d'oh I missed the tryp0? Was it haz beens or baked beans?
Seriously though theres no point squabbling, at the end of the day BT will take their time as they usually do when it comes to new technologies. I have to agree that they do seem to take their time, but BT do often test, test test again and then come up with their own version. I believe the trials BS mentioned are the first 'live' trials which historically tends to mean that
if all goes well then it will slowly be rolled out to the rest of us. I believe Plusnet were getting feedback on the tests too as they have several customers who are on the trials.
The ECI cabs could prove problematic because although vectoring can be done at a line card level, its not as efficient as a standalone vectoring module. By efficient I mean in terms of spare lines and manual intervention. The nearest I can equate it to is wanting to add a new PCI card into your PC, but youve run out of PCI slots. The ECI cabs dont appear to have room or capability for a new module to be added, so its anyone's guess yet how BT will proceed with the ECIs.
I think we can all agree this technology is much needed and I have a suspicion that even BT may have been a bit unaware of just how much crosstalk would affecting some vdsl2 lines.. mines now nearing 20Mb and I wasnt even 1st on the cab.
Whilst BT are far from perfect, they are still one of the few UK companies held in high esteem when it comes to telecoms technology world-wide. Despite niggles if you look at the wider picture they do mostly tend to get things right. We may not have the fastest speeds, but at least it isnt just limited to one or two major cities. Love them or hate them, there isnt any private company who could do a much better job and still remain in profit... even though they may be slow when it comes to new technologies.
Anyhow, hopefully this thread can now get back on track