Why is UFB taking so long?

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daunjan

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#175760 10-Jul-2015 19:55

Why has their been delay in roll out of USB Mt. Roskill, was meant to be ready middle this year now looking 1-2 years. Especially last year was promised time frame not even grammer zone fully done.

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#1340835 10-Jul-2015 20:00

there is no guaranteed time frame, and there is no promises.

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#1340848 10-Jul-2015 20:10

The network providers can't do everything right now, someone, somewhere will be first and someone will be last. If the sequence changes you'd have to assume the demand would drive that, which is fair enough.

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#1340852 10-Jul-2015 20:14

Dates are guide lines only and can change, This was posted in the slingshot forum and they are not doing the UFB deployment

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#1341217 11-Jul-2015 17:46

I'm in the same boat. I can see houses from mine which can get UFB.
Have been looking at setting up P2P wifi but at this stage can't get all parties (mainly my ISP, doesn't want to provision a second port on an ONT) to see eye to eye. Another potential problem is trees in the way which I can do nothing about.

It doesn't make sense to me that according to Chorus' own data my area has a high demand for UFB, but the date for availability is off far into the future, yet other areas with lower demand are getting it earlier. :(
Depending on how much they'd want I'd seriously consider contributing to install costs if it were an option. The UFB cabling along nearby residential streets is all aerial, strung along the power poles.

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#1341221 11-Jul-2015 17:56

Lorenceo: I'm in the same boat. I can see houses from mine which can get UFB.
Have been looking at setting up P2P wifi but at this stage can't get all parties (mainly my ISP, doesn't want to provision a second port on an ONT) to see eye to eye. Another potential problem is trees in the way which I can do nothing about.

It doesn't make sense to me that according to Chorus' own data my area has a high demand for UFB, but the date for availability is off far into the future, yet other areas with lower demand are getting it earlier. :(
Depending on how much they'd want I'd seriously consider contributing to install costs if it were an option. The UFB cabling along nearby residential streets is all aerial, strung along the power poles.

I'd say that the people making decisions as to how and when have a LOT more data on hand than you do regarding demand and cost.

IT sucks waiting absolutely.

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#1341244 11-Jul-2015 18:22

Why our deployment dates change

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#1341247 11-Jul-2015 18:32

There can be all sorts of unexpected delays, for example when my fibre went in in January there were issues with running it underground so Chorus did a temporary overhead installation. They've been back this week to move it underground - with a non-zero amount of labour required. While this is just one property, I'm sure that there are many other "one-offs" throughout the country that are slowing down the overall process.

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#1343202 14-Jul-2015 17:48

Finished everything on my street/area March this year and still waiting :)

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#1343242 14-Jul-2015 18:55

When does the map estimate it to be ready

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#1343448 15-Jul-2015 08:12

daunjan:

Why has their been delay in roll out of USB Mt. Roskill, was meant to be ready middle this year now looking 1-2 years. Especially last year was promised time frame not even grammer zone fully done.

The grammar zone is not fully done? Why, that is preposterous!! Surely they should be getting it first.....

Outrageous ;)

The views expressed by me are not necessarily those of my employer Chorus NZ Ltd

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#1343461 15-Jul-2015 08:55

daunjan: ... Especially last year was promised time frame not even grammer zone fully done.

What's the "grammer zone"?

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#1343462 15-Jul-2015 08:57

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daunjan: ... Especially last year was promised time frame not even grammer zone fully done.

What's the "grammer zone"?

Auckland Grammar?

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#1343463 15-Jul-2015 09:00

tdgeek: The network providers can't do everything right now, someone, somewhere will be first and someone will be last. If the sequence changes you'd have to assume the demand would drive that, which is fair enough.

I think I am last

Here is a crazy notion, lets give peace a chance.