In reply to a post by candlerb:

In reply to a post by oldskool:

AP-something

Andrews & Arnold? (aa.net.uk / aaisp.net)

Yes that was the other one I checked - I couldn't recall the full name

But it’s only the same as the connection between your SC end and the ONT

I cannot find an exact match, but page 81 of their catalogue is close https://www.dexgreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/...

On their app it is item code 100632

Just noticed page 68 has a Mimtel 444b REIN detector !

Edited by Zarjaz (Fri 17-Apr-20 19:01:52)

In reply to a post by candlerb:

What about the Openreach one? https://www.openreach.com/fibre-broadband and click "Use our fibre checker"

This is address-based.

Yes this is the one I have been longingly using - apparently it's "great news!" as I can get FTTC!
Surprisingly, no matter how many times I check - we still don't have any fibre!!!

I just have a horrible feeling - what's the chances that the engineers ARE critical workers and going risking their safety throwing down fibre cables, but the guy who updates the "can you get fibre" database for these online tools ISN'T a critical worker and is at home or furloughed not able to press 'the button'?

I'll just stare oddly and longingly at the manhole that I know has all the fibre in it outside my house for now I guess...

It can take a long time from fibre being laid to being ready to order.

Things may not be ready at the exchange end (e.g. no spare OLT ports).

All the street cabling has to undergo an audit. If it fails audit, it may require reworking. For FTTPoD you'd typically expect to wait a couple of weeks for audit, but with a full area deployment the auditor may not arrive until a larger batch is ready to do.

Once audited, GIS records and database need to be updated. Even then, OR may decide to release a larger area at once, rather than piecemeal.

The date from build to live varies...back in November 2019 saw them doing light tests on the first FTTP for village (part of a tour) thus proving light all way from headend in town to the street was there. This street did not show as live for another 4 weeks.

At this time no reason to believe they have stopped updating the checkers

Thanks all,

I think this testing phase is what the engineer might have been doing the last time I spoke to him - he was obviously putting it in lay terms for me but he said words to the rough effect that (and my paraphrasing) he could see connectivity all the way back to our exchange and that the cable was 'live'.

Based on a 4 week lead - I'd be looking to get excited for the next step (recognition that fibre has been successfully plumbed and 'available to order') around the end of April/early May.

I know this is all academic if they can't run in the last 10 metres into the house owing to lockdowns etc... but hope is a strong thing!

Thanks all - any other info or thoughts warmly received!

We have a similar situation. We are five properties around a shared courtyard served by FTTC. The cabinet is c3km away so speeds are only c12Mbps with frquent drop outs. Within the courtyard's BT chamber is a CORNING Optisheath Multiport with a dozen or so free ports. Distance to the properties range from 10-75m. This was installed in 2018 by CASS when they brought fibre down the main road. What are the options to get fibre into our homes? Do we have to have the Open Reach survey before anything else can happen or would an independent survey do the install? If so could we still then contract with BT? Or should we just wait for FTTP rather than try FTTPOD? BT site says FTTP 'coming soon' but how do you find out what the actual roll out plans are? Thank you

Who are CASS? If they didn't install this on behalf of BT then BT wouldn't use it - you would be in no different position to if it wasn't there at all.

If CASS was not working on behave of Openreach then the multiport is nothing to do with Openreach.

It is possible that CASS were sub contractors and the FTTP coming soon suggests a reasonable chance, as for finding out actual plans if this is a sub superfast area then probably the BDUK contract team at local authority are the people to chase. Though with reduced staff numbers on teams (i.e. busy helping in other parts of councils) now is not the best time to figure all this out.

FTTP needs a fibre path all the way to the headend, and while your end part sounds potentially complete there may be a hold up somewhere that is far from obvious e.g. some miles away

Thanks for your replies. I can see that CASS have worked on behalf of BT elsewhere but as you say there's no proof in this case.

The ticket on the port has the following details:

Route 1141 Ident:
Cable No:
Cable Section:
Fibre Count:
Job No:
CSS ID:
Contractor:

The job no. was WAJL6G1P - not sure if this format points to OpenReach