BT Wholesale releases WBC activation dates for first 868 exchanges!

Cookiemonster · Mar 30, 2008, 00:23:15

Just checked over at Samknows and they have the dates and list of the first 868 21CN exchanges to go live!

Check it out...868 Exchanges.

Unfortunately for me my exchange (Balmedie) isn't there, but it can't be far off as nearly all the Aberdeen one's have a date, but seen as mine says Q3 2009 i guess it won't be added till later

madasahatter · Mar 30, 2008, 00:39:11

My exchange is showing WBC as available from May 2009, but no date set for 21CN

Sebby · Mar 30, 2008, 00:53:44

Excellent! My exchange (Barnet) is due to switch over on 30 June 2008.

Cookiemonster · Mar 30, 2008, 00:54:28

esh · Mar 30, 2008, 00:54:44

None for me. Not on the list.

Baz · Mar 30, 2008, 09:38:42

what difference will it make for us or is it just BT equipment

madasahatter · Mar 30, 2008, 09:39:57

As far as I'm aware, the only difference it will make for us is that we should (and note the word should

) be able to get faster speed products.

Rik · Mar 30, 2008, 09:42:28

It means you'll be able to get ADSL2, and hopefully faster services. The latter, though, is very distance dependent.

Simon · Mar 30, 2008, 10:22:12

Mine's there - RFS date set: 18/11/2008. So, will IDNet be providing these services, as they become available?

Rik · Mar 30, 2008, 10:48:58

Once they can get them from BT...

Lance · Mar 30, 2008, 11:47:31

Mines not for ages! 19/05/2009

Rik · Mar 30, 2008, 12:02:54

Don't worry, Lance, it just means there will be a chance the bugs have been ironed out for you.

Inactive · Mar 30, 2008, 12:13:54

Mine will be on the 2050 list I guess.

Mind you, Sam Knows has my line down as cable enabled, which it certainly isn't.

madasahatter · Mar 30, 2008, 12:15:15

Quote from: Rik on Mar 30, 2008, 12:02:54
Don't worry, Lance, it just means there will be a chance the bugs have been ironed out for you.

that's a good way of looking at it - mines not due till then. But then, if you look at it that way, pity the poor peeps who get it first

Rik · Mar 30, 2008, 12:22:26

Remember the pain of the early days of Max? I'm not rushing to a new BT product until I've read the first 5,000 complaints over on TB.

madasahatter · Mar 30, 2008, 12:38:32

I'm still not on max - read about all the troubles and left it well alone!

Rik · Mar 30, 2008, 12:40:34

It stabilised remarkably quickly, and for me meant 3M rather than 1M.

madasahatter · Mar 30, 2008, 12:47:13

I did look into it again a few weeks ago, but Sebby looked at my stats and we decided that it may not be worth it for what would probably be a small increase in speed.

Quite happy with my rock solid 2M - until yesterday afternoon that is

Rik · Mar 30, 2008, 12:49:20

Yesterday was a special case. Ironically, it was because of the forum that IDNet had an early warning of the problem and could move to replace the switch as quickly as they did.

madasahatter · Mar 30, 2008, 12:51:46

Quote from: Rik on Mar 30, 2008, 12:49:20
Yesterday was a special case.

Yep - have to say that's the only problem I've had in nearly 2 years now

Rik · Mar 30, 2008, 12:52:39

There was Trevor's little sulk, and the small losses with the router upgrades, but I think that's been it.

D-Dan · Mar 30, 2008, 18:14:22

My exchange is down for August. Yay:)

But, ermmmm, What's WBC?

Steve

Rik · Mar 30, 2008, 18:15:39

White-cell blood count?

BT's new wholesale broadband product, offering ADSL2+ and QoS services nationally.

D-Dan · Mar 30, 2008, 18:17:39

Ahhh - so I'm gonna have to find an extra £20 per month after August because they'll hike the price to IDNet and I can't do without the latest technology.

So why is this a good thing

Rik · Mar 30, 2008, 18:19:09

Because it will enable higher speeds - at least in theory. I'm going to wait and watch, personally...