how long to install a new fttc cabinet

hi all, just wandering if anybody knows how long it takes for btopenreach to install these new fttc cabinets, they have been working on the cabinet near to me for a few days now, yesterday i saw them feeding the fibre cables into the manholes towards the exchange, and today there were 3 vans working on the existing cabinet, i am very impatient and cant wait for fttc, one site says my exchange should have it by 1st of decemer and another says end of september, could it still be a few months away or is it iminent, any help would be appreciated.

Could be either - no real firm way of knowing

that was a quick reply, thanks anyhow, looks like ill have to be impatient again then lol

They put a fttc cabinet at the the end of my road 2 weeks ago. There was a barrier around the area with mud dug up 2 days before then. Then saw workmen not BT doing work there. Then later a big wooden box which was probably had the cabinet in it came along. Went out later on and it was in within 1 hour seeing on the lorry then actually installed by 8pm. Came back about 10pm and saw BT openreach vans laying cable probably Fibre for the box about 50 meters down the road. Have seen another box about 1.5 miles from my house closer to exchange being wired up inside the cab. My exchange is Romford and enabled end of December 2010.
Cabinets going in now will be enabled for FTTC Products begining of January 2011 possibly a few weeks earlier.
Samknows site puts 1st of Dec put BT say 30th Dec plus if you look at enabled fttc exchange is has enabled 30th March 2010 which was the last batch.
What sites did you use and the one said Dec and Sept and what exchange are you on please, if thats alright.

If you wish to register then PM me I can try to find out a more up to date estimated go live date for you...

The last thing to be connected will be the electric. i would advise against signing up to any back bedroom reseller that trades on internet forums.

In reply to a post by RandomJointer:

The last thing to be connected will be the electric. i would advise against signing up to any back bedroom reseller that trades on internet forums.

Still pursuing your childish vendetta against Entanet resellers I see

BTW: You do know that ADSL24 are no longer an Entanet reseller, don't you?

Indeed, nor back bedroom

In reply to a post by Adsl24:

Indeed, nor back bedroom

AIUI, you resell Murphx connectivity for FTTC. I noticed recently that Murphx was bought out in August by Daisy Internet which has now renamed itself as Daisy Group plc. Has this had any noticeable effect on your services yet? Do you provide your own helpdesk service or are all customer queries redirected to your supplier?

The reason I'm asking is because I expect to be able to migrate to FTTC in the near future and I'm researching the pros and cons for different connectivity suppliers.

Hi Silver.

Don't think I mentioned anything about 'Entanet' in my advice.

Who are Entanet? why are referral agents who work internet forums for referral cash not recommending them this year when they did last year?

My advice is simply to avoid providers who are not real providers but agents who receive referral fees for channelling business to the agents they represent and give them the best kickbacks.

Such agents may use internet forums as their primary marketing channel to funnel referral fees to themselves rather than provide the best service to unsuspecting punters.

In my view, punters would be best served looking at the competitive deals available from real providers and bypassing small referral agents offerings.

As someone who may have face to face experience with punters, I can tell the OP that the electric connection comes last so that's something to look out for.

Of course many referral operators have absolutely no knowledge of fttc installation whatsoever, but may well know about the best referrals available

Edited by deleted (Sun 26-Sep-10 23:09:55)

hi, thanks for all the replys, sam knows site says 1st dec, but i got a link from another site stating end of september, im on the winsford exchange ( mrwin ), also regarding the service providers i will look into that when its available and will pick the best that suits my pocket, best priced provider is bt atm, with their new 300gb limit and 24.99 price, compared to some companys with a 60 gb limit and more expensive, bit of a no brainer atm but that might all change when its available.

oh here is a link posted by zen internet on the availability in my area phase 5b winsford

http://www.zen.co.uk/business/broadband/fibre-broadb...

