchange building. It's still over a mile away so not likely to get VDSL but it's worse than that:

My ADSL speeds have dropped from 11mbps to 7mbps.

So not only was I unlucky enough to be on an EO line in the first place, but when I am finally moved to a cabinet, it's too far away, and my ADSL speeds have plummeted 40% as a result.

Curse you BT !

- so you were getting 11 meg on EO and you compained

Hell yeah - my business was planning on increased upload speeds. But it was more about being given a date for VDSL that got pushed back before finally being cancelled that annoyed me.

Would you not have complained then?

Are you sure are that the new cab outside the exchange is PCP 29?
I think that is either 15 or 28

Edited by deleted (Tue 09-Sep-14 08:11:46)

Ribble - you're a genius.

Double checked my old notes and it seems the new cab I mentioned earlier in the thread is PCP29
"(PCP29) BDUK. SIDE OF 16 TO OUTSIDE 16 WESTWAY ON, MONEY ROAD...."

It's approx 650meters to walk the route so I'm hoping, based on the fact my considerably longer EO line was capable of 11/1 ADSL, I'll get 40/10 with little issue.

Thanks again Ribble!

You could go round and see it for yourself.

In reply to a post by bbjiggy:

It's approx 650meters to walk the route so I'm hoping, based on the fact my considerably longer EO line was capable of 11/1 ADSL, I'll get 40/10 with little issue.

Does that extend the overall route back to the exchange, and explain the drop to 7Mbps?

My first FTTC connection was 650m to the cab; when I was on a 40/10 package and receiving 40/10, the modem reported the max attainable was 60/16. That was only about 9 months after the cab was installed, so I expect crosstalk will have dropped that somewhat by now.

The route hasn't really changed much. I did notice they changed my DSLAM around the same time:

BEFORE
DS Actual Rate : 10900343 bps US Actual Rate : 944000 bps
DS Attainable Rate : 11076000 bps US Attainable Rate : 1154704 bps
DSLAM CHIPSET VENDOR : < TI >

AFTER
DS Actual Rate : 8056000 bps US Actual Rate : 964000 bps
DS Attainable Rate : 8088000 bps US Attainable Rate : 1255400 bps
DSLAM CHIPSET VENDOR : < TSTC >

In reply to a post by Ribble:

You could go round and see it for yourself.

It's on my way to work so I know the route quite well. Here's a pic from this morning.

http://s29.postimg.org/e59wqj7xz/IMG_20140915_070935...

Just the power and testing to go:

Location : (PCP29) BDUK RELATED WORKS. OUTSIDE 16, WESTWAY....
Description : Install 3m of 1 way power duct in Footway,Performing an 1excavation to expose existing power cable

Location : (PCP29) OPPOSITE ACROSS CARRIAGEWAY TO OUTSIDE 3, MONEY ROAD...
Description : Install 3m of 1 way power duct in Footway,Install 6m of 1 way power duct in Carriageway