Did you just call BE or have you also tried the number on the checker on the website?

In reply to a post by ggremlin:

for the postcode, B45 8JF
it seems that fttc may be available soon

[Looks up fttc in Wikipedia]
Thank you, that is very interesting information and will definitely influence who we go with.
What is your source for this information?
Does it mean the exchange is already ready for fiberoptic or will they have to upgrade it?
Also what is the usual course of events once the cabinet is cable-ready? Does it mean Virgin will start offering their services round the area?
I would rather get Virgin Broadband than any other by a mile. Had/having a good experience with Virgin/Blueyonder/Telewest for a decade.

information from the bt checker**, and sam knows

the exchange has fibre, its the local cab in progress

virgin (cable) is completely different beast and not available

** just guessed an address in the postcode, if you have a phone number that gives more accurate results

In reply to a post by ggremlin:

information from the bt checker**, and sam knows

the exchange has fibre, its the local cab in progress

virgin (cable) is completely different beast and not available

** just guessed an address in the postcode, if you have a phone number that gives more accurate results

Oh that's awesome news. Found it.
21 Plymouth Road. B45 8JF

In reference to www.dslchecker.bt.com/adsl/ADSLChecker.address:

Your cabinet is planned to have WBC FTTC by 30th September 2011. Our test also indicates that your line currently supports a fibre technology with an estimated WBC FTTC Broadband where consumers have received downstream line speed of 25 Mbps and upstream line speed of 5.8 Mbps.

Does it mean that soon after September, BT will be able to offer me 40MB Infinity?

If that's your address in there, I suggest you edit it out!

Not a good idea to post it on a public forum.

In reply to a post by billford:

If that's your address in there, I suggest you edit it out!

Not a good idea to post it on a public forum.

Bill I appreciate your concern, but as a limited company, we are legally obliged to publish our address on our website and in our emails.
Plus that's close enough to our address for the purposes of accuracy, but it's not our address.
Many thanks.

OK, fair enough

This cabinet is roughly 230 metres from our gate. There's another 100 meters from the gate to the house.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/64416762@N07/5866302252...
Is this the BT cabinet?
Once it's upgraded, I assume the normal phone line going to our house will carry the signal the last 330 meters?

Edited by deleted (Fri 24-Jun-11 11:53:31)

That doesn't look like a BT cabinet to me . Usually narrower than that and dark green. Yours should have a number 10 on it. Given the estimate I suggest 500-600m away.

I haven't read the Wiki article, but you might find my FTTx page useful, as well as the BT Wholesale line checker link, which seems to be the most reliable.

Also beneath the FTTx page is a list of suppliers, with a link to the orly/yarwell summary spreadsheet on google.

Edited by RobertoS (Fri 24-Jun-11 13:37:51)

I've had a close look on Google Maps and it's the only roadside box I can see in the area.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=b45+8jf&ll=52.363307...

[Edit - on reflection, I think you're right]
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=b45+8jf&ll=52.362013...

Edited by deleted (Fri 24-Jun-11 16:52:28)