Glad you've made progress. It does sound like a challenge so I wonder how many visits it would take, but they'd equally need to service/replace the copper at some point and had to put the poles and line in, so they can't really say it's impossible. Costly perhaps if they need to get the trees cut first and use mountaineering-trained teams! I'm guessing it's possible to go up each pole with a ladder though... at least if the grass/weeds/scrub were cut back?

Whose land is it? Could you help them help you by strimming down the undergrowth?

That�s a pretty standard technique you describe, it�s called �cut and draw�

The overhead connectorised fibre cable has a copper pair joined alongside, so that will be reconnected anyway.

Good to know! Yes I may be able to strim some of the branches and trees away.

Just decided to walk down the bank following the copper to the edge of my perimeter/fence line. Quite challenging but not impossible. I doubt H&S conscious Openreach engineers will be keen for doing this though.

Once the copper goes through the trees it actually joins onto a power pole about 3/4 way up, and goes across from there about 10 metres to a BT DP. On that DP there's a splitter node and CBT, which I hadn't seen before! From there on it will continue down the lane to the CBT and kit I've mentioned and photographed before.

This DP and CBT is located on a shared access, gated driveway so there could be a wayleave issue for Openreach to get access on Friday.

Presumably they have agreed wayleave access already. How else did the splitter node and CBT get there, never mind the cables to it and its presence in the first place .

If the gateway is locked, is it possible they have an access method?

Here is the new DP:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/od2t3mj0f3cdh97/Photo%2001...

Very true! I didn�t know if they�d need way leave permission each time they needed access.

That's an Openreach telegraph pole that's probably had your copper DP on it for many many years. I wouldn't worry too much about them needing access.

That's good... hopefully not too bad for Friday then... let us know how they get on!

Tomorrow is the day... wish me luck! I've had no cancellation or bad updates at all this time so all looking good.

I'll be waiting for a knock on the door between 8am and 1pm.

I'll keep you posted.

In reply to a post by 512uk:

Tomorrow is the day... wish me luck! I've had no cancellation or bad updates at all this time so all looking good.

I'll be waiting for a knock on the door between 8am and 1pm.

I'll keep you posted.

Good luck, hopefully they are installing it now.

Paul

Edited by PaulKirby (Fri 07-Sep-18 08:21:26)