How odd? I never thought to try a different postcode on the same cabinet. I wonder why I get a different result using my postcode?
Anyway, thanks for that. Under Review at least sounds a bit more promising. Maybe next Christmas?

Distance to the cabinet is the usual reason

In reply to a post by MrFied:

Under Review at least sounds a bit more promising. Maybe next Christmas?

I wouldn't get too excited - according to the when and where site...

'We�ve already rolled out fibre broadband to more than two-thirds of the UK and are busy addressing the final third with the help of our public sector partners'

Not sure where the public sector partners (ie Councils) are going to get the money from. My cab funding gap is £16k + Vat and there are 4 similar small cabinets not connected in an area where everyone else has fibre. Its all residential so no hope of businesses helping out. Maybe it's time to remind all local Councillors and the MP there are elections coming up soon!

We can get Virgin, but I much prefer to have competition in the area.

Edited by kebabselector (Mon 15-Dec-14 13:06:34)

I understand the reasons why you would want to have FTTC but if there is already Virgin Cable available I would not say it is a priority area. Many people would love to have that option.

...me included!!

The BDUK can't fund cabs in areas that already have Virgin, it is against the rules as there is already commercial provision. Or should I start having a go at my council that I only have BT available and they should pay for Virgin to cover the area as well?

BDUK was never an option in Birmingham - in fact Virgin and BT both took Birmingham City council to court as they wanted to implement their own fibre connection.

Most of Birmingham have both Virgin and Openreach Fibre, just the small cabs the GPO installed 50 years ago are deemed uneconomically viable to upgrade (despite 200 properties being potentially connected) - so we're stuck in a uncompetitive market with a monopolistic fibre provider.

On the plus side, my Zen connection seems to have got better since Openreach broke then fixed the exchange

So if you already know that what exactly could the local councillors do to change your mind over voting in elections? Your previous post suggested you thought they weren't doing enough to keep your vote but as they can't fund your cabinet it is not a political issue but a business issue with BT.

In reply to a post by kebabselector:

We can get Virgin, but I much prefer to have competition in the area.

While I understand the desire to have more options, I'm one of those wishing I could get Virgin, because despite living opposite the central exchange in town, our date has shifted from the end of the year to:

"This cabinet is under review. We'll explore fibre broadband solutions & will update once done.."

The bright side for us is that Hyperoptic are coming to Birmingham, and I've got a wayleave agreement they're very interested in getting signed for my building. Of course, figuring out someone who can/will sign it at the moment is proving a little harder, ah the joys of management companies going bust..

Things might be looking up - just tired the openreach when and where site and got:

Status: Coming soon

Your area will be enabled within the next six months and we'll provide more details nearer the time. At the moment you can't order Superfast Fibre.

Previously it was UR.

Hoping it's not just a glitch!