Re: FTTC - Exchanges and Cabinets

[Jim Noble <yahoo-groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ben_mccormack2000 wrote:
> All
> I was delighted to find out my local telephone Exchange was being FTTC
enabled in early January.  As I am a long distance from the Exchange I
guessed FTTC would bring me much better speeds.
> Now looking at the ADSL availability trackers with my postcode I
cannot get FTTC. When I put in another postcode connected to the Exchange I
can get FTTC.
> So it looks like your Exchange can be FTTC but no the BT Cabinet in
the road that you are connected to and therefore you are stuffed and to top
it all I cannot find any information as to the per Cabinet rollout!
>

Not all cabinets will necessarily be FTTC enabled initially AIUI,
although the availability checker does seem a bit "challenged"
IMHO. If
I put in our number, it says nothing about FTTC, but if I put in the
postcode (unique to us and only 7 other houses) it says it's available.

You could go searching for your nearest cabinet (if your a bit out of
town, it's likely to be the one supplying your line). The fibre enabled
ones are quite distinctive (about 1.6m tall, for starters). If your
cabinet has been updated, chances are you should be able to switch.

I'm waiting for Zen to get back to me about getting on a FTTC trial at
the mo (else jumping ship to AASIP...).

Jim


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