upgrading cabinet; get community to pay for it

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hotrok

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#143838 29-Apr-2014 10:24

Hi Folks

I have posted before regarding slow broadband. We are connected to one of those older style cabinets that can give a d/l speed of 5mbs early morning but evenings down to 0.5mb (6-11pm).   I have spoken to Chorus and they said there is no plans to upgrade the cabinet.

So I asked how much to upgrade the cabinet. They gave me an approx price of 60k. What would I get for the 60k? VDSL?   Any ideas as Chorus are quite slow on their response time. The cabinet is about 200-300m from the house.

I also note there is a fibre cabinet 7km from the house (RBI).   Would they have to connect my cabinet to the fibre one?

The cabinet name I am connected to is GLT/E.

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#1033021 29-Apr-2014 10:24

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#1033035 29-Apr-2014 10:35

You would be far better off investing in a community wireless network. Won't cost any where near $60k and can be just as reliable as fixed line in most cases.

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#1033053 29-Apr-2014 10:42

No point upgrading the cabinet if it only has the back haul of 2 E1 links which is 4Mbps shared over all users connected

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#1033084 29-Apr-2014 10:58

The GLT/E cabinet has been upgraded with an ISAM and has fibre backhaul. Folks living within 600-900 metres from the cabinet will be able to get VDSL, those within 2000-2400 metres (approx.) can expect ADSL2. Those further away will get ADSL1 service.

If you are on the GLT/E cabinet and seven kilometres away from the DSLAM there is little that we can do in the way of upgrading the existing site that would make any improvement.

You would have to look at funding the extension of the fibre backhaul closer to your premises and fund the installation of a new DSLAM closer to you & your neighbours.

Please PM me your address & I can confirm you are on this cabinet.

^GL

hotrok

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#1033158 29-Apr-2014 13:42

I sent you a PM ChorusNZ

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#1033175 29-Apr-2014 14:31

if you are on the ISAM Cabinet, make sure your ISP has changed you from BUBA to EUBA.

They probably won't do this automatically.

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hotrok

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#1033621 30-Apr-2014 08:20

That's interesting, Chorus tell me I am on GLT/E cabinet but the one next to my house is GLT/G. I had a look on GIS Geek infrastructure and it says it is a fibre fed cabinet with the following details.

CHORUS : GLT/G
TYPE: NOKIA 480
INSTALLED :2030-01-09 (think this date is wrong ;))

feeder
COPPER :GLT
FIBRE :CH51

Does this information mean anything?
cheers

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#1033624 30-Apr-2014 08:31

Who is your ISP?

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#1033633 30-Apr-2014 08:42

hotrok: That's interesting, Chorus tell me I am on GLT/E cabinet but the one next to my house is GLT/G. I had a look on GIS Geek infrastructure and it says it is a fibre fed cabinet with the following details.

CHORUS : GLT/G
TYPE: NOKIA 480
INSTALLED :2030-01-09 (think this date is wrong ;))

feeder
COPPER :GLT
FIBRE :CH51

Does this information mean anything?
cheers

GLT/G had NOKIA PCM equipment to deliver POTS lines (4 x 30 Channel systems) - I dont know what BB equipment is fitted

It feeds the general area of Cliffs Rd back to and including Hadlow (to about Rapid 300), Frasers Rd (up to about 350) , Rolling Ridges (and side rds back to Bassett), Taiko Hall Rd, Taiko Rd , Limestone Valley rds.

hotrok

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#1033643 30-Apr-2014 08:54

I am on telecom BB.

Thanks for the information InstallerUFB. That's quite a large area of coverage.