virgin media are replacing all the green boxes in my area

[Martin_D]

Hi,

I am wondering way virgin media are replacing all the green boxes in my area in the past 2 months ???

thay look like this one:22962

Uddingston

Thank .

[Peter_]

Every single cabinet in the country has either been refurbished or replaced and we are talking about over 11000.

[idontpirate]

Can't remember mine being refurbished or replaced, in fact half of them have been cleared out and empty for about 6 months i have noticed.

[nashville]

Wish they would come & replace ours , it is full of rust & holes at the bottom.

[Digital Fanatic]

Can't remember mine being refurbished or replaced, in fact half of them have been cleared out and empty for about 6 months i have noticed.

2 year programme of replace and upgrade :)

[nodrogd]

Doors held together with sticky tape. Doors bent and hanging off. Some others with no doors at all. They can start here any time they like !

[thenry]

sooner this is completed the better.

@ Digital Fanatic - when did the upgrades begin so we know a rough completion date?

[Digital Fanatic]

Doors held together with sticky tape. Doors bent and hanging off. Some others with no doors at all. They can start here any time they like !

The work is not just cosmetic either, we are adding capacity to the network for future expansion and new services.

[Martin_D]

does the mean we are getting the faster upload soon ???

[Digital Fanatic]

sooner this is completed the better.

@ Digital Fanatic - when did the upgrades begin so we know a rough completion date?

There's about 2 years to go.

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does the mean we are getting the faster upload soon ???

That's seperate as that's at CMTS level.

[Ignitionnet]

That's seperate as that's at CMTS level.

Uddingston is amplifier limited so they might be replacing those 30MHz return path amps as they are upgrading the cabinets, would make sense to. :)

Actually that it makes sense probably excludes it, never mind :p:

[Martin_D]

sorry what is a CMTS level. ??

[Digital Fanatic]

Uddingston is amplifier limited so they might be replacing those 30MHz return path amps as they are upgrading the cabinets, would make sense to. :)

Actually that it makes sense probably excludes it, never mind :p:

Good point :tu:

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sorry what is a CMTS level. ??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_modem_termination_system

[Martin_D]

so this is all for capacity to the network for future expansion and new services. not for the faster upload ?

[Andrewcrawford23]

does the mean we are getting the faster upload soon ???

its already here, castlecary is upgraded and uddingston had to be upgraded to before castelcary could get he speed boost

[Martin_D]

Uddingston uddi Feb-12

Upstream Channels
Lock Status Modulation Channel ID Max Raw Bit Rate Frequency Power
Locked TDMA 1 10240 Kbits/sec 25800000 Hz 41.5 dBmV
Unlocked Unknown 0 0 Ksym/sec 0 Hz 0.0 dBmV
Unlocked Unknown 0 0 Ksym/sec 0 Hz 0.0 dBmV
Unlocked Unknown 0 0 Ksym/sec 0 Hz 0.0 dBmV

http://shop.virginmedia.com/content/dam/allyours/pdf/Schedule_13_09_11.pdf

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Not got it yet

http://shop.virginmedia.com/content/dam/allyours/pdf/Schedule_13_09_11.pdf

[Andrewcrawford23]

Uddingston uddi Feb-12

Upstream Channels
Lock Status Modulation Channel ID Max Raw Bit Rate Frequency Power
Locked TDMA 1 10240 Kbits/sec 25800000 Hz 41.5 dBmV
Unlocked Unknown 0 0 Ksym/sec 0 Hz 0.0 dBmV
Unlocked Unknown 0 0 Ksym/sec 0 Hz 0.0 dBmV
Unlocked Unknown 0 0 Ksym/sec 0 Hz 0.0 dBmV

http://shop.virginmedia.com/content/dam/allyours/pdf/Schedule_13_09_11.pdf

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Not got it yet

http://shop.virginmedia.com/content/dam/allyours/pdf/Schedule_13_09_11.pdf
you have got it you have 2mb uplaod speed i assume your on 20mb? if so oyu have it
the schedule isnt always right

[Martin_D]

no i am on 50mb http://speedtest.net/result/1691425691.png

[Andrewcrawford23]

post your config tomorrow mornign i think you might have bene traffic managed then as yoru upload i about 2.6mb
edit:in fact ingore me i am iddiot im ready the frequency

can you takea screen shot of that page please nad pos thte image here

edit2:acutally never midn that

go to operation config and copy and paste everything on that page ill tell you if your upgraded

[Martin_D]

22963

[Andrewcrawford23]

go to operation config and post that

[Martin_D]

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[Andrewcrawford23]

apogolise i am wrong yoru not ugpraded yet, which is strange since uddingston need done before castelcary, try rebooting the modem and check again

[Martin_D]

no stll the same

[craigj2k12]

Uddingston uddi Feb-12

Upstream Channels
Lock Status Modulation Channel ID Max Raw Bit Rate Frequency Power
Locked TDMA 1 10240 Kbits/sec 25800000 Hz 41.5 dBmV
Unlocked Unknown 0 0 Ksym/sec 0 Hz 0.0 dBmV
Unlocked Unknown 0 0 Ksym/sec 0 Hz 0.0 dBmV
Unlocked Unknown 0 0 Ksym/sec 0 Hz 0.0 dBmV

http://shop.virginmedia.com/content/dam/allyours/pdf/Schedule_13_09_11.pdf

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Not got it yet

http://shop.virginmedia.com/content/dam/allyours/pdf/Schedule_13_09_11.pdf

that indicates modulation, showing your upstream has fallen back to QPSK, which suggests there is noise on the network, nothing to with 2.6mb upload speed

