Ridiculous Infinity postcode lottery...!?!?
My neighbour (20m of garden between our houses) has got his installed. When I enter his phone number and post code I get:
Yes! You can get superfast BT Infinity
FIBRE BROADBAND
You could get
16Mb-22Mb Estimated download speed range*
When I enter my own number and postcode I get:
Not yet! Sorry, you can’t get BT Infinity right now
Tell me when I can get BT Infinity
You can still get standard BT Broadband
You currently get
1Mb Estimated download speed*
I called BT and the only explanation was "you are probably on different exchanges", which is rubbish since we're both in the same building estate kilometers away from the central BT exchange. Could some explain to me how this Infinity postcode lottery works? Quite frankly, the existing broadband service sucks beyone belief (as you can see from the "You currently get 1Mb...") and this is really frustrating...
Thanks in advance!
Thanks - sure looks that way... Still think it's a ridiculous situation that angers me even more. We live in a brand new development a bit out in the styx so why they couldn't swoop it all in one go is a mystery to me.
As you enter our development and go up the road, everyone can have BT Infinity. That is, until you get to house 26.
Yes, in the same road, 1-24 can get Infinity. 26-53 cannot, funny split...
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Telephone Number xxxxxxxx on Exchange GOUROCK is served by Cabinet 28
Featured ProductsDownstream Line Rate(Mbps)Upstream Line Rate(Mbps)Downstream Range(Mbps)Availability Date High Low High Low
FTTC Range A (Clean)
21.9
15.6
3.3
1.3
Available
FTTC Range B (Impacted)
18.5
9.1
2.7
0.8
Available
Telephone Number xxxxxxxxxx on Exchange GOUROCK is served by Cabinet 32
Featured ProductsDownstream Line Rate(Mbps)Upstream Line Rate(Mbps)Downstream Range(Mbps)Availability Date
WBC ADSL 2+
Up to 1
1 to 3.5
Available
ADSL Max
Up to 1
0.75 to 2.5
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The BT Infinity postcode check shows that my exchange will be enabled for BT Infinity on 30th March 2011, but SamKnows shows that the date is 30th June 2011. Does anyone know which is more reliable?
Neither of them are that reliable to be honest...
The one directly from BT Openreach is however the best place to look.
Have a look at this and search for your exchange:- http://www.openreach.co.uk/orpg/home/products/super-fastfibreaccess/downloads/fttc_pot_exchs.pdf
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Hoax phone call, pretending to be from BT vision!
Today I received a call pretending to be from BT, after which I called them back , only to hear a recorded message that it was from The Postcode Lottery!
The guy on the phone said that BT needed to see that my vision box was still working and that they had not had a signal from it, he asked me go to BBC I-player and watch a program (for 30 seconds), whilst he waited on the line. Ater this he told me my surname and initial and first line of my address, he asked me to tell him my first name and postcode. He had already told me the date I started my contract with BT, so I gave him the information he requested as I thought it was official. He did not ask for anyother information and said goodbye.
I thought the call was a little odd, that is why I checked the number.
Whilst I can not see that any scam is involved, maybe I get a whole load of junk mail asking me to join their game, this practise seems a bit underhand and one that BT should be aware of!
I have already phone India and told them what happened.
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Hi, i am getting a call from an 0800 6121695 number every day. They hang up after 2 rings but it is very annoying an dwould like to stop them. Does anyone know how to block these calls pleade?
There is no way you can block a call from an iPhone. You can talk to your carrier and ask if they can block the number, or you can create a short track of silence and assign that as a ringtone to that number only. Then the phone will still ring but you won't hear it.
That number appears to be a sweatshop pushing the Postcode Lottery, by the way, in case you didn't know. In this thread:
http://www.whophonedme.co.uk/08006121695
folks claim that you can call them back and there's an option to be removed from their call list. Whether that would work or not I don't know.
