Brief diary of FTTP install in my area (Private courtyard off a mixed residential / business street in the heart of Norwich City centre). I'll add to this as time passes. If I get a mo I'll link to posts in the thread at various points.
27/07/2020 - Openreach survey, pavement markings appear in our courtyard off street.
31/07/2020 - Evening works in road, pulling stuff off huge drums through the street ducts.
10/12/2020 - Flower beds in front of neighbour's houses have new chambers installed using existing ducts to street.
20/01/2021 - Fibre CBT installed in flowerbed chamber by Openreach contractors RDJ Utilities.
24/01/2021 - A peek indicates thoughts that I'm on direct buried armoured copper seemingly confirmed.
25/01/2021 - Tails of CBT spliced in a large chamber across the road, in the back of an RDJ Utilities van.
31/01/2021 - Openreach wholesale checker still doesn't offer FTTP, but FTTPoD has been upgraded from 330/30 to 1000/220.
03/02/2021 - Openreach wholesale checker now offers WBC FTTP 1000/220.
04/02/2021 - Ordered 900/115 from Zen over phone. Status on order tracker "Wait for KCI-2". No date for install yet, but claimed single visit(!)
05/02/2021 - Noted OR checker says "Single Dwelling Unit Residential UG Pre built to curtilage Hard." - usually 2 (or more) stage install...
08/02/2021 - OR engineer arrived to survey, looks like plan is to intercept duct either in our flower bed or at edge of drive. Duct proved clear.
09/02/2021 - Email from Zen, 1st stage external install schedule 27/04/2021, 2nd stage internal install appointment 07/05/2021.
14/02/2021 - DIY installed 22mm barrier pipe as conduit from outside wall to inside wall ready for fibre with a couple of draw ropes.
22/02/2021 - Email from Zen, civils work confirmed required and scheduled complete by 03/01/2021. I asked if we could improve on date.
01/03/2021 - Guys on OR flatbed did the civils work to intercept the existing duct in our flowerbed and lay a duct up to the front of the property.
09/04/2021 - Email from Zen, internal installation date pulled forward to 14/4/2021 AM. No mention of external works.
14/04/2021 - OR guy arrives and does internal and external install in a couple of hours, which is straightforward.
Around 9 months from spotting things happening in our street to actually being installed.
Now hitting 900/115 on speedtests with 7-9ms ping. Very happy.
[Moderator edited to replace with the full chronological notes, as requested.]