BT Broadband Availability Checker (FTTC)

According to the BT Checker, date for my line to have FTTC option have
slipped from September 2010 to December 2010 to March 2011 to June 2011.

This morning I noticed that the date had been brought forward to 16 March
2011. BT did lay new fibre circuits into the cable chambers in the road
outside a couple of months ago, but my local cabinet 200 yards away has not
had an FTTC cabinet added next to it and no sign of any nearby tell-tale
outline paint markings on the ground.

I checked with BT Sales just now and they're not able to take an FTTC order
for my line at the moment. I'm just wondering what the likelihood of them
doing the necessary work between now and 16 March would be? Not holding my
breath.

Or perhaps the plan is to link my cabinet to the next nearest recently
installed FTTC cabinet which is about 700 feet away from it as the crow
flies?

On Sat, 5 Mar 2011 11:22:07 -0000, "jbp" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>According to the BT Checker, date for my line to have FTTC option have
>slipped from September 2010 to December 2010 to March 2011 to June 2011.
>
>This morning I noticed that the date had been brought forward to 16 March
>2011. BT did lay new fibre circuits into the cable chambers in the road
>outside a couple of months ago, but my local cabinet 200 yards away has not
>had an FTTC cabinet added next to it and no sign of any nearby tell-tale
>outline paint markings on the ground.
>
>I checked with BT Sales just now and they're not able to take an FTTC order
>for my line at the moment. I'm just wondering what the likelihood of them
>doing the necessary work between now and 16 March would be? Not holding my
>breath.
>
>Or perhaps the plan is to link my cabinet to the next nearest recently
>installed FTTC cabinet which is about 700 feet away from it as the crow
>flies?
>
Try Zen Internet. They offer the service too and were extremely
helpful.

Scott wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Mar 2011 11:22:07 -0000, "jbp" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> According to the BT Checker, date for my line to have FTTC option
>> have slipped from September 2010 to December 2010 to March 2011 to
>> June 2011.
>>
>> This morning I noticed that the date had been brought forward to 16
>> March 2011. BT did lay new fibre circuits into the cable chambers
>> in the road outside a couple of months ago, but my local cabinet 200
>> yards away has not had an FTTC cabinet added next to it and no sign
>> of any nearby tell-tale outline paint markings on the ground.
>>
>> I checked with BT Sales just now and they're not able to take an
>> FTTC order for my line at the moment. I'm just wondering what the
>> likelihood of them doing the necessary work between now and 16 March
>> would be? Not holding my breath.
>>
>> Or perhaps the plan is to link my cabinet to the next nearest
>> recently installed FTTC cabinet which is about 700 feet away from it
>> as the crow flies?
>>
> Try Zen Internet. They offer the service too and were extremely
> helpful.

Spoke with Zen today and you're right, they were very helpful. Does look
like my local cabinet may be connected to an FTTC cabinet 700 feet away from
it. Just need to weigh up whether the increase in upload speed from 11+Mbps
to 36Mbps warrants an increase of £26pm plus activation fee of £90. To be
honest, probably not just now, but would definitely take them into
consideration though should our needs change.

Scott wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Mar 2011 11:22:07 -0000, "jbp" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> According to the BT Checker, date for my line to have FTTC option
>> have slipped from September 2010 to December 2010 to March 2011 to
>> June 2011.
>>
>> This morning I noticed that the date had been brought forward to 16
>> March 2011. BT did lay new fibre circuits into the cable chambers
>> in the road outside a couple of months ago, but my local cabinet 200
>> yards away has not had an FTTC cabinet added next to it and no sign
>> of any nearby tell-tale outline paint markings on the ground.
>>
>> I checked with BT Sales just now and they're not able to take an
>> FTTC order for my line at the moment. I'm just wondering what the
>> likelihood of them doing the necessary work between now and 16 March
>> would be? Not holding my breath.
>>
>> Or perhaps the plan is to link my cabinet to the next nearest
>> recently installed FTTC cabinet which is about 700 feet away from it
>> as the crow flies?
>>
> Try Zen Internet. They offer the service too and were extremely
> helpful.

Spoke with Zen today and you're right, they were very helpful. Does look
like my local cabinet may be connected to an FTTC cabinet 700 feet away from
it. Just need to weigh up whether the increase in download speed from
11+Mbps
to 36Mbps warrants an increase of £26pm plus activation fee of £90. To be
honest, probably not just now, but would definitely take them into
consideration though should our needs change.

BTW based FTTC is expensive, if available, get cable, otherwise
stick with LLU, at least you can get unmetered usage that way.

Fully unmetered FTTC connection via BTW will cost ~£90.


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"jbp" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Scott wrote:
>> On Sat, 5 Mar 2011 11:22:07 -0000, "jbp" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> According to the BT Checker, date for my line to have FTTC option
>>> have slipped from September 2010 to December 2010 to March 2011 to
>>> June 2011.
>>>
>>> This morning I noticed that the date had been brought forward to 16
>>> March 2011. BT did lay new fibre circuits into the cable chambers
>>> in the road outside a couple of months ago, but my local cabinet 200
>>> yards away has not had an FTTC cabinet added next to it and no sign
>>> of any nearby tell-tale outline paint markings on the ground.
>>>
>>> I checked with BT Sales just now and they're not able to take an
>>> FTTC order for my line at the moment. I'm just wondering what the
>>> likelihood of them doing the necessary work between now and 16 March
>>> would be? Not holding my breath.
>>>
>>> Or perhaps the plan is to link my cabinet to the next nearest
>>> recently installed FTTC cabinet which is about 700 feet away from it
>>> as the crow flies?
>>>
>> Try Zen Internet. They offer the service too and were extremely
>> helpful.
>
> Spoke with Zen today and you're right, they were very helpful. Does look
> like my local cabinet may be connected to an FTTC cabinet 700 feet away
> from
> it. Just need to weigh up whether the increase in download speed from
> 11+Mbps
> to 36Mbps warrants an increase of £26pm plus activation fee of £90. To be
> honest, probably not just now, but would definitely take them into
> consideration though should our needs change.
>

Always remembering that there is only capacity for 96 circuits.

