Ordered broadband - activation date 23-4-2013 but ...

Hi all,
I received my kit today 23-04-2013 plugged in and have been waiting on the broadband light to turn blue, but its still flashing orange, i've reset it, tried the other filterin the box, tried the master test socket etc and still no joy...
I read it can take up to 23:59 on the day, but is there any way to find out if broasdband is actually activated on my line?
much appreciated
John

If you go into the Homehub management page, see this link
http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/36116/c/346
This will show if the hub is connecting to broadband or not.
To actually check if your order has activated try and contact BT on this link
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I know that this has been talked about a lot on these forums, but I'm hoping to get the attention of a Mod who will give me an answer.
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Oliver_H wrote:
I know that this has been talked about a lot on these forums, but I'm hoping to get the attention of a Mod who will give me an answer.
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