OR engineer came to work to upgrade the line here so got talking. Really really great guy, more than happy to discuss and help. Explained the situation and he was aware of the area and said there is still work going on. He said OR subbed out the area to contractors and had a lot of issues last year with work not being sorted to the required level.

Some useful info gleamed...

He said a 12 port CBT being rolled out is standard now in rural Wales, as the capacity future proofs an area even if there are nowhere near 12 properties to serve.

Said generally CBT to property distance limit is around 400-500m as far as he's aware although there are "other options" to connect a property. Told him about the splitter node closer to the house and he said the connection could easily be taken off there.

He also mentioned the NAD key thing, said the NAD key is an allocation of fibre and some places this needed rerouting because of subcontractor errors, so the order being cancelled with the NAD needing rerouting would make sense.

Fingers crossed I can order in the next couple months!

DSL Checker this morning showed FTTP now available again, so work must be complete. Only yesterday saw some Openreach vans working on the lane.

So order placed again this morning. This time it's showing as a 1 stage install with no anticipated issues. Assume this means it's coming from a CBT. Engineer appt booked Friday 7th - fingers crossed!

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DSL Checker this morning showed FTTP now available again, so work must be complete. Only yesterday saw some Openreach vans working on the lane.

So order placed again this morning. This time it's showing as a 1 stage install with no anticipated issues. Assume this means it's coming from a CBT. Engineer appt booked Friday 7th - fingers crossed!

I hope it all goes well.
Our install was a 2 stage install, a day or two apart.

According to BT who phoned us when the first stage was being done.

They told me that they had several engineers in our area doing installs and asked us if we wanted the engineers to do our second stage right after the first stage was completed.

But where it was originally down for a day or two apart we left it at that.

Paul

Your install was legacy FTTP, the OP�s is connectorised Paul.

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Your install was legacy FTTP, the OP�s is connectorised Paul.

Yeah I know.

I was just saying a 2 stage install can also be done on the same day.

Paul

On a slightly different note,

was in Falmouth today, the copper DP serving the property I was visiting had a manifold (with at least 6 BFT�s to it) AND an 8 port CBT, with none connected ...... madness really.

In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

On a slightly different note,

was in Falmouth today, the copper DP serving the property I was visiting had a manifold (with at least 6 BFT�s to it) AND an 8 port CBT, with none connected ...... madness really.

Prob due to the system says its not there, just like the system says the bottom part of my road don't have FTTP hardware, even though it is in the chambers and on the poles, I have even sent photos back, but still get told its not there lol

It does crack me up some times lol

Paul

Mine was a one stage install done over three separate days weeks apart. 😄

They tried to do the work the first time and failed.

Months later a coil of fibre suddenly appeared outside my door, the other end going down into the ground.

Then a few weeks later they finished the job.

Oh mine had issues and then being fobbed off with stupid excuses, so I made a complaint to the CEO and Chairman's Office.

Then BT jumped through hoops to get it resolved as quick as possible, hence the day or two between stages (normally a week between them) was booked.

And then the phone call offering to do both the same day.

Paul

The potential issue for install of mine is the extremely steep bank /valley side that's covered in trees. This is where the current copper feed goes down at probably a 45-60deg angle from the house. The bank is completely impassable for anyone. A drone wouldn't even work as the trees are so thick this time of year.

So the only way I can see the install working is if they cut the copper at the bottom and pull up a connectorised fibre feed. Even this might be a bit tricky as the copper rests against a tree.

Is this a possibility? (I don't care about the copper anyway, can always get VoIP).