Dassa
Regular Member
Hi,
I live in Derby, near cabinet 2 (postcode DE22 1BG) and have been watching g.fast availability (as indicated by the BT Ultrafast postcode / address checker).
Apologies for the specifics - you'll need Google Maps or similar to understand the text below. Coverage from cabinet 2 (located at the southern junction between Belper Road and Duffield Road), northwards along Duffield Road has varied as follows:
It should be noted that the cable is routed via the back roads (Belper Road, Chevin Place, Chevin Road) so will be somewhat longer than the "crow flies" distance.
Does anyone have any idea whether this reduction in coverage as a result of g.fast performance not being as expected, or as a result of a decision to increase the amount of differential there must be between g.fast and VDSL before g.fast is offered? (It is likely that VDSL will deliver coverage in the 70+Mbps range from cabinet 2 to at least Ruskin Road).
Anyone got any thoughts?
I live in Derby, near cabinet 2 (postcode DE22 1BG) and have been watching g.fast availability (as indicated by the BT Ultrafast postcode / address checker).
Apologies for the specifics - you'll need Google Maps or similar to understand the text below. Coverage from cabinet 2 (located at the southern junction between Belper Road and Duffield Road), northwards along Duffield Road has varied as follows:
- On "introduction", coverage extended at least to Ruskin Road.
- A few months ago the boundary of coverage was between 140 and 142 Duffield Road (interestingly the same pole feeds both so line length would be about the same for these two).
- Now the boundary of coverage is between 118 and 120 Duffield Road (I haven't checked the poles).
It should be noted that the cable is routed via the back roads (Belper Road, Chevin Place, Chevin Road) so will be somewhat longer than the "crow flies" distance.
Does anyone have any idea whether this reduction in coverage as a result of g.fast performance not being as expected, or as a result of a decision to increase the amount of differential there must be between g.fast and VDSL before g.fast is offered? (It is likely that VDSL will deliver coverage in the 70+Mbps range from cabinet 2 to at least Ruskin Road).
Anyone got any thoughts?