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I will be very appreciated if someone can actually help me to solve this problem.
Thanks a lot.If you are wondering why you are not getting any responses, it is because you have vented a complaint without any details that make any sense or give anyone something to work on.
If you want help, I suggest actually detailing what has happened, with versions of software etc. Anything that would let us assist.
As a start I am guessing that you have not really got the hang of "How it all works". Firstly download the Pages09_UserGuide.pdf from under the Help menu. Read that and view the Video Tutorials in the same place. A good addition would be the iWork 09 Missing manual book and something to help you learn how to use your Mac.
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Why is bt infinity available to all houses in my s...
I am moving property in 2 weeks and have just set up a home move and been told that even though i am actually moving closer to my bt infinity enabled exchange and even though every other house in the same street comes up as being enabled for BT Infinity , whenh i check mine and when i called for the home moving service it and bt say that my new home is the only one that cant get it, this is a modern Estate with houses all together so it seem ridiculous that one house would not be enabled..
BT call centre staff peddle the same old line of register interest and we will tel you but if the area is enabled and my neighbours can get it that seems like a proper fob off.
can someone please answer with facts ? rather than the standard fobs
Thanks:No just the postcode checker, but the BT call center have confirmed that they think its odd, and when i did the home move order they have had to downgrade my package from infinity (currently get 60MB) to standard Option 3 adsl, they checked the other addresses and confirmed that mine was the only one that was saying no go
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New Infinity Order - As it happens !!!
I've just ordered Infinity (today) and I thought I'd track the order etc here for others to see 'live' what to expect:
As a precursor, I've had BT ADSL for many years, and no end of problems with the Indian call centre, but great experience from the users and mods on this site - the mods are the reason I'm staying with BT instead of switching to TalkTalk...
In Autumn last year my Infinity availability showed as available from end of Jan 2013 (and confirmed by email from Openreach), but in Winter this changed to an earliest date of End of March 2013 - not a problem, just have to wait. This weekend this changed to now available to order, so today I did just that.
My current set-up is adsl2+ unlimited, with minimal phone + BTVision unlimited. I wanted Infinity 2, + minimal phone + BTVision with Youview box. I have 5 months to run on current contract.
04/02/2013 - Called BT to upgrade. Approx 5 minutes on hold, but ok - everyone gets busy. Spoke to John who seemed very knowledgeable about his products and also very helpful. I was put on hold a couple of times for a couple of minutes, but eventually we agreed the following package, with prices as advertised:
New contract:
Phone - 12 months, prepaid so save £56.40.
Broadband: Infinity 2 unlimited (including non-throttled P2P), estimate 59Mbps down / 20Mbps up.
TV: TV Unlimited as we had before, but with new Youview box - free, but with £49 activation fee. (Not sure what he activation fee is for as I'm already on BTVision - advice happily received if this can be waived, but not a deal breaker if I have to pay it).
Installation date agreed as pm (1pm to 6pm) on wed 20/02/2013.
John could not confirm if my old BTV box and Youview box would work together, but confirmed that BT want to aim for multi-room so suspected that at some time this would stop working if it even started.
John also confirmed that my new youview box should work fine with powerline adaptors in the same way as my current BTV box.
First problem was that John can order everything except the Youview box - there is apparently a problem doing this for existing customers - John confirmed he'll call back within 1 or 2 days with the Youview order added on. I confirmed to him that this is necessary for me to complete my order - I won't accept the Infinity package with a 12 month contract then have to pay for a youview box.
Cancellation terms stated as:
I can cancel the broadband/TV service up to 17th Feb.
7 days to cancel the prepaid phone line. After this I'm tied into the BT line for 12 months which implicitly means I can't change broadband suppliers because they normally require you take their phone line rental. This is the critical path, so if my free youview box doesn't appear on my order page before this then I need to cancel everything and then re-order the complete set.
I'll let you know when/if John calls back and what the update is on the youview box and also the install date.
