Huawei 288 FTTC cabinet has appeared near me...
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Huawei 288 FTTC cabinet has appeared near me...
19-05-2015 6:20 PM
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I've been checking the BT wholesale when & where availability site for years, and it just says "Not available. We're exploring solutions". Even says that today.
I've spoken to a few people in the know, and they've told me that my exchange (located in the neighbouring village) might be upgraded for fibre in 2016, but there's no hope of getting FTTC in my village until 2019 at the earliest.
Anyway, I noticed some roadworks on the main road through my village today, and wandered down to check out what they were doing.
They'd all packed up and gone home by the time I checked it out, but standing there was a brand new Huawei 288 FTTC cabinet!
I realise this doesn't mean I'll get fibre instantly, but is it any indication that fibre is imminent? ?
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19-05-2015 7:11 PM
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In any case if you are covered, can take many many months to activate(been waiting almost a year here, they put it in wrong place first time around)
Re: Huawei 288 FTTC cabinet has appeared near me...
20-05-2015 10:48 AM
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It suggests that you're definitely getting FTTC at some point though
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20-05-2015 1:53 PM
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BT still say the exchange (WWMART) is not upgraded for fibre and I can't find any roadmaps anywhere. Indeed, last I heard, BT were "exploring solutions", which basically means they're passing the buck. The buck (I'm guessing) stops at "Connecting Devon and Somerset", who currently say that our village is up for a survey in January 2016, but that the results of said survey are no indication of anything actually happening.
However, the appearance of a FTTC cabinet, exactly in the middle of the village's two PCP cabinets, suggests there is something happening soon, but trying to find out if/when we're getting the upgrade, or indeed who is paying for it, is proving to be impossible.
I can't believe BT, or whoever, would install this thing if nothing was going to happen till 2019. It's the largest cabinet that BT install and has enough capacity to serve (almost) the entire village. It must cost a shed-load of money, I'm guessing they'll want to see some return pretty quick.
Being told for years that we've got zero chance of fibre has been awful. This has given me hope that something might be happening but, not knowing for sure, and not being able to find out, is excruciating! lol
Re: Huawei 288 FTTC cabinet has appeared near me...
20-05-2015 2:06 PM
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In that situation, technically the local exchange is not fibre enabled though lines connected to it can get a fibre service.
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20-05-2015 2:08 PM
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20-05-2015 3:00 PM
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Something must be happening. Well, I hope it is anyway. lol
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20-05-2015 8:00 PM
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Here is my story http://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,134116.0.html
Good luck
ATB
SN
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21-05-2015 1:15 PM
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How are you finding it? How are the speeds? I'm jealous! lol
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26-05-2015 1:08 PM
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I'm off the same exchange as you! (small world).
I've just had a cab shoved in at the end of my village too and was quite delighted when it appeared!
I've been doing some exhaustive research, which may help adjust your excitement levels! The important thing is to be realistic!
Now all the cabinets are in the next stage is BT putting in over the fibre! If you look at roadworks.org "over the next 12 months" you'll see they have planning permission to do this up until 11th June so from the end of this month you'll probably see Openreach with trailers with rolls of fibre i should think!
This is where it gets interesting
They have shove the new cables through the underground ducting. If they get problems with blockages then they will have to dig up the road and that requires planning permission and traffic management!
I don't have any special contacts anywhere but in my estimation i would say in an ideal world where problems don't exist then potentially as early as July!
Hope this helps
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