Can I get fibre now!?!
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Can I get fibre now!?!
17-11-2012 1:00 PM
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So my exchange is still saying "FTTC status: RFS date set : 31/12/2012" but it would seem plusnet are saying I can upgrade from the member section of the site. What does this mean?
If I place this order today will it affect my next bill i8n 4 days time?
Re: Can I get fibre now!?!
17-11-2012 1:18 PM
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"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 64.6Mbps and upstream line speed of 20Mbps."
just need to know about the next bill... if I place this order with it affect my bill on the 20th?? Does anyone know?
Re: Can I get fibre now!?!
17-11-2012 1:58 PM
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The main question is... how did you get the result you quoted - using phone number, postcode or full address? And did the paragraph start with a sentence about a future date?
If you used your phone number, and there is no prefix sentence, then you should be able to order a fibre connection now. If there is a date given, then they're still working on your cabinet, and you should keep checking the checker. Can you post the full results shown by the checker (though, obviously, you'll want to hide your phone number or address)
As for the bill - someone else will have to help you there...
Using FTTC since 2011. Currently on 80/20 Unlimited Fibre Extra.
Re: Can I get fibre now!?!
17-11-2012 2:20 PM
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Your exchange is ADSL enabled, and our initial test on your line indicates that your line should be able to have an ADSL broadband service that provides a fixed line speed up to 2Mbps.
Our test also indicates that your line currently supports an estimated ADSL Max broadband line speed of 7Mbps; typically the line speed would range between 6Mbps and 8Mbps.
Our test also indicates that your line should be able to have an ADSL2+ broadband service that provides a fixed line speed up to 2Mbps.
Our test also indicates that your line currently supports an estimated ADSL2+ broadband line speed of 15Mbps; typically the line speed would range between 8.5Mbps and 19Mbps. Our test also indicates that your line could support an estimated ADSL 2+ Annex-M broadband upstream line speed of 1.5Mbps and downstream line speed of 15Mbps; typically the downstream speed would range between 8.5Mbps and 19Mbps.
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 64.6Mbps and upstream line speed of 20Mbps.
The actual stable line speed supportable will be determined during the first 10 days of use. This speed may change over time, to ensure line stability is maintained.
If you decide to place an order, a further test will be performed to confirm if your line is suitable for the service you wish to purchase.
Thank you for your interest.
Please note that postcode and address check results are indicative only. Most accurate results can be obtained from a telephone number check.
Note: If you already have a Broadband service enabled on this line and you want to switch service providers, you will need to contact both your current provider and your new provider to get your service changed over new and existing service provider to have this service transferred.
Also provision of some services may not be allowed due to product withdrawal, please contact your service provider for further details.
Re: Can I get fibre now!?!
17-11-2012 3:31 PM
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The Openreach engineer will bring a modem to use on FTTC. You connect a separate router to this with an ethernet cable - so your router must be able to perform PPPoE *and* have an ethernet WAN connection, on top of any ethernet LAN connections. Most ADSL routers only have the latter, and it tends to be models sold as "cable routers" that have the right connections.
Some ADSL routers can have their firmware modified, such that one of the LAN ports works as a WAN port.
I'm pretty sure that Plusnet will have sent you one of their routers too (£4.99 for postage). This will probably be a Technicolour 582n, though someone else will have to let you know whether it has a true WAN port, or whether it has modified firmware to convert one of the LAN ports into a WAN one.
Using FTTC since 2011. Currently on 80/20 Unlimited Fibre Extra.
Re: Can I get fibre now!?!
17-11-2012 5:34 PM
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Install date is set for 27th this month. I must be one of the first in my area to get Fibre.
Re: Can I get fibre now!?!
17-11-2012 10:18 PM
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as far as I know my local exchange has fibre to cabinet up and running.
And everyday on T.V. we see that over grown simpleton driving around tell us how fast Plusnet Fibre is .
So why can't I order it?
Re: Can I get fibre now!?!
17-11-2012 11:01 PM
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Re: Can I get fibre now!?!
18-11-2012 8:46 AM
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I share your frustration the exchange Im on was enabled nearly a year ago.
The cabinet feeding the village I live in (population 1750) is still waiting.
When I contacted BT about this,they replied,
Our deployment is based on the commercial criteria for each cabinet and your PCP fails to meet the commercial criteria. This is because the cabinet is too small to provide a return on the investment based on the costs for the construction and on-going running costs of providing a new FTTC cabinet.
Where cabinets are not commercially viable Government funding is available to county councils and it is worth registering your interest with our County Council.
Re: Can I get fibre now!?!
18-11-2012 1:08 PM
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