Haringey council have rejected the proposal for cabinets
http://www.planningservices.haringey.gov.uk/portal/servlets/ApplicationSearchServlet?PKID=199502
http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/nimby-block-on-superfast-broadband-803.html
Which could put a spoke in BT's plans. :(
They're probably secretly happy about that!
It gives them more time to invent new jargon. ;D
i just like the part where the box is already installed
Ah, but it's an empty box. ;D
like the rest of BTs exchanges then aswell
Flipping 'eck, the proposed cabinets are pretty large items of street furniture and are taller than me! I live in a conservation area and I suspect the reaction round here to these cabinets will be the same as Haringey's.
Perhaps Openreach need to be a bit creative when scouting for locations as I can't see this decision being a one-off.
It won't be. Living in a 'smart' area may condemn people to poor ADSL as things stand.
My front garden is available to site one.
I've earmarked a corner of the footpath at the back of the house. ;D
Quote from: drummer on Sep 08, 2009, 19:27:08
Flipping 'eck, the proposed cabinets are pretty large items of street furniture and are taller than me! I live in a conservation area and I suspect the reaction round here to these cabinets will be the same as Haringey's.
Perhaps Openreach need to be a bit creative when scouting for locations as I can't see this decision being a one-off.
they could make them look like trees
Like these http://www.prattfamily.demon.co.uk/mikep/photind.htm
At Christmas, they could break all the fibres open and use them as decorations. ;D
good idea dont think they would be as effective though
Quote from: Rik on Sep 08, 2009, 19:40:00
At Christmas, they could break all the fibres open and use them as decorations. ;D
Would that interfere with our copper like Christmas trees do? ;)
You bet. :)
I'm in a conservation area as well, brilliant :(
It's OK, Gary, here we're in a conversation area. ;D
Quote from: Rik on Sep 15, 2009, 18:28:44
It's OK, Gary, here we're in a conversation area. ;D
I'm in a time warp area where the average age is older than the planet I think. I bet those cabinets will be rejected country wide, they are huge :shake: Why cannot BT run things more underground like in other countries.
Cost?
Fascinating pictures, Glenn. I didn't realise the lengths the companies go to to hide their installations.
Quote from: Rik on Sep 15, 2009, 18:45:20
Cost?
But other countries do it, so why can't BT? I think I said that already ;D
Cost is only prohibitive if you don't think laterally, so many countries used the sewer systems to run fibre as the infrastructure was there, I'm sure there would be ways of doing this here as well
would you really want to upset the inhabitants of rats...
then of course there is the fact that are sewer system in this country is probably completly nackered as they dont repair them till they cave in :dunno:
I was talking to a BT engineer this morning. They are, apparently, getting an increase in rat damage to cables at distribution points which, in Milton Keynes, are often put in bin cupboards...
as the local councils budgets get reduced its going to happen more and more.
Nice thought for all of us, Colin. :(
Yup should be interesting to see how long my Contract at work will last due to evil cut backs
Bin cupboards... Bright idea. ::)
It's hard to make most things rat proof. But most good seals/doors and brick walls would do. Things I guess BT cannot afford, or don't think are worth investing in, like the infrastructure in general.
Are you sure they're rats, not hamsters? Filligree, even? :)x
:hehe:
Quote from: Rik on Sep 22, 2009, 17:30:35
I was talking to a BT engineer this morning. They are, apparently, getting an increase in rat damage to cables at distribution points which, in Milton Keynes, are often put in bin cupboards...
They put rats in bins?
It saves them having to find their own way in. ;D
I suppose BT are thinking forward... putting the copper in the bin ahead of time. :I'll get my coat smiley:
:grn: ;D
For those in Muswell Hill lucky enough to not have their cabinet planning application rejected, it's quite a speed boost:
QuoteThat first customer was an existing TalkTalk subscriber and it took us about three hours to convert their current copper-based ADSL connection to fibre-based VDSL one. Obviously, it's only been live for a few days but the lucky first customer has gone from an average download speed of 5.3Mbps to 32Mbps! Encouraged by this result, we went on to connect two more customers with another following later today.
Source (http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2009/10/03/uk-isp-talktalk-connects-first-fibre-optic-fttc-broadband-trialist.html?cpage=18)
Gimme, gimme. :)
I didn't know you were a Britney Spears fan, Rik. ;D