Noob Fibre Question
Quote from: Jamaxx Am I correct to assume that once its live I can order fibre through plusnet rather than having to go back to BT?
Yes.
Quote from: Jamaxx Also how soon after this date can I expect the service to go live?
Expect that date to be very (emphasis on very there) variable. Our FTTC date was originally Dec-11, then it changed to Sep-11, then back to Dec-11. They installed the cab itself end of september time. In December it was pushed to Mar-12, even though 8 of the 11 planned cabs were in and live by early January. I hear they had major delays with our 3 local cabs (kinda seperated from the other 8 ) because of blocked ducts, which they cleared last week. They installed the fibre itself yesterday so our journey could be nearly over. But who knows.
Moral of the story - Take BT's fibre dates with a reallllyyy small pinch of salt.
Alex
Hi Jamaxx,
The dates that tend to get moved are the ones at the end of March, June, September and December as these are place holders. So yours may be an actual date
As for your speed, I've just ran a line check and I wouldn't mind seeing if I could get a little more out of it. Can you tell me how your kit is set up? Are you using any extension cables/sockets at all?
Jojo
The dates that tend to get moved are the ones at the end of March, June, September and December as these are place holders. So yours may be an actual date
As for your speed, I've just ran a line check and I wouldn't mind seeing if I could get a little more out of it. Can you tell me how your kit is set up? Are you using any extension cables/sockets at all?
Jojo
Hi Jojo,
Fingers crossed then.
As for set up, yes I have got mine on an extension due to the location of the phone socket, which is right by our front door. We are quite a ways from the exchange (3.7km) and I think are phone lines are so old they are made of hemp but anything you can do to stop the kids hogging all the bandwidth when they are online shooting their mates would be great!
Fingers crossed then.
As for set up, yes I have got mine on an extension due to the location of the phone socket, which is right by our front door. We are quite a ways from the exchange (3.7km) and I think are phone lines are so old they are made of hemp but anything you can do to stop the kids hogging all the bandwidth when they are online shooting their mates would be great!
Hi Jamaxx,
I know it can be probably quite tricky, bearing in mind where your socket is, but extensions can be notorious when it comes to losing sync speed. Is there any way you can get the router situated at the main socket and use a long ethernet cable instead of a phone extension. That way the connection to the router is as short as possible, and the ethernet cable can then be as long as 100m (in theory). If you could do that, then I reckon we could improve things a bit.
Jojo
I know it can be probably quite tricky, bearing in mind where your socket is, but extensions can be notorious when it comes to losing sync speed. Is there any way you can get the router situated at the main socket and use a long ethernet cable instead of a phone extension. That way the connection to the router is as short as possible, and the ethernet cable can then be as long as 100m (in theory). If you could do that, then I reckon we could improve things a bit.
Jojo
Ok have now done that but no Internet access now. Broadband light is flashing but Internet light is off
Edit: OK broadband back up now, just seemed to be taking a while.
Edit: OK broadband back up now, just seemed to be taking a while.
Hi Jamaxx,
The sync is a little better, so I've lifted your profile a bit, however, it does sound as though the old wiring isn't letting you get the best out of your connection.
Jojo
The sync is a little better, so I've lifted your profile a bit, however, it does sound as though the old wiring isn't letting you get the best out of your connection.
Jojo
All looking good for June.
BT vans working the whole length of Leeds Road and there is a shiny new green box at the end of our road
Having been on Cable switching to ADSL was almost a deal breaker when buying our house. Can't wait to get a half decent connection again.
With two kids playing XBOX Live and SWMBO uploading photos to Facebook I'm the one lagging out all the time!
BT vans working the whole length of Leeds Road and there is a shiny new green box at the end of our road
Having been on Cable switching to ADSL was almost a deal breaker when buying our house. Can't wait to get a half decent connection again.
With two kids playing XBOX Live and SWMBO uploading photos to Facebook I'm the one lagging out all the time!
