Fibre available in my area - but I'm excluded!

[CHokKA]

We've been waiting for absolutely ages for fibre to come to our village. Finally, this week it has been enabled. But there's one issue that no-one on my street is aware of. We can't get it because we are connected directly to the exchange rather than going through a cabinet. Apparently as part of cost cutting BT would wire new build properties directly to the exchange rather than installing a street cabinet and wiring them to the exchange through that. Because of this we can't get fibre unless they replace our copper cables with fibre to the premises which will most likely never happen as part of this fibre rollout initiative. So half of our village gets fibre, whilst the rest of us are left without! What a complete farce!

Has anyone been in a similar situation? Is there anything that can be done about this?

 

[kefan77]

you can move house.

 

[CHokKA]

you can move house.

Wow, thanks for the very constructive advice. Honestly, you're clearly not bothered so why post a reply?

 

[bremen1874]

They can install the FTTC kit at the exchange end. But they're only going to do it if it makes financial sense.

 

[tom_e]

Wow, thanks for the very constructive advice. Honestly, you're clearly not bothered so why post a reply?

He's right though, that's probably going to be the only real course of action.
If BT thought it was worth the financial layout to get the rest of you on fibre it probably would have already happened.

 

[dwskillz]

where do u live?

 

[.Griff.]

Apparently as part of cost cutting BT would wire new build properties directly to the exchange rather than installing a street cabinet and wiring them to the exchange through that.

Cost cutting?

More like common sense, physics and geography.

As for your issue there's nothing you can do. Openreach aren't about to install VDSL DSLAM's in exchanges anytime soon.

 

[bremen1874]

Openreach aren't about to install VDSL DSLAM's in exchanges anytime soon.

I'm fairly sure that, in some cases, they've installed new cabinets immediately outside Exchanges.

 

[.Griff.]

I'm fairly sure that, in some cases, they've installed new cabinets immediately outside Exchanges.

One that I know of so far but it's very rare and in exceptional circumstances.

 

[bremen1874]

Is there any technical reason why they can't locate the DSLAMs in the exchanges, as they obviously do with ADSL?

 

[.Griff.]

Space/logistical reasons in some exchanges, crosstalk/induction, finances, and the list goes on.

You have to appreciate that the percentage of EU's on EO lines is tiny so it really doesn't make financial sense to invest a large amount of cash when the potential returns are so limited. Ultimately it alls comes down to money.

 

[stulid]

http://www.openreachfibrebroadband.co.uk/expression-gen.aspx

Register your interest there.

 

[Mana]

what are your current internet speeds?

 

[CHokKA]

what are your current internet speeds?

I currently get 7Mbps on our connection. Our exchange isn't capable of ADSL2. We live about 200m away from the exchange. There's also a cabinet in the opposite direction which is roughly the same distance. That cabinet isn't fibre enabled yet but there's one further out in the village that is. That was put in for a new build of properties that went up about 5 years ago.

 

[KIA]

They can install the FTTC kit at the exchange end. But they're only going to do it if it makes financial sense.

Indeed. There's a higher probability in the OP's case because he's close to the exchange.

 

[86JR]

We had this, I pressured the local FTTC people via FB and eventually I guess they caved in and had our lines changed.
I live on the richest street in the village and everyone on the street pays high tax, the rest of the village is council houses who get 80mbit, so I went nuts when I learned this, that the people paying for benefits get 2mbit when the people on benefits get 80mbit hah.
Pleased with my connection now but obviously it still sucks when you pay tax and get half the speed that the people who leech off society get!

I actually get faster speeds than this suggest though, Steam downloads at 62Mb/s, I can upload to FTP at 11Mb/s, Origin downloads at 90Mb/s...

 

[the wopster]

Not everyone who lives in council estates are on benifits it's a bit arrogant of you to think otherwise, some people actually work very hard and pay there way, another rich person with a chip on their shoulder!!

 

[86JR]

Not everyone who lives in council estates are on benifits it's a bit arrogant of you to think otherwise, some people actually work very hard and pay there way, another rich person with a chip on their shoulder!!

*their
Yeah, me!

 

[the wopster]

Another grammar nazi, all I'm saying is not everyone who lives in a council estate needs to be tared with the same brush, much like every rich person shouldn't be called a tax evader even though most of you are!

 

[Josh]

We had this, I pressured the local FTTC people via FB and eventually I guess they caved in and had our lines changed.
I live on the richest street in the village and everyone on the street pays high tax, the rest of the village is council houses who get 80mbit, so I went nuts when I learned this, that the people paying for benefits get 2mbit when the people on benefits get 80mbit hah.
Pleased with my connection now but obviously it still sucks when you pay tax and get half the speed that the people who leech off society get!

I actually get faster speeds than this suggest though, Steam downloads at 62Mb/s, I can upload to FTP at 11Mb/s, Origin downloads at 90Mb/s...

The richest street in the village, is like saying the only gay in the village! You posh nonce lol - I live on the richest road on a council estate, we have 4 caravans down here, one is a Euromaster9000, come at me bro!

Ahyway nothing constructive to add, I just wanted to abuse 86 for xmas!