Cheers,
Alan.20/02/2013 - Sixth undate.
Hopefully the last update. I was given the 1pm to 6pm slot and the Openreach engineer (Dave) called at approx 2pm, explained what he needed to do at the cabinet and that he'd be with me in 30 mins.
Dave was the same engineer who fixed my line in October and also fitted the new faceplate ready for infinity at that time. He tested the line speed and then connected the new modem to my hub - and viola, 75.1/14.9 connection (wired test) against an estimated 59/19.
I expect this to fluctuate as the line settles and also it may go down quite a bit but I'm extremely happy with this result.
Anyone else in the PO15 postcode, cabinet 18 - I was no.2 Infinity connection so there's plenty of space left for now.
So for everyone who is having problems - good things can happen using the advice on this forum. A few months ago I was so hacked off with BT I was going to leave. Now turned round to an extremely happy customer after a few months of good ADSL, flawless BTV (now Youview too) and an upgrade to Infinity with a new contract. All it took was a bit of patience to get my line fixed and get rid of all the noise.
Cheers,
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A Tale of Woe --- Infinity Installation
It's now over a month since I originally ordered infinity and telephone with BT, and I have neither - both have never worked at all. There have been multiple failings on the part of BT, from two engineer visits (who failed to properly document the fault) and the technical faults team (who did not listen to me, did not record information properly and did not properly assess the fault).
I've been very patient and polite throughout the whole endeavour; however I’m now being told that I have to wait another month to have my broadband and phone line installed. This is not acceptable, and is over 2 months since I originally ordered! If BT had listened to me, or functioned in any type of efficient manner, my situation would now be resolved. I can't even find the correct place to document a complaint, so public is always best.
Timeline.
14/12/2013. Ordered Unlimited BT Infinity 2 and phone line. THIS IS A COMPLETELY NEW INSTALLATION. We had just moved into a new property, and have NOT had a broadband or telephone connection before at a previous property.
24/12/2013. Engineer arrived to install broad & phone. He failed to get anything (either phone line or broadband) working. He said that there was an issue with PCP. The line had been set up on the incorrect "green box" - one that was over a mile away, instead of the box just down the road from us. He said, it looked as though the line had been transferred from the previous owners to us, instead of being set up new. He said that he would report this back to BT, as it required an Openreach engineer to sort it out. HE DID NOT DO THIS.
27/12/2013. I called BT, and went through an automated system. This tested the line and found a fault on the line, generating an automated response for the fault on both the phone line and the broadband.
27/12/2013. I called BT again, as I was sure that I should explain what had happened with the engineer (and explain the problem with the PCP) - I was confident that the automated system would not be enough to get this problem fixed in the most efficient way. I was told that a general fault had been found in BT's network, and that it would be fixed on the 06/01/2014. Instead of listening to me about the issue with the PCP (which had been explained to me by the engineer), the CSO bluntly refused to take the issue further, stating that it was a "general problem in BT's network" that would resolve my issue once dealt with. As above, this is NOT a BT network problem, it is a problem that is specifically to do with the property and how it's been routed. I was told that if it did not resolve the problem I would be entitled to "compensation" - which I am now due. I specifically asked the CSO to make a note of this on the file.
02/01/2014. The Broadband fault was closed with absolutely zero feedback to myself or anyone looking into it.
02/01/2014. I contacted BT via chat so see why the broadband fault had been closed when it was not working. I was told that the broadband would not work with the phone line error. No explanation as to why it had been closed was forthcoming. CSO was blunt and unhelpful.
06/01/2014. The Openreach engineer arrived. Lo and behold, he told me EXACTLY the same thing as the previous engineer - the whole set up from the beginning was incorrect. We have been set up on the wrong PCP, and the line needs to be set up again from the sales end. He did a 5 minute line test and then left. I had to wait 10 days, for a 5 minute chat to tell me something that I already knew, and that, had the CSO I spoke to on the 27th listened to me, would probably be fixed by now. THE ENGINEER DID NOT REPORT THIS.
