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[silversurfer44]

I don't know what they are complaining about. I think it's an improvement to the property.

[BritBrat]

I don't know if this improves my none existent chances

UK Somerset Schools to Benefit from New BT Fibre Optic Broadband Network

The network itself will be built on BT UK's 21st Century Network (21CN) and make use of its national Next Generation Access (NGA) platform and FTTP data download speeds of up to 100Mbps. Rollout is expected to start over the next few weeks and should be largely completed by 31st March 2011.

School is between me and the exchange but not far away.

[Zoe]

Hi 


Look What I've Found Today...
The FTTC Cab Map.. Is Back: http://staging.trefor.net/tech-pages/availability-checker/  8)


Not exactly sure how long it's been there 
As it's still not on the main page of the website.
Only realised it was there ( Somewhere ) when someone on another forum was talking about it.

Anyone Interested?
Grab a Look... Quick!
Just in case it disappears again 

Zoe

[renluop]

I must be missing something, or perhaps zee leetle grey cells ave gone walkies , but I cannpt find what the red, blue, and, purple rings with numbers mean.

Help guys!

[geep]

I just found this explanation from "tref" buried in the comments here:
http://www.trefor.net/tech-pages/availability-checker/comment-page-1/#comment-5885
just after I asked the question over on his forum.

"As far as the colour coding goes there isn’t a science – I think the colours came with the google API. The numbers are more meaningful – they represent the number of postcodes covered by the circle".

Cheers,
Peter

[renluop]

Thanks for that

From http://www.freemaptools.com/distance-between-uk-postcodes.htm and the checker I have found that my exchange is phase 5b, my cabinet is #12, and roasdistance from cabinet post code to mine is 0.264 mile, though I am at the far end of the cul-de-sac.

Hmm, I bet blistering speeds NOT, motorised zimmer maybe.

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[geep]

According to the map, my actual postcode and several adjacent postcodes list the same cabinet #15.
I saw BT install a new cabinet a couple of weeks back - will go see if it has a label with #15 on it.

I have the idea that the map shows green cabinets for every postcode that is to be connected to a FTTC cabinet.
So if your postcode doesn't have a cabinet - no FTTC.

My sister in Kent is connected to Aylesford exchange. When I look on the map I see green cabinets in the next street to hers 200m away, but they are connected to West Malling. Her actual postcode doesn't have a cabinet.

Are you sure that you are connected to the same exchange as listed when you click on the cabinet?
Edit - added: Not sure I understand what you are showing the distance between?
Do you know the actual location of the FTTC cabinet?

Cheers,
Peter

[renluop]

I do know the location of cab 12. It is by the junction at marker B on the map I attached and clearly marked too.[edit ]The map hows distance from postcode of current #12 cab and postcode of my house, which is a small cul de sac,[/ edit]

Goodness knows how the numbering goes: the next one southward is 8.

[geep]

Round here they are installing brand new cabinets. What I assume to be cabinet #15 is up the road and round the corner.

I see engineering works for an (assumed) new cabinet straight down the road. It seems to be #26 as adjacent postcodes are connected to it. Naturally we are closer to #26 than to #15.

Cheers,
Peter

[Zoe]

Hi geep  

According to the map, my actual postcode and several adjacent postcodes list the same cabinet #15.
I saw BT install a new cabinet a couple of weeks back - will go see if it has a label with #15 on it.

Yep!  
Tons of postcodes can all be connected to just one Cab.

There is an FTTC Cab just a minutes walk up the road from me: Cab 16 .. Not Mine!
Luckily!
There's another FTTC Cab just a minutes walk down the road from me: Cab 18 .. Mine!  

I have the idea that the map shows green cabinets for every postcode that is to be connected to a FTTC cabinet.
So if your postcode doesn't have a cabinet - no FTTC.

Also...

Green Cab = FTTC

Gray Cab = NO FTTC


Zoe

[waltergmw]

It is important to understand that these notices must be rather simplistic and do not necessarily reflect the actual cabling.
Post codes were not invented for BT and you will find many that span 2 PCPs.
Friday afternoons happen frequently so you may find a few lines allocated to say GU1 1ZZ which, as you have guessed, does not exist.
Furthermore the post codes can be (infrequently) changed but it does not seem to trigger a re-work of that section of the database upon all occasions.

In our area I know of one cabinet which ran out of E side pairs so there is a tie cable to another PCP that presumably had more spares available.
The very least this means is that a single PCP can also act as a SCP for those circuits connected via the tie cable.
Obviously if there is a choice of FTTC the SCP one would be better as it reduces the total D side length.
It is also not unknown for BT records to be inaccurate and in some cases non-existent, but I suspect many of those are in remote areas without any chance of FTTC anyway.

Kind regards,
Walter

[renluop]

Oddly even though I can identify cab 12, there is much nearer me a much smaller cab no more than 45cms long and definitely BT's.

[waltergmw]

Hi Renluop,

Can you see your cabinet hereabouts ?

http://www.telephonesuk.co.uk/wiring_cabs.htm

or could you post a picture ?

Kind regards,
Walter

[renluop]

I'll get some pics of both cab 12 and the little one that's nearer.

Of course no FTTC cab planted yet ( well they are green ), the projected date being 09/2011'

[silversurfer44]

What an interesting website Walter, also the one that was linked to (THG).
Thank you.