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[antsly]

Also in a poled area, CBT went on some time in the last two weeks (I wasn't in and my partner didn't notice the change). Wholesale checker turned FTTPoD from 330/50 to 1000/20 yesterday. Any day now hopefully!

[Bowdon]

I noticed a few days ago a job appeared on roadworks from the 11th to the 15th.

Today (11th) OR have replaced the pole. I think they also replaced the lines going from the pole to the houses too. They definately removed them during the day, so had no phone connection all day.

On a side note it seems when there is no Internet the hub's wifi stops working! Ethernet continues to work.

So I'm hoping that over the next few days OR come back and install a CBT up the new pole 

[Bowdon]

So a short update.

The CBT is now up on the pole.

It seems OR were also running cables back to the previous poles too. So I'm wondering if the pole replacements were done on a number of poles on these side roads and now they have come back adding all the CBT's.

I don't have any idea when the database will update and the CBT becomes active and available for orders.

[Bowdon]

When I've been reading on the forums of when I could order a full fibre connection, I've noticed some people say the CBT went live on this date and was able to order on this date.

What do people mean when they say the CBT went live? How do you know if a CBT is live when they couldn't make the order yet? Or does it mean they could make the order but they waited a couple of days later to order?

I'm sure wondering if I'm missing out on finding out when CBT's go live 

[g3uiss]

I think that’s when the DSL checker shows it can be ordered ?

[antsly]

When I've been reading on the forums of when I could order a full fibre connection, I've noticed some people say the CBT went live on this date and was able to order on this date.

What do people mean when they say the CBT went live? How do you know if a CBT is live when they couldn't make the order yet? Or does it mean they could make the order but they waited a couple of days later to order?

I'm sure wondering if I'm missing out on finding out when CBT's go live 

I was checking on the BT Wholesale Checker:
https://www.broadbandchecker.btwholesale.com/#/ADSL

I could see my CBT went "Live" when it changed from "FTTPoD" to "WBC FTTP". Incidentally, that happened to be today! So 12 days from the database updating to 1000/220 to the CBT being live.

[Bowdon]

I've been checking my address and one of the main road, next to one of the poles I saw Openreach working on first. The main road pole as gone live, upto 1000 down, and upto 220 up its saying WBC FTTP.

I decided to check because I had seen an MJ Quinn vehicle parked at the end of my road, near the corner to the main road. So I was wondering if someone as already ordered FTTP.

From guessing the time table hopefully it'll be in May that my pole might go live.

[Bowdon]

Ok I've noticed something odd, which might be part of the process.

So in the last post code I checked was an address on the main road and it says WBC FTTP 1000 220

Today I thought I'd see what the side road next to me has. It says FTTP on Demand 1000 220 (I've just checked my own road and today its got this on mine too).

Is this usual for FTTP on Demand to suddenly show increased speeds before it changes to WBC FTTP ?

[j0hn]

Yes. Any time the database is changed the FTTPoD speed updates to 1000/220.
This usually happens just prior to FTTP going live.

[Alex Atkin UK]

Makes sense, seeing as capacity upgrades at the exchange may be needed to roll out WBC FTTP so naturally once its live in that exchange the ability to deliver the top-tier speed is confirmed.

If you were to order FTTPoD on an exchange not enabled yet, its unlikely they would increase capacity just for you.

[j0hn]

AFAIK FTTPoD is available on any and every exchange.
It comes from Head-End exchanges. I doubt there's any Head-Ends with zero FTTP.

The lower number listed next to FTTPoD is just a legacy of ECI OLT's.

[Alex Atkin UK]

Yes FTTPoD is available, I was referring to the fact they only offer 330Mbit but switch to 1000 once a nearby area has been rolled out.  They're playing it safe by only advertising what they know they can deliver until the exchange has been assessed/upgraded.

[GigabitEthernet]

They're installing FTTP in Wandsworth at the moment and I am served overhead. Blue rope is at the bottom of the poles so I assume the fibre will come from there.

[burakkucat]

Blue rope is at the bottom of the poles so I assume the fibre will come from there.

The CBT will be installed at the top of the pole and its tail brought down and pulled into the existing duct, then along to the jointing chamber for that pole.

You'll definitely be provisioned via an aerial fibre drop.

[GigabitEthernet]

The CBT will be installed at the top of the pole and its tail brought down and pulled into the existing duct, then along to the jointing chamber for that pole.

You'll definitely be provisioned via an aerial fibre drop.

Any ideas how long from blue rope to order?