07/01/2014. Once again it was up to me to contact BT to have the matter resolved. Spoke to tech help and requested that this matter be looked into urgently. I was told that the engineers marked the fault as fixed – contrary to what the engineer himself told me yesterday. Apparently this “fault” needs to be sent back AGAIN to the engineers to get reinvestigated, and I would be contacted in 24 hours. I said that I would like to hear back within one hour (as I just keep getting fobbed off), and the CSO “Ratna” agreed that I would be contacted at the time specified today by them or their supervisor. The call-back came (2 hours late), which was then apparently too late for the CSO to contact the relevant team and hear back from them today – so they will be calling me tomorrow. BT has now agreed that there is a “cabling issue”.
08/01/2014. Had a call from BT at 1pm today – unfortunately this was during my lunch break and I missed it. No message was left to inform of what it was regarding, or what the call-back number was.
08/01/2014. Spent half an hour in a queue waiting to speak to a chat agent only to be told (when I reached number 1 on the queue), that the session had been cancelled as there we “no agents available”
08/01/2014. Went through the chat queue again however Ratna had apparently gone home for the day, so I spoke to Sanjog instead. I was then told that the engineers need more time to check the fault and that I would get a call back tomorrow. Sanjog then proceeded to reject the “cleared” mark on the fault (again?), and tell me that the engineering team close at 5 so he would be unable to contact them now.
10/01/2014. Didn’t get a call back yesterday, so spoke to chat again today. I was told that the line was connected to the wrong distribution point (as I told the BT on the 27th December), and that the technical faults team would be unable to deal with it. I was then told that I would need to speak to customer options, and that they would need to place a new order for the line. The CSO on chat, then called me to transfer me to customer options. After about half an hour on hold, I spoke to the same CSO, and was told that customer options would actually be unable to deal with it, and that she would need to send an email to the engineers and that they would be contacting me directly today.
10/01/2014. Spoke to the sales team this afternoon who went through the process of setting up a new order. I was told that I would need to wait until the 27th January for the engineers to come out to install the new line. Half way through setting up the order I was put on hold and the line cut out after about 10 minutes.
10/01/2014. I expected an immediate call back to complete the order however this did not occur. Instead, it was left up to me to call back and spend an hour on the phone trying to find someone to complete the order. I eventually found the same operator who completed the order for me. I was then told that I would need to wait until 25th February 2014 for the new line to be installed. I said this was not good enough (and she agreed) as it was nearly a month since placing the original order, so she sent an “email” to her manager, who would call me back to arrange a much closer date for the installation.
14/01/2014. I never received a phone call from BT, so it was once again up to me to call and explain the same thing again, to try and have someone bring the installation date forward. I spoke to order management who (once again agreed) that the time I had been waiting was beyond ridiculous. So had to “email” an escalation claim to OpenReach in order to try to get that date pushed forward, which she did.
16/01/2014. I actually got a call back from BT! However, it was simply a rejection message “All engineering resource in your area has been allocated to work on repairs to the network as a result of the recent bad weather across the uk”. So they were unable to bring the date of the appointment forward. I find this hard to believe that BT cannot spare one engineer for < 1 hour to install a new line for me, given the huge amount of time it’s taken to get to this point.
Summary of Failings:
I was told what the issues were by two separate engineers. A new line had to be installed to the nearest PCP by placing a new order with sales. Neither properly documented this with the faults team or followed up on what needed doing. It was left up to me to try and explain.
The faults team categorically dismissed everything I said, and did their own thing. By following that processes, it took over 2 weeks for the original fault with the line to be discovered. If either the engineers had properly documented the faults, or the faults team had listened to me at the very beginning of the process, the new line would have been set up, and I would now have broadband.