"kraftee" <kraftee:b&e-cottee.me.uk> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "jbp" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Scott wrote:
>>> On Sat, 5 Mar 2011 11:22:07 -0000, "jbp" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> According to the BT Checker, date for my line to have FTTC
>>>> option
>>>> have slipped from September 2010 to December 2010 to March
>>>> 2011 to
>>>> June 2011.
>>>>
>>>> This morning I noticed that the date had been brought
>>>> forward to 16
>>>> March 2011. BT did lay new fibre circuits into the cable
>>>> chambers
>>>> in the road outside a couple of months ago, but my local
>>>> cabinet 200
>>>> yards away has not had an FTTC cabinet added next to it and
>>>> no sign
>>>> of any nearby tell-tale outline paint markings on the
>>>> ground.
>>>>
>>>> I checked with BT Sales just now and they're not able to
>>>> take an
>>>> FTTC order for my line at the moment. I'm just wondering
>>>> what the
>>>> likelihood of them doing the necessary work between now and
>>>> 16 March
>>>> would be? Not holding my breath.
>>>>
>>>> Or perhaps the plan is to link my cabinet to the next
>>>> nearest
>>>> recently installed FTTC cabinet which is about 700 feet away
>>>> from it
>>>> as the crow flies?
>>>>
>>> Try Zen Internet. They offer the service too and were
>>> extremely
>>> helpful.
>>
>> Spoke with Zen today and you're right, they were very helpful.
>> Does look
>> like my local cabinet may be connected to an FTTC cabinet 700
>> feet away from
>> it. Just need to weigh up whether the increase in download
>> speed from 11+Mbps
>> to 36Mbps warrants an increase of £26pm plus activation fee of
>> £90. To be
>> honest, probably not just now, but would definitely take them
>> into
>> consideration though should our needs change.
>>
>
> Always remembering that there is only capacity for 96 circuits.


Surely the limitations on download speed will be contention and
any traffic shaping applied? It is nice that it can actually get
to you so fast but it has to be coughed up by the system first.


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Woody

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"Woody" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "kraftee" <kraftee:b&e-cottee.me.uk> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> "jbp" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Scott wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 5 Mar 2011 11:22:07 -0000, "jbp" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> According to the BT Checker, date for my line to have FTTC option
>>>>> have slipped from September 2010 to December 2010 to March 2011 to
>>>>> June 2011.
>>>>>
>>>>> This morning I noticed that the date had been brought forward to 16
>>>>> March 2011. BT did lay new fibre circuits into the cable chambers
>>>>> in the road outside a couple of months ago, but my local cabinet 200
>>>>> yards away has not had an FTTC cabinet added next to it and no sign
>>>>> of any nearby tell-tale outline paint markings on the ground.
>>>>>
>>>>> I checked with BT Sales just now and they're not able to take an
>>>>> FTTC order for my line at the moment. I'm just wondering what the
>>>>> likelihood of them doing the necessary work between now and 16 March
>>>>> would be? Not holding my breath.
>>>>>
>>>>> Or perhaps the plan is to link my cabinet to the next nearest
>>>>> recently installed FTTC cabinet which is about 700 feet away from it
>>>>> as the crow flies?
>>>>>
>>>> Try Zen Internet. They offer the service too and were extremely
>>>> helpful.
>>>
>>> Spoke with Zen today and you're right, they were very helpful. Does look
>>> like my local cabinet may be connected to an FTTC cabinet 700 feet away
>>> from
>>> it. Just need to weigh up whether the increase in download speed from
>>> 11+Mbps
>>> to 36Mbps warrants an increase of £26pm plus activation fee of £90. To
>>> be
>>> honest, probably not just now, but would definitely take them into
>>> consideration though should our needs change.
>>>
>>
>> Always remembering that there is only capacity for 96 circuits.
>
>
> Surely the limitations on download speed will be contention and any
> traffic shaping applied? It is nice that it can actually get to you so
> fast but it has to be coughed up by the system first.
>
>

I think you did not understand....

There is only 96 connection available from one FTTC 'cab'. It has nothing
to do with contention and all to do with physical equipm,ent.

On Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:14:19 -0000, just as I was about to take a
herb, "kraftee" <kraftee:b&e-cottee.me.uk> disturbed my reverie and
wrote:

>There is only 96 connection available from one FTTC 'cab'. It has nothing
>to do with contention and all to do with physical equipm,ent.

In another forum, somebody said the limit was 288.
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Cheers,

DrT

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** out of someone who richly deserves it.

DrTeeth wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:14:19 -0000, just as I was about to take a
> herb, "kraftee" <kraftee:b&e-cottee.me.uk> disturbed my reverie and
> wrote:
>
>> There is only 96 connection available from one FTTC 'cab'. It has nothing
>> to do with contention and all to do with physical equipm,ent.
>
> In another forum, somebody said the limit was 288.

Are all FTTC cabinets the same size, what's the typical capacity of a POTS
cabinet ? What's the ratio of FTTC to POTS capacity ?

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Mark
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