Never tried actually

Ive had it available on the BT checker but when i run the checker on Pulse8 says not available. Again its hit and miss even on whatever checker they use

Edited by bobble_bob (Tue 09-Feb-16 17:59:38)

Do any of the ISPs actually implement the waiting list feature yet? Most still seem to just say 'no you can't get fibre' when the cabinet is at the "Waiting List" status, rather than yes, we'll add you to the waiting list.

Very true. But some do.

Given that Openreach will obviously allocate any slot that becomes available to the top of the waiting list rather than a random enquiry, if TalkTalk Business (providers to Pulse8 that the OP implies he is on) don't use the waiting list he has zero chance.

Yea dont think they do, maybe if i rang up they would be certainly on the website its either you can have it or you cant

We are dealing with a number of systems built up over years, the latest being the Openreach waiting list. It is highly likely that most systems outside Openreach are updated at set intervals, almost certainly not in real-time.

It is quite possible the Openreach in-house waiting list is either being notified in real-time or checks very frequently. It is (theoretically) easy in the Openreach system to ensure it gets first stab at any particular cabinet that opens up a slot.

A the time the Pulse8 checker, which is probably the TBB checker, which checks whatever it is that feeds all the public checkers such as the BT Wholesale and BT Consumer ones, which could well be reading at intervals a file of new available/non-available cabinets, the in-house Openreach waiting list will have been notified in near real-time. That one will automatically get the slot and the others will update saying available using a feed that is already out-of-date.