On multiple occasions I did not receive call-backs that were promised and it was left up to me to contact BT. This was a failure on all fronts, technical support, engineers and sales were all supposed to call me at some point, including management, supervisors and CSO’s. This is a failure from bottom to top.
All correspondence between different teams appears to have been completed via email. I asked on multiple occasions to have the matter resolved there and then, and was always told that it would take 24 to 48 hours to complete. This is ridiculous that apparently the teams have no direct line of communication. It would have taken a 5 minute conversation with the correct person to sort out the entire mess.
What Now?
So, who do I contact to complain about this? I've had enough of the useless chat & telephone CSO's, and I'm not going to wait 14 days for a response from a letter. Does BT not have a complaints email address?Why is so hard to complain to BT?
I just went round in circles with a chat representative who categorically refused to put me on to their manager. It states in BT's complaints procedure that:
"We aim to resolve your problem to your complete satisfaction as quickly as possible. If we can't resolve your problem immediately we will agree a course of action with you."
I've now been waiting 3 days to be contacted via the forums mods. I would hope that this has been processed as an "expedite" case, due to the fact that it's been over a month since the original order was made. This is neither quick, nor satisfactory.
I just want to speak to a manger who has the ability to do something. I'm absolutely fed up of being fobbed off by CSO's. Take a quick look at the chat transcript below if you fancy a lesson in how not to deal with a customer who would like to complain. . .
*Transcript Removed.
The "complaints specialist" CSO above did absolutely nothing to resolve my complaint and then closed the chat session!
This is seriously bad practice ^^ BT's complaints team are not even following their own complaints guidelines.
I really hope that this is an isolated case. If all cases are dealt with such disdain then BT will be suffering a Class Action Lawsuit against them in the near future. I've now wasted such a huge amount of time trying to get this issue sorted satisfactorily and not one single person in BT cares. -
BT Sports & Tv Extra. NOT UNLOCKING. Infinity 1 pa...
Hello
We are lifetime BT phone (domestic and business ) customers, but are new to BT Infinity 1/TV Extra (inc BT Sports 1&2, ESPN etc).
The fibre and HH5 has been installed Tuesday and is working excellently, getting top speed consistently.
youView box was installed Wednesday and 30hrs later still no BT Sports(which was the deal breaker for us)
I have tried to activate via our MyBT, and it just says "Sorry there is a problem with your order". Furthermore our account says we don't have TV or Broadband. yet when I type the VOL no in, it comes up with all the details saying the order is fulfilled (and it gives two VOL no.s) whichever I select it correctly lists the items and says fulfilled and activated.
CAN SOMEONE - hopefully a Moderator- assist in unlocking/activating BT sports & TV extra channels please.
The order was made online (via a Money Saving Expert cash back/Sainsburys voucher offer).the saga continues - its alll abit too long winded to detai on here, but seentially BT have repeatedly canclled, reissued and generally messed up our order... we rang last week and finally thru begging were able to get the BT Sport app working so we coudl watch the NUFC match... but we still dont have BT Sport or TV Extra on the TV
Customere Care continually state "the order is showing as Not Completed in the Background" - we get statements such as "Data Integrity Team will call you back and resolve it" - no one ever calls back apart from one Customer Care person who has now managed to cancel our TV EXtra order and reissue us a TV Essentials package for twice the price we agreed and had an order for
- the whole thing is ridiculous... I'm not at the point of just emailing just abnout everyone in BT referencing the 1982 Supply of Goos and Services Act... namely we have paid for activation and not received it...
the Infinity 1 BBand service so far has been generally excellent
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New BT Infinity order... Order tracking fails
Hello,
I ordered BT Infinity this afternoon, as my cabinet went live this Saturday. I gave my MAC code to the BT rep on the phone, and everything went smoothly. I have an engineer booked for 1st November between 8am-1pm to install Infinity and get everything sorted.
