a lot of people are push back to June 30th ..March 31st is when the Exchange goes live
Nope. DJMK4's exchange has been moved to June.
BT Infinity & FTTx Discussion
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Nope. DJMK4's exchange has been moved to June.
Well totally out of the blue the checker now says I can order FTTC so the order is in, but seems odd that 3 days ago it stated it had been put back to June 2012.
The earliest date was 3rd April but due to other commitments I have to wait until 17th April.
I'll let you know how it goes after the install. A new 18month contract applies, even though I am only about 6months into my total broadband contract.
Happy days.
Alan.
DJMK4: Look at your local council's planning portal, they should have it online & you should be able to search.
I found having a approximate postcode for BT cabinet made searching my councill planning applications easier.
I found having a approximate postcode for BT cabinet made searching my councill planning applications easier.
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OK bit of a strange situation here, on the openreach site (
http://www.superfast-openreach.co.uk/where-and-when/ ) it says "accepting orders" for my exchange, yet when I click through to BT infinity checker it says I can't get it.
Now to be fair I didn't know my exchange was going to be enabled (never seen it have a date set before for FTTC) and haven't seen any new cabs setup so not surprised I can't get it. That's why I find it strange that my exchange is supposedly accepting orders. Maybe some streets elsewhere in my town are getting it first, I guess.
http://www.superfast-openreach.co.uk/where-and-when/ ) it says "accepting orders" for my exchange, yet when I click through to BT infinity checker it says I can't get it.
Now to be fair I didn't know my exchange was going to be enabled (never seen it have a date set before for FTTC) and haven't seen any new cabs setup so not surprised I can't get it. That's why I find it strange that my exchange is supposedly accepting orders. Maybe some streets elsewhere in my town are getting it first, I guess.
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Yes, exchange and cab's are very different, accepting orders just mean one exchange plus 1 of anything from dozens to thousands of cabs are done. I think my exchange was done 18 months ago or something, finally got enabled on my street a bit over a week ago.
Tad disappointed that pings aren't as good as with Be thanks to BT's rather daft network, looking around it seems to take longer to get out of BT's network than with Be, so more speed, but more steps to get anywhere
Still feels WAY faster loading websites and downloading stuff is awesome, its not painfully higher either, gone from 15-16 to around 25-28 or so on average.
Tad disappointed that pings aren't as good as with Be thanks to BT's rather daft network, looking around it seems to take longer to get out of BT's network than with Be, so more speed, but more steps to get anywhere
Still feels WAY faster loading websites and downloading stuff is awesome, its not painfully higher either, gone from 15-16 to around 25-28 or so on average.
I'm guessing you have interleaving on because it's not normally that high. I just did a ping to bbc.co.uk and my average is 11ms. There's not really anything you can do about it except that hope DLM kicks in and lowers the interleaving over time.
Guess I'll just have to sit and wait, currently on a 3.5-4mbit ADSL line which is half the speed of what I had over 6 years ago
Still, at least the exchange has been enabled so there is finally light at the end of the tunnel in this internet ghetto. Only around 3000 homes here and not all served by my exchange so hopefully they can get the cabs rolled out quickly.
In terms of latency looking at what others have reported it should be around 10-15ms for those living near london (extremities of the country obviously higher same as all connections). Currently I ping 12ms on ADSL Max so expecting something similar when I can finally lay my hands on FTTC.
Still, at least the exchange has been enabled so there is finally light at the end of the tunnel in this internet ghetto. Only around 3000 homes here and not all served by my exchange so hopefully they can get the cabs rolled out quickly.
In terms of latency looking at what others have reported it should be around 10-15ms for those living near london (extremities of the country obviously higher same as all connections). Currently I ping 12ms on ADSL Max so expecting something similar when I can finally lay my hands on FTTC.
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Based on the fact they simply set them 3 months into the future and move it another 3 months every 3 months. It is fairly clear they never had any intention of meeting the original December 2011 date they first gave and it's simply a placeholder. You watch - 30th June it'll say 30th September.
I'd rather it just said 'Coming soon, no date' because it's more honest.
Ahhh i can't believe I've already been through my 18 months contract with BT already! I'm itching for something faster now I remember back when my connection used to be faster that 98% of tests according to speednet, same speed now nets me 93%. Still is more than enough but the upgrade bug has me bitten
I remember back when my connection used to be faster that 98% of tests according to speednet, same speed now nets me 93%. Still is more than enough but the upgrade bug has me bitten 
80/20 with BT retail can't come quick enough... or if I've missed out, being able to order it.
heard its April 10th but nort sure its B.T ? Strange i just checked the B.T Checker and i,ve gone from March31st to June 30th for a few days now i,m live and can order Infinity
anyone whos on the june 30th dates check the B.T checker regular as it might be your lucky day ha! 
I heard its going live on April 10th not totally sure if correct , but would seem strange as thats when B.T 80/20 is surpose to be going live so Open Reach website states
Not missed, it could have related to new speeds for new customers
whereas existing cutomers can "upgrade" 
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Slightly confused here.
80/20 is launching butthey also have a 100mb service here.
100mb servies is £35 pm
80/20 is launching butthey also have a 100mb service here.
100mb servies is £35 pm
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