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Technical News & Discussion => Broadband, Internet & General Computer News & Discussion => Topic started by: rireed3 on May 13, 2007, 18:41:37

Title: BT DSLAM planned engineering, some exchanges, started 7 May, to 22 May
Post by: rireed3 on May 13, 2007, 18:41:37
Here's the link - googled from Enta:

http://noc.enta.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/bt-pew-09052007-22052007.pdf
Title: Re: BT DSLAM planned engineering, some exchanges, started 7 May, to 22 May
Post by: sobranie on May 13, 2007, 18:56:18
I can see one or two exchanges there which I thought didn't even have electricity !!!!!  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: BT DSLAM planned engineering, some exchanges, started 7 May, to 22 May
Post by: Rik on May 13, 2007, 18:58:48
Thanks for that, wouldn't it be nice if they told us what they were going to do for once...
Title: Re: BT DSLAM planned engineering, some exchanges, started 7 May, to 22 May
Post by: roland on May 13, 2007, 19:53:02
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Thanks for that, wouldn't it be nice if they told us what they were going to do for once...
Sorry, just why should they. Does your local electricity company need to explain exactly what they are doing every time they do work at your sub-station or does the local water company have to give everyone the details before they work on the sewers.
Title: Re: BT DSLAM planned engineering, some exchanges, started 7 May, to 22 May
Post by: Lance on May 13, 2007, 20:21:13
Thanks for the information.

The answer to your examples are no, but they do not directly effect the end users. Work on DSLAMS often cause disconnections and it can be frustrating for the user not knowing why the line won't connect or has disconnected.

If work is being done on sewers, the end user (ie the person letting the water out the bath) isn't affected in any way and wouldn't even know the work is being done. 
Title: Re: BT DSLAM planned engineering, some exchanges, started 7 May, to 22 May
Post by: roland on May 14, 2007, 20:44:29
I would have thought the possibility of a power failure while work is taking place at the substation was certainly more important than a possibility that your broadband may hit a glitch.

Title: Re: BT DSLAM planned engineering, some exchanges, started 7 May, to 22 May
Post by: Rik on May 14, 2007, 20:51:44
I suppose the difference is that some work, on any system, is going to affect customers and the company concerned knows it. In that case, I feel it would be nice to be warned.

OTOH, when something goes wrong, during planned work or not, I accept that these things happen.

BT have indicated there will be service outages with 21CN, for example.
Title: Re: BT DSLAM planned engineering, some exchanges, started 7 May, to 22 May
Post by: jupiter on May 22, 2007, 22:21:58
Since my exchange was done, judging from my before and after attenuation figures, I am now further from town than I used to be!
Title: Re: BT DSLAM planned engineering, some exchanges, started 7 May, to 22 May
Post by: Rik on May 23, 2007, 09:24:12
They probably put the exchange on a flatbed and moved it up the road, Jupiter! ;) On the last round of work, I gained 1db of attenuation - I suppose it may just be equipment or wiring changes at the exchange. How bad was your change?
Title: Re: BT DSLAM planned engineering, some exchanges, started 7 May, to 22 May
Post by: jupiter on May 23, 2007, 15:29:20
As with you it was 1db - from 57 to 58. Not a trend I want to see go further!
Title: Re: BT DSLAM planned engineering, some exchanges, started 7 May, to 22 May
Post by: Rik on May 23, 2007, 15:31:51
Quote from: jupiter on May 23, 2007, 15:29:20
As with you it was 1db - from 57 to 58. Not a trend I want to see go further!

Indeed not. Perhaps they will reverse it in this round? (Pigs at 5,000 feet :)).
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