My only problem is that the rep said I could track my order at any time through the BT order tracking page, but it doesn't work with my reference number. When I type my reference number in to the "VOL011" box, and my postcode, I get the following error:
Order not found
The order details you have entered were for a cancelled order, which we are unable to display.
This could be due to one of the following reasons:
You no longer require the product or service associated with your order and have cancelled this yourself after discussing and agreeing with a member of our team
Our suppliers are unable to fulfil some of the requirements of your order and we will be contacting you shortly to discuss this in more detail with you.
If there is a problem with your order please be assured we will contact you directly to discuss this further. For any other queries, please call us on 0800 800 150
Opening hours are 8am to 8pm Monday – Friday, 9am to 6pm – Saturday/Sunday.
Should I be worried about this? The BT rep said I will receive my Infinity equipment on the phone on the 28th October, along with documentation of my new contract with BT. I really want this to go smoothly, as I have been looking forward to getting BT Infinity for literally over a year. I am aware that the order screen is probably just glitchy - as much of the BT member pages are at times, but I would very much like a member of the forum staff to check over my order and make sure that it's all progressing well. My tracking reference is useless, and it has got me worried! I only ordered the product 8 or so hours ago, so I'm hoping this is just a minor error with the website, and my order hasn't actually bee cancelled (especially after I went through all the effort of signing up over the phone).
Any help the Admins/Mods could provide would be much appreciated.
Regards,
Tim
Solved!
Go to Solution.Hi Tim
I reckon by tomorrow (Wed) the Bt system should have sorted itself, if it hasn't there is no harm in ringing BT.
The VOL part of your order number indicates an order made over the phone.. so maybe even though the sales staff type the order as your speaking to them I suppose the system may take a while to synchronise things compared to an order made over the internet...
waffling a bit here am I not
If after phoning you are unhappy or worried then the way to get help from the BT Forum mods is to fill in a contact form obtained by clicking on one of their names.
Here is a form you can use http://bt.custhelp.com/app/contact_email/c/4951
Normally will contact you within 72hrs but it will depend on their workload... they will make contact.
Edit... I wonder if you've ordered a telephone line as well as Infinity?
This can cause a problem. Some people have had Infinity installed on the same day as the telephone line is installed others have problem with the line being installed but infinity cancelled or delayed.
It shouldn't happen I know but sometimes it's a problem.
On a further point I recommend you ask the engineer to mount the Openreach Modem on a wall. it's cooling vents work better that way.
And if your planning on using Infinity over a wireless connection then wireless "n" gives you the best speed.
It's easy to change your PC/laptop if your on wireless "g" you just plug a wireless "n" adapter into a spare USB socket.
Info on identifying wireless g or wireless n HERE.
Please Click On any Text in Blue as that automatically links to information.
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How can I check if infinity will be enabled on my ...
Friends of mine can get infinity and live just a few streets away, how can i check that my cab will be upgraded? Postcode is tf1 3lf
Any help appreciateduse this checker http://www.dslchecker.bt.com/adsl/ADSLChecker.TelephoneNumberOutput it will tell you when your cabinet has gone live
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Sold BT Infinity 2 but it doesn't seem to exist!
Hi,
Just wanted to see if anyone else has had a simliar problem to me and if so how you are going about dealing with it. So back in August I moved into a new house. I rang BT and said that I would like a phone line and also enquired as to what Broadband they could provide.
So the woman in the sales centre informed me that I could have BT Infinity 2 with speeds of up to 76mbs! Brilliant. So I ordered this amazingly fast Broadband and also my phone line. I'm now in November nearly 3 months on from ordering this superfast broadband and I still don't have any broadband.
I have had 4 or 5 engineers come out now. Basically the problem is that the exchange hasn't been set up for BT Infinity 2.
The latest update I had was can you wait for 3 weeks and we will do a review. When they did a 'Review' on Tuesday the outcome was can you wait another week and we will give you another update.