im also on winsford exchange and have been having my cabinet upgraded yeterday they put the bigger vdsl cabinet at the end of my road and they were wiring it up inside probably the fibre optics hopefully it sooner rather then later as i really need these speeds
by the way they started work on the 24 for my and have already installed the new box so they should be fully installed in about 2-3 weeks mate

well i just came onto my estate the way i wouldnt normally come, and voilla there is what looks to be an fttc cab 500 yards from my house in the opposite direction from where ive been watching them do work the work on what i think is my cab, so now comes the question which one am i connected to and how soon before i can get it, oooh its like waiting for christmas lol.

my cabinet is at the end of the industrial estate they put it in then taken it away again :/ i rang bt and they said that the cabinet that they recieved was the wrong one ? they said they expect the proper one to be fitted in the next week or so and it will be activated fairly quickly cause all the cables are already there, i also hope its there for christmas as my current contract ends in november so would like straight after it expires

which industrial estate road 1 by jb components, if so thats the one i thought i was connected to, but not sure now, there is an fttc cabinet already installed on bradbury road just past the school on the left, and there are road works signs up saying hte road will be closed for 2 days on the 28/10/10, which could be to put the power in.

im connected to the one at the end of middlewich road and the industrial estate sort of inbetween bt said the power cable are easy to run for my cabinet because of the power pylons in the area i suppose they just connect them to the power station next minsups and its done.

and ive just rang bt infinty themselves and they said that the exchange will not be enabled until 31 march ? but on the bt infinity website, bt wholesale, and sam knows they all say december plus a friend in hartford has just been contacted saying that it will be available to him on 1 november but his enablement date is the same as ours and when i brought this up
with bt they said that its not being enabled until the 31 march ? a bit strange and i think that bt dont know what there doing plus the have layed power cables today to the end of my road and just left it with no cabinet it dont understand fibre optic cables and power cables both there but no CABINET : | its stupid then there cabnets been installed but with no fibre optics or power to them.

well i would think it would be before then as the cabs are popping up all over winsford, i have now spotted 4 cabs installed up wharton end, and power is being layed to one near nat lane ind estate now which is the last thing to go in b4 the cab can be used, so bt would be stupid to hold off till march.

yeah i suppose the last two days ive seen about 2 or 3 openreach vans just doing nothing i see them sitting in brighton belle car park drinking coffee and reading newspapers today they dug up about 4 m away from current cab then just filled it back in again dont know whats happening with it all it just stupid really, plus have you heard about them putting another exchange in winsford there meant to be moving the current exchange further up the high street and building a new one where the brighton belle is now dont know if its true or just speculation, anyway ill keep you updated with whats happening up my end and when they finally do fit a cab :/

another update theres about 3 openreach vans outside my house and goin up and down my road dont know what its for like but i looks like there digging up might be putting another cable down there anyway finally there doing something else other then sitting around

In reply to a post by RandomJointer:

Hi Silver.

Don't think I mentioned anything about 'Entanet' in my advice.

Who are Entanet? why are referral agents who work internet forums for referral cash not recommending them this year when they did last year?

My advice is simply to avoid providers who are not real providers but agents who receive referral fees for channelling business to the agents they represent and give them the best kickbacks.

Such agents may use internet forums as their primary marketing channel to funnel referral fees to themselves rather than provide the best service to unsuspecting punters.

In my view, punters would be best served looking at the competitive deals available from real providers and bypassing small referral agents offerings.

As someone who may have face to face experience with punters, I can tell the OP that the electric connection comes last so that's something to look out for.

Of course many referral operators have absolutely no knowledge of fttc installation whatsoever, but may well know about the best referrals available

I see you forgot to take your medication again RJ

i live in winsford and ive bt infinity now 36.2 down 9.2 up

Exchange could need ASC upgrade, which can be upto a year from what I've learned.

This thread is hard to follow. Anonymous users please register!

whereabouts in winsford are you m8, cos btinfinity still keep telling me its not available, but it obviously is as you have it already.

middlewich road near the industrial estate

hmm im not far away, just off crook lane but its not available here yet.