How long til full fibre

[#1]

I noticed a fibre box has been installed on our phone line pole this week. Yet Openreach site still just says “between now and Dec 2026” . So how long is it before I might actually get full fibre and will I be notified?

[#2]

@Mouldy It all depends on a  lot of things - is the CBT an OpenReach one, or an alt-net? (you won't know unless you saw them actually putting it up, or noticed a lot of vans in the area), how big an area have they cabled up, how long it takes for testing/commissioning...

You probably won't be told (if it is in fact BT) - your best guide is to check on this site: https://www.broadbandchecker.btwholesale.com/#/ADSL , or this one if you no longer have a landline phone: https://www.broadbandchecker.btwholesale.com/#/ADSL/AddressHome

[#3]

@Mouldy 

For me it took around 12 weeks from the time the CBT was installed to the street chamber to Full Fibre service to be offered. This timing would depend on how advanced the FF infrastructure build was when the close I live was visited. 

HTH

[#4]

Good day John I hope you well

Can you explain what CBT stand for?

[#5]

@DJMcKenzie87 CBT = Connecterised Block Terminal - the boxes at the top of telegraph poles (or in underground chambers) that individual cables are run from, to your property.

[#6]

Moderators Note

This topic has been moved from Full Fibre to Everything Else

[#7]

I didnt see them do the box.  It was some red platform lift that did some earlier work - thats all i know lol.  There was a new green box exchange fitted at the end of the road about 3 months ago.  

There are only about 5 or 6 houses attached to this post.

Thanks for the links
Cliff

[#8]

@Mouldy 

You can register your interest in Openreach Fibre here https://www.openreach.com/ 

If like me when its available you will receive an email titled

"Your name, Ultrafast Full Fibre broadband is built - you can order now"

[#9]

@Mouldy As Full Fibre/FTTP doesn't go anywhere near 'green boxes', that may be unrelated work. What does the output (from either of the links) give? If you can post a full screenshot of this (obscuring personal details, we may have a better idea.

[#10]

@Mouldy 

A new green box on the street could well imply someone like CityFibre is installing in your area. Are there any road works installing new ducts on the main roads nearby?

This is a pole mounted OR CBT

Brian

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[#12]

@Mouldy just keep checking occasionally.

You're looking for 'WBC FTTP' being shown as an available product.

[#13]

Fibre was installed to the street as far as the bridge a few years ago but never made it beyond the bridge.  That was by Virgin and was all im the ground with terminals going to each garden in the floor.  I am in a small handful of houses over  the bridge which are served by this one pole.  All these 5 houses say fll fibre between now and dec 2026.  The rest of the house to our right have no date set and are fed under ground.  So hoping that our few houses on the pole are an easy hit maybe.   I'll get a picture of the new box later.

[#14]

This is the new box and street marking by the pole

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@Mouldy 

I think you have an AltNet installing in your location.

You need to go searching online for "ultrafast" in your locality to see if you can come up with a name.

Brian