There must be some sort of act that they are in breach of selling a service that isn't actually available? They don't seem to give me a decent answer ever. They seem to blame BT Openreach for all the problems.
Just wondered if anyone has had the same problem and what you did?
Thanks
GarethHi sorry for not replying to anyone. Not having the internet at home is obviously an issue. The battle with the BT Muppets is still ongoing and we still don't seem to be any closer.
Says that it is all available. Think I'm up to just about 3 months now since ordering it. I've been told 3 dates in the last 2 weeks when the problem is supposed to have been resolved only to be let down every single time. I'm not due an update until December now though!
Just doesn't seem to be anyone at BT that knows what they are doing or able to give you a straight answer on exactly what is going on.
Do BT fine BT Openreach for delays? If so I would be interested to know how much they get!
My issue has been moved onto a specific person now because I complained. But quite honestly that has made no difference whatsoever. Just like dealing with the normal bods on the normal line!
I would never go with BT again even if it is just because of the poor customer service and lack of updates. Everytime they say they are going to ring me they don't and then I have to end up chasing them all the time.
The only reason I don't want to cancel it now is because I'm 3 months down the line and if I cancel and go with someone else I get to join the back of the queue!
BT BROADBAND AVAILABILITY CHECKER
Telephone Number on Exchange WEST MALLING is served by Cabinet 42
Featured ProductsDownstream Line Rate(Mbps)Upstream Line Rate(Mbps)Downstream Range(Mbps)Availability Date High Low High Low
FTTC Range A (Clean)
80
63.3
20
20
Available
FTTC Range B (Impacted)
75.6
50.5
20
16.3
Available
WBC ADSL 2+
Up to 1
1 to 3.5
Available
ADSL Max
Up to 1
0.75 to 2.5
Available
WBC Fixed Rate
0.5
Available
Fixed Rate
0.5
Available
Other Offerings
Fibre Multicast
Available
Copper Multicast
Available
For all ADSL and WBC Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC) services, the stable line rate will be determined during the first 10 days of service usage.
For FTTC Ranges A and B, the term "Clean" relates to a line which is free from any wiring issues (e.g. Bridge Taps) and/or Copper line conditions, and the term "Impacted" relates to a line which may have wiring issues (e.g. Bridge Taps) and/or Copper line conditions.
Throughput/download speeds will be less than line rates and can be affected by a number of factors within and external to BT's network, Communication Providers' networks and within customer premises.
The Stop Sale date for Datastream is from 30-Jun-2012; the Formal Retirement date for Datastream is from 30-Jun-2014. The Stop Sale date for IPstream is from 30-Nov-2012; the Formal Retirement date for IPstream is from 30-Jun-2014.
If you have already placed an order for Broadband and now wish to change to a new supplier, then you will need to cancel the existing order with your service provider or your new request will be rejected. If you do not know who the current Service Provider is, please contact your new Service Provider, who should be able to help you to resolve this issue.
Note: If you decide to place an order for a WBC fibre product, an appointment may be required for an engineer to visit the end user's premises to supply the service.
Please note that postcode and address check results are indicative only. Most accurate results can be obtained from a telephone number check.
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HH5 & Infinity 2 Issue - Please Help
Hi,
Ok i've had a morning of being passed from one department to the other online and on the phone, and nobody seems to be able to help. Have seen various posts on here suggesting there is an issue of people being stuck on the wrong IP profile when upgrading to HH5 etc.
I have been paying for Unlimited Infinity 2, which should give me 76Mbps, however, I'm only getting a max of 39Mbps.
Please can someone start the ball rolling, what sort of info can I copy and paste on here to see what the problem is?
As it happens, I'm now due to be leaving BT in about 10 days anyway, but want to see if I can try and get some money back for what seems to have been a well-documented problem.
Many thanks in advance!BT BROADBAND AVAILABILITY CHECKER
Telephone Number xxxxxxxxxxx on Exchange SEVENOAKS is served by Cabinet 36
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I have been promised BT Infinity speeds over Coppe...
