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Re: FTTC / VDSL2 trial
29-07-2009 8:17 AM
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@glloyd - Apart from the high usage Dave talks about - there will be the large numbers of people who are currently on exchanges some distance from their properties and therefore only currently getting slow speeds. So I reall hope that BT won't just do big cities first - and that they will quickly roll out in the more rural areas.
Re: FTTC / VDSL2 trial
29-07-2009 9:19 AM
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They're doing my parents exchange of Berkhamsted, which is a relatively small town in Hertfordshire.
Re: FTTC / VDSL2 trial
29-07-2009 10:24 AM
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- but look at the Scottish exchanges listed - most in Glasgow and a few in Edinburgh !!
I can't find the link to the updated list - but I'm sure there's nothing anywhere near rural Scotland - which is one area that badly needs improvement and getting the attentionof the Scottish government.
Re: FTTC / VDSL2 trial
31-07-2009 11:22 AM
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Re: FTTC / VDSL2 trial
31-07-2009 11:30 AM
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If you're line is fed by a cabinet, all of these will be done per exchange, however if your line feeds directly to the exchange, it won't be.
We'll be able to check out how far away you are, etc, using the BT Availability checker.
Re: FTTC / VDSL2 trial
31-07-2009 6:00 PM
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More naive questions:
1) Will I be able to find out these answers from the availability checker myself, or is it only you guys that can do it? If I can, how do I do it?
2) BT say that Luton will be ready on 1 Nov 2009. Will Plusnet be contacting me about switching to the new service? Will it cost more?
3) Will my ADSL modem still work with a FTTC connection? Or will I have to buy new kit? Your FTTC FAQ seems to imply that BT or Plusnet will supply a VDSL2 modem at no charge (which sounds too good to be true...!).
Sorry about the naive questions, but I couldn't see the answers in the FTTC FAQ.......
Regards
John
Re: FTTC / VDSL2 trial
31-07-2009 9:52 PM
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Can you please share the BT source that gave you a date for the start of FTTC in your area - Luton. My local exchange has been chosen as one of the early starters so am curious as to when it might be up and running. Thanks - Ted
Re: FTTC / VDSL2 trial
31-07-2009 10:13 PM
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This seems to be the date when the exchange is Ready For Service (RFS), so I guess that's the point when Plusnet can dive in and install the guff to ram data down our phone lines.
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John
Re: FTTC / VDSL2 trial
31-07-2009 10:34 PM
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Re: FTTC / VDSL2 trial
01-08-2009 6:15 PM
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At the 2 exchanges that are enabled so far, 54 of Whitchurch's cabinets have been enabled and 25 of Muswell Hills have been done. 10 of the remainder at Whitchurch are due later this month and 2 more in Muswell Hill. Unfortunately 20 of remaining Muswell Hill cabinets are in a conservation area and the local council has refused the planning application to get them enabled meaning there will be at least a 3-6 month delay before they get enabled.
Because of complications like this it's almost impossible to provide any kind of advance notice of availability, when the exchange and cabinet are done then the availability checker will be updated but before then, the best it can do is provide an estimate.
For the trial phase BT are providing each triallist with a single port VDSL2+ modem, eventually we expect to see this change but it's the same as they did in the early rollout of ADSL. The actual connection is handled using PPPoE rather than PPPoA. This can be configured using a cable router or similar piece of kit or using a PPPoE dial-up connection on the PC. We're currently waiting for feedback from Thomson on how to get the TG585v7 working with it by converting port 4 to a WAN port.
Enterprise Architect - Network & OSS
Plusnet Technology
Re: FTTC / VDSL2 trial
07-08-2009 4:32 PM
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Its down as 01 Aug 2009.
Though I have seen some BT planning applications for my local area but only around 10 or so, I have seen over 120 cabs for this exchange.
Re: FTTC / VDSL2 trial
08-08-2009 12:34 AM
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"In The Beginning Was The Word, And The Word Was Aardvark."
Re: FTTC / VDSL2 trial
08-08-2009 8:33 AM
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Installing street furniture, like bustops, passenger information systems, CATV, lamp posts, traffic lights etc all requires authority from the council.
Re: FTTC / VDSL2 trial
08-08-2009 11:46 AM
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Quote from: Crucibleofevil Why does it require planning authority to put some glass fibre in a pre-existing green box?
Re: FTTC / VDSL2 trial
08-08-2009 11:52 AM
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