In reply to a post by Spinstorm:

Is there a time frame on when this will be available?

I realise this is only one data point, but from the point where Openreach were digging up my road to lay in the fibre ducts into the street (all underground cabling here) to the point it was available to order was around 5 months, and then another 3 months after me actually ordering until installation due to additional duct work required to my premises. Finally got connected a couple of weeks ago.

What I don’t understand is the area they have dug up and are almost finished in is right in the middle of the area. I’m assuming they must have enough channels around the area to get the fibre up but for some reason this particular part is blocked or not suitable.

I’m hoping I can spot an openreach engineer at some point to get an idea from them of timeframe. I’d be dissapointed if it’s 5 months to connect it up.

(Although until yesterday I wasn’t sure if they would ever improve the speed up where I am with the nearest cabinet over 1000m away).

Is this related as well? It mentions power to the joint holes?

Location:
O/S 10
Description:
Connections Small Works: Installation of new Low Voltage electricity cables to ensure safe and reliable power supplies: Excavate LV joint hole - 1ph ser FOOTWAY & C/W.
Permit status:
Granted
Works ref:
KZ50033300340
Current status:
Planned work about to start
Work info last updated:
15/10/2020 14:16
Last updated on one.network:
17/11/2020 17:55
Data source:
UK Power Networks

Maybe its not Openreach, but another operator?

The work I originally posted does say BT on it - which I take to mean Openreach.

I also walked around and asked one of the guys about it. Unfortunately he wasn’t from openreach but was just retarmacing the road however he told me it was fibre and openreach as well.

The power work in the previous post mentioned the joint boxes which is why I asked if it was connected.

I have no idea how long it takes for openreach to get the FTTP ready. I can’t figure out how they even get the fibre up to there although I was also told that the reason for the works was the ducts were blocked so they had to lay new ones by the guy working on the tarmac.

I am hoping I might be able to find an openreach engineer but as I can’t see the road from my home I would think it’s unlikely I’ll notice them.

I imagine I’m going to be spending the next several weeks or months refreshing the fibre checker to see if anything has changed...

The power work won't be related to the PON (fibre) build - it doesn't mention joint boxes, LV JOINT is a low voltage (e.g. 240v) joint, it's just going to be a cable repair or similar.

really !!!!

i know who i am what i do - wonder if whichunt does or you do

i suggested you using the openreach checker which says waht openreach is doing and programme level as that will tell you if it the whole area or what it is - dont assume it is

you might be lucky or you might not be -

I had a look at the openreach site.

The roadworks are down Cranborne avenue and wells close.

On Wells close it says “starting to build ultrafast”

On Cranborne avenue where they have literally dug a channel across the road using the address of the house right by that massive hole it says “no plans for ultrafast” and the same at my address one road up.

Now I think we agree that 11 joint boxes are not for one home - and the guy filling in the holes said they were putting in FTTP.

So unless they are literally putting it in one small cull de sac with 6 houses and no where else I would tend to think that the Openreach site isn’t up to date.

Of course I could be wrong about this but we will see.

Edited by Spinstorm (Wed 18-Nov-20 11:09:36)

whichunt knows what's happening, and that's what John was referring to, witchunt knows far more than any checker will tell you

In reply to a post by Fastman3:

really !!!!

i know who i am what i do - wonder if whichunt does or you do

i suggested you using the openreach checker which says waht openreach is doing and programme level as that will tell you if it the whole area or what it is - dont assume it is

you might be lucky or you might not be -

You replied to an OpenReach engineer, who has already taken his time to check the local rollout.

He replied to the OP that the entire area was getting FTTP.

You then replied to him with maybe, maybe not. Go check the openreach.com site.

Just some of what he has access to....

CSS(routing & records platform), ORION ( FTTP survey tool), Land registry, Wayleaves register, Geo-Hub (network plant locator), Artisan (plant defect register), National Repository (all information for each individual PON being built), LUMS (project recording tool for anything at all fibre related).

But of course, you know better, and he should just check openreach.com instead of the wealth of knowledge available to him.

Aye alright then 😂