On 31/10 I went to BT website, entered my postcode to see what services I could get and ordered BT Infinity 2 (with £125 sainsbury voucher offer). upto 78mb speed Yay!
Was given an installation date of 11/11 with activation within 24hrs.
On the 4/11 I got a text saying the order was on hold as they were trying to contact the previous line owner,
who had moved out on the 31st, having sold the house to me.
I phoned BT and explained to them that the previous owner no longer lived there, and that they had disconnected the telephone line anyway. I was assured the order would progress and the hub would be delivered on the 11/11.
Came home on 11/11 expecting to find a parcel with the hub, but nothing so left it till the next eve and still nothing.
Phoned again and told that the order management team would give me a call back in the next 24hrs.
On the 13/11 (eve) I got a phone call from order management team telling me my service would be connected on the 19/11.
I said this was unacceptable & in breach of agreed contract, but they wouldnt budge.
Asked to speak to someone higher up and passed to another lady, who kept calling me Colin. (my surname is Collins).
She said they were still waiting to talk to the previous line owner to take it over, so i repeated that the line was dead and the owner had moved out 13 days earlier.
Again, i asked to speak to someone higher up and was promised that the service would be set up today (14/11) and activated on Monday. I asked about the Hub and was told this would be delivered 'next week'.
By this time I was so frustrated I contemplated cancelling the whole order and seeing what other ISPs were in the area.
To my shock, I found the fastest speed available to the village I leave in was 17mb as there is no fibre optic!
I checked my BT order status this morning, to find that the BT home Hub 5 has been dispatched, so I phoned and asked to speak to their technical engineers to see how I can connect a LAN port to a copper telephone line!
I was passed yet again to the order management team, who told me my order had been cancelled as they couldn't provision a port at my local exchange, but the broadband team were preparing the connection for the 18/11.
I said I was not surprised as there is no fibre optic in the area. The lady suggested she ran a line check which I said was probably a good idea.
She came back and said there is no fibre optic to my address, only copper telephone line. Yay!! progress!
She said she will pass this info to the expert team and organise for an engineer to test the line and may require an engineer for installation.
She then promised that I would still get BT Infinity speed that I ordered, so i said can I have that in writing which she emailed me and texted me.
So lets see what happens next week. I am not holding my breath!wilthewiz wrote:
Don't cancel, make them provide what they're contracted to provide
How could they do that if there's no fibre optic cable to his street cabinet?
Openreach manage the infrastructure, BT Wholesale sell the services to ISP's, BT Consumer is just one ISP.
My advice would be to cancel before the activation date if that is what you are considering. Once activated you are locked in to the contract and liable for early termination charges if you cancel within the contract minimum term (usually 18 months). You can officially complain but that can sometimes take months to get processed, and may not necessarily come out in your favour. -
Why is Infinity no longer available?
A few weeks ago my village suffered theft of the trunk telephone cables, and so I looked into Inifinty as those already with the service maintained thier internet connection (just no phone). As I'm on ADSL with another provider using a static IP, I didn't immeadiatly sign up (I wanted to get external hosting sorted and a MAC code). Having convinced my wife to go for Infinity, and resolved my own blockers to transferring, when I came to sign up for Infinity last night, it is no longer available for my phone line, or a new line. Why is this? Is this purely a capacity issue, and if so are there any plans to upgrade equipment in cabinets that are now full?
Hi eylant.
welcome to the forums.
I would be very surprised if fibre cabinets are Full yet.
Are you sure that your old local green street cabinet has a newish green fibre cabinet in close proximity to it.
When you first looked into infinity, did you input a TELEPHONE number (forget postcodes, forget addresses) into the BT wholesale checker did it say infinity was available to you.
Your exchange being enabled is only the first step to Infinity, your cabinet must be upgraded for you to recieve it.
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