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Title: Openreach upgrades line checkers to reflect faster FTTC product
Post by: .Griff. on Jan 29, 2012, 17:26:43
https://www.btwholesale.com/includes/adsl/main.html

The BTw checker has been updated today to take into effect 17a (80/20) and now gives updated FTTC speed estimates.
Title: Re: Openreach upgrades line checkers to reflect faster FTTC product
Post by: Simon on Jan 29, 2012, 17:28:28
That's good.  :)
Title: Re: Openreach upgrades line checkers to reflect faster FTTC product
Post by: Steve on Jan 29, 2012, 17:31:39
Can I assume that the max it will show at present is 40 downstream?
Title: Re: Openreach upgrades line checkers to reflect faster FTTC product
Post by: .Griff. on Jan 29, 2012, 17:34:05
Quote from: Steve on Jan 29, 2012, 17:31:39
Can I assume that the max it will show at present is 40 downstream?

Correct. I assume once phase 2 of the trial starts to gather information they'll update the checker again for a more accurate downstream estimate.
Title: Re: Openreach upgrades line checkers to reflect faster FTTC product
Post by: Steve on Jan 29, 2012, 17:44:01
Mines gone up from 33 to 40 in the checker, whether that's because of the profile change to 17a or the fact that I get 40 I'm not sure.
Title: Re: Openreach upgrades line checkers to reflect faster FTTC product
Post by: Glenn on Jan 29, 2012, 18:10:12
Mine says 40/8, I currently get 33-37/8
Title: Re: Openreach upgrades line checkers to reflect faster FTTC product
Post by: FritzBox on Jan 29, 2012, 18:30:28
40/20 for me, though the pdf says mine will be FTTP
Title: Re: Openreach upgrades line checkers to reflect faster FTTC product
Post by: MattBeale on Jan 29, 2012, 18:49:40
Wow, what a hard to read page. "Our test also ... Our test also ... Our test also ...". If I made a web page like that my boss would shoot me.

Anyway, 40/20 estimation for here. I'm hoping for a little more than 40Mbit down as I currently get ~38/8 from the 40/10 service.
Title: Re: Openreach upgrades line checkers to reflect faster FTTC product
Post by: davidthornton on Jan 30, 2012, 12:10:13
I'm seeing 40/20 from the results of the updated checker too. Obviously expecting more than 40 down given I'm pretty close to my cabinets. When can we opt to switch onto these new speeds?
Title: Re: Openreach upgrades line checkers to reflect faster FTTC product
Post by: Glenn on Jan 30, 2012, 12:27:35
No idea at the moment David, the 2nd phase trail starts on 6th Feb I believe, but I don't know when BT expect to make it generally available or what the pricing will be.
Title: Re: Openreach upgrades line checkers to reflect faster FTTC product
Post by: davidthornton on Jan 30, 2012, 12:37:07
For clarification, can any ISP that offers FTTC wholesale from BT put customers onto the phase 2 trial? Can they be at any exchange, rather than those that were on the limited number of exchanges that phase 1 encompassed? That was my understanding. :)
Title: Re: Openreach upgrades line checkers to reflect faster FTTC product
Post by: David on Jan 30, 2012, 12:47:40
40/20 here by the 31st of March  ;D I can see the cabinet from my front door I am guessing this is a good thing  :dunno:
Title: Re: Openreach upgrades line checkers to reflect faster FTTC product
Post by: Simon on Jan 30, 2012, 13:15:54
I believe the closer the better.  :)
Title: Re: Openreach upgrades line checkers to reflect faster FTTC product
Post by: David on Jan 30, 2012, 13:16:51
 :fingers: about 30 yards away
Title: Re: Openreach upgrades line checkers to reflect faster FTTC product
Post by: Glenn on Jan 30, 2012, 13:22:02
You are assuming you connect to that cabinet though.