Strange notice

Noreen · Nov 09, 2009, 10:30:03

I lost my internet connection this morning and got a message from BT Wholesale giving possible reasons for it. I've never received such a message before, has anyone else?

Sebby · Nov 09, 2009, 10:36:04

I also lost internet connection (PPP) and couldn't get it to come back up. This is on the Holborn exchange. I called IDNet but there didn't seem to be a problem. I left the router off for 10 minutes then it was okay.

I didn't get a BT message, though, but perhaps that's because my SpeedTouch has it's own page for when there's no connection.

dudwell · Nov 09, 2009, 10:39:48

Same experience as Sebby but on Hurst Green (East Sussex) exchange though I didn't call IDNet.

Sebby · Nov 09, 2009, 10:40:26

I'm on gw6, btw.

Rik · Nov 09, 2009, 10:44:51

There's a mass of engineering work scheduled over the next few weeks, with loss of service for up to 4 hours. This may be the start of it.

Noreen · Nov 09, 2009, 10:48:27

Yes but the point that I was making was that I had never seen a notice from BT Wholesale before and I wondered whether this was something new.

Rik · Nov 09, 2009, 10:50:07

I've heard of a few instances. I think they are tring to improve their image.

Noreen · Nov 09, 2009, 11:16:20

I presume that it means that it was some sort of "official" disconnection. BTW I'm still getting a faster speed than my BT profile, is that unusual?

Rik · Nov 09, 2009, 11:23:14

Yes, but don't worry about it.

Noreen · Nov 09, 2009, 11:32:55

I'm not.

David · Nov 09, 2009, 11:38:19

Sounds like the one I have had quite a few times now Noreen.......expect to see it a few times....I have

Simon_idnet · Nov 09, 2009, 11:40:24

Seems that BT had an outage at their Faraday Metro Node. This is a major broadband node that serves very many Exchanges for both 20Cn and 21CN lines.
Simon

Rik · Nov 09, 2009, 11:42:06

Is that at Faraday House, do you know, Simon. I remember touring there when the exchange went digital.

David · Nov 09, 2009, 11:46:25

Quote from: Noreen on Nov 09, 2009, 10:30:03
I lost my internet connection this morning and got a message from BT Wholesale giving possible reasons for it. I've never received such a message before, has anyone else?

Is this it Noreen ?

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Sebby · Nov 09, 2009, 12:21:52

Quote from: Simon_idnet on Nov 09, 2009, 11:40:24
Seems that BT had an outage at their Faraday Metro Node. This is a major broadband node that serves very many Exchanges for both 20Cn and 21CN lines.
Simon

Thanks, Simon. I was concerned that my router was dying, and even worse, I don't have a spare here!

Simon_idnet · Nov 09, 2009, 15:50:03

Quote from: Rik on Nov 09, 2009, 11:42:06
Is that at Faraday House, do you know, Simon. I remember touring there when the exchange went digital.

I don't know if it officially has "House" tagged onto it. It is on Knightrider Street, behind St.Pauls Cathedral. A huge BT building that is part Exchange, part Metronode and part offices. I met the ex-head of BT Wholesale Broadband there once and even she didn't have clearance to go into the "technical areas".
S

Rik · Nov 09, 2009, 16:24:25

It's not Faraday House then. Shame, that building has a lot of telecomms history attached.

Noreen · Nov 09, 2009, 17:28:39

Thanks for the info, Simon. Yes, that was the message that I received, David.

Glenn · Nov 09, 2009, 17:35:25

Quote from: Rik on Nov 09, 2009, 16:24:25
It's not Faraday House then. Shame, that building has a lot of telecomms history attached.

Its on Newgate St & Angel St, north of St Paul's, it looks huge on Google Maps

Rik · Nov 09, 2009, 17:46:56

That's the old CTO site, bombed during the war.

Glenn · Nov 09, 2009, 17:48:04

It's now BT's HQ

David · Nov 09, 2009, 18:05:42

You would have thought they would have rewired it by now

Rik · Nov 09, 2009, 18:11:13

They used all the wire in the concrete reinforcements...

Glenn · Nov 09, 2009, 18:13:04

It doesn't look a friendly place from the 'street view' on Google. Did they build next to St. P, because all the bombs missed in WWII?

Rik · Nov 09, 2009, 18:20:35

The CTO site was next to GPO HQ, with London Chief Office behind, there was a warren of tunnels running between the three, through which telegrams moved in an out.