Checking Cabinet Deployment and Upgrading.

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#72949 5-Dec-2010 20:04

Seems to be afew people around in different places, that ask how to find out about when cabinets are being upgraded etc, So thought I'd be helpful and provide this.

Use this tool to find the Cabinet name: Telecom Wholesale Cabinet tool

Type in your address and it will display some information about your exchange and cabinet. If it hasn't already been upgraded, grab the Cabinet name.

Goto the Chorus Website Cabinet Notice page

Download and open the file named: Cabinet Migration Schedule its a Excel file so you will need excel or similar software, can't remember if there is a Excel Viewer available or not from Microsoft.

Once open, find your cabinet name, on that line it will have the name of the exchange, Area affected, Cabinet migration date(Approx) and/or whether it has been already upgraded or not.

This will provide you with basic information about when it is migrating to ADSL2+ etc.

Hope this helps.

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#413244 6-Dec-2010 00:20

My one is still not listed on there, and there was a chorus van at it today with a guy poking wires into it. The old one is still sitting there in the hole in the ground with wires into it.

My syncs back to normal now which is a relief since I was dreading it if it was going to go bad till april.

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#413478 6-Dec-2010 14:12

To add more information about the impact of cabinets on your connection, TrueNet have published a comparison of Speed by Distance with cabinets and non-cabinet connections shown to demonstrate the impact, see http://bit.ly/hWiUJG

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#413483 6-Dec-2010 14:15

JohnButt: To add more information about the impact of cabinets on your connection, TrueNet have published a comparison of Speed by Distance with cabinets and non-cabinet connections shown to demonstrate the impact, see http://bit.ly/hWiUJG

No mention on if they have a proper install, or an adsl2+ capable router or are locked onto a plan with non broadband upload speeds or adsl1 downstream.

Meaningless data IMO.

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#413499 6-Dec-2010 14:43

richms:
JohnButt: To add more information about the impact of cabinets on your connection, TrueNet have published a comparison of Speed by Distance with cabinets and non-cabinet connections shown to demonstrate the impact, see http://bit.ly/hWiUJG

No mention on if they have a proper install, or an adsl2+ capable router or are locked onto a plan with non broadband upload speeds or adsl1 downstream.

Meaningless data IMO.

Bit too much to provide in a simple release, but the answers are;
Proper instal? Thats in the eye of the beholder :-)
ADSL2+ router , untested, but even that would require ADSL2+ turned on
Locked into a plan with non-BB upload - ie say FS/128k, no, these are all FS/FS and checked that this is correct - ie the "Capable of 10Mbps" applies
ADSL1 downstream - potentially

The report is intended to provide a view of the current state of play, the issues you allude to with your list all potentially have an impact, hence the need for further work beyond the FTTN effort to pull others above the 10Mb/s mark, some may need ADSL2+, some may need upgraded house-wiring, some may just need to know how to upgrade their modem.

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#413515 6-Dec-2010 15:03

Proper install is a hardwired splitter and a dedicated ADSL outlet using at least cat-3 cable, not the old 70s/80s cable with everything just bundled together.

Telecom are only responsible to the demarc, if 10 megs can be achieved there, then their job is done. To include customer premises and equipment in rating if they are doing their obligations is unfair, particually where there are still a crapload of junk dlink routers out there which cant do over 8. While most were given away for free by telecom, they are not their problem to replace.

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#413527 6-Dec-2010 15:14

Can anyone comment on the *usual* timeline/process for the cabinet upgrades.. eg, my cabinet was scheduled to be upgraded on (say) Nov 15th. I was working from home that day and noticed the modem briefly disappear offline before resynching back online...
My down/up attenuations 'improved' from 46/15 to 42/12 ... somewhat underwhelming! (the 46 reflects a reasonable distance to the exchange, but 42 to a cabinet 2 streets away seems unlikely)
I'm curious to know if that's it... or there's more to do (though I note the telecom/wholesale map/tool indicates it's complete)

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#413536 6-Dec-2010 15:28

Actually in saying that I have noticed today our net disconnect, then reconnect, but speeds have dropped now only 1.6mb down and 700kb up.

Would also be interested to know how long the migration takes

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#413537 6-Dec-2010 15:32

richms: Proper install is a hardwired splitter and a dedicated ADSL outlet using at least cat-3 cable, not the old 70s/80s cable with everything just bundled together.

Telecom are only responsible to the demarc, if 10 megs can be achieved there, then their job is done. To include customer premises and equipment in rating if they are doing their obligations is unfair, particually where there are still a crapload of junk dlink routers out there which cant do over 8. While most were given away for free by telecom, they are not their problem to replace.

Thats true, it is not their problem, but the problem is still there, hence the "which means this approach can not be the only solution if New Zealand is to attain better performance from our broadband"

We do have the details on which modem/router is in use.

I am sure the intention of the Undertaking was to ensure an improved broadband performance in New Zealand, this may involve the FTTN project, but also we (NZers) will need to find other solutions, such as replacing aging modem/routers and wiring.