[Martin_D]

no but Uddingston has not had the upload speed improvement yet

[Andrewcrawford23]

that indicates modulation, showing your upstream has fallen back to QPSK, which suggests there is noise on the network, nothing to with 2.6mb upload speed

read my edits i acknlogedge i made a mistake :s i stupidily assume dit was the oepration config page not the upstream page

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no but Uddingston has not had the upload speed improvement yet

i think it mroe it hasnt been implemented yet but i dnt think it will be logn since i have had mins done and tehcincally i am off ddingston via castelcary

[dave6x]

Every single cabinet in the country has either been refurbished or replaced and we are talking about over 11000.

In my road, and the adjacent roads, only one cabinet has been replaced and that was because it was badly damaged. None of the others have had any upgrade work done in recent years including the cabinet 2 streets away that has had the door missing for over 2 years!!! I was speaking to a VM technician a few weeks ago whilst he was working on the cabinet opposite my house, he was only there to cut off a subscriber!

Incidentally we still have the old flimsy grey Andover Cablevision cabinets installed over 20 years ago!!!

[Martin_D]

hope so can't wait for the new upload :)

[Ignitionnet]

that indicates modulation, showing your upstream has fallen back to QPSK, which suggests there is noise on the network, nothing to with 2.6mb upload speed

No it indicates a DOCSIS 1.1 TDMA upstream rather than a DOCSIS 2 ATDMA upstream. An upstream that has fallen back to QPSK shows as 10240kbits/s ATDMA.

[craigj2k12]

No it indicates a DOCSIS 1.1 TDMA upstream rather than a DOCSIS 2 ATDMA upstream. An upstream that has fallen back to QPSK shows as 10240kbits/s ATDMA.

why is a 50mbit user on a docsis 1.1 upstream?

EDIT: of course, non upgraded upstream area, doh!

[Martin_D]

Is this a virgin box ???

22966

[Ignitionnet]

why is a 50mbit user on a docsis 1.1 upstream?

EDIT: of course, non upgraded upstream area, doh!

Correct.

Upstream Channels
Lock Status Modulation Channel ID Max Raw Bit Rate Frequency Power
Locked TDMA 3 10240 Kbits/sec 25800000 Hz 33.5 dBmV

I prefer to think of them less as 'non-upgraded' and more as 'non-standard'. It's not an upgrade when it's the standard performance for the service.

[craigj2k12]

I prefer to think of them less as 'non-upgraded' and more as 'non-standard'. It's not an upgrade when it's the standard performance for the service.

I feel your pain

[Sephiroth]

Is this a virgin box ???

22966

If the pit cover in front of the box says CATV it is a VM Box.

It looks like one - and pretty well dog-peed on too..

[Martin_D]

yes the box says CATV on it. I will post the new Cabinet picture tomorrow ;)

[nodrogd]

Every single cabinet in the country has either been refurbished or replaced and we are talking about over 11000.

Think we have the definative answer now with the forthcoming speed upgrades:
(From VM's community forum announcement on the upgrade)

"Why do I have to wait for my Speed Boost?

Over the next 18 months we're going to be upgrading over four million customers. Doubling everyone’s speed is a pretty big job so it can’t happen overnight. Our engineers will be working as fast as they can to upgrade 38,000 street cabinets and 186,000km of cable (enough to go around the equator four times).... "

[thenry]

dressed up in tinsel. anyone got a pic of the new cabs? have they just been upgraded inside and painted or have they got new shells too?

[Sephiroth]

Think we have the definative answer now with the forthcoming speed upgrades:
(From VM's community forum announcement on the upgrade)

"Why do I have to wait for my Speed Boost?

Over the next 18 months we're going to be upgrading over four million customers. Doubling everyone’s speed is a pretty big job so it can’t happen overnight. Our engineers will be working as fast as they can to upgrade 38,000 street cabinets and 186,000km of cable (enough to go around the equator four times).... "

Note: cable not fibre.

Nothing sinister about that and it goes hand in hand with the refurbishment of street cabinets, remembering that 5 out of 6 (circa) are cable not fibre.

There will obviously be replacement of tired lasers (curing SNR issues) and additional fibre added where necessary for more channel capacity.

It's a matter of survival IMO for VM ( a bit dramatically put) because BT Infinity will be present at more than 75% of the UK.

[data0002]

hi what does it mean if they have spayed my cab gray, mind you the paint is peeling off already did it just before xmas

[thenry]

from what I've seen so far cab upgrades have started way up north so is this going to gradually come southbound or is it picked mains then to areas ?

[Sephiroth]

I'd say the 100 meg roll-out plan is an indicator of when the street cab crew are coming.

[loopfish]

this is all very delightful, but ARE THEY GOING TO UPGRADE THEIR GODDAMN OVERCROWDED CMTS's, so that they can deliver a service that is fit for purpose at the times of day when people are actually able to use them??

[thenry]

100s available Sephiroth, no sign of the cabs though. may be in a few months when I get a doubling (ETA April-June) ?

[djfunkdup]

100s available Sephiroth, no sign of the cabs though. may be in a few months when I get a doubling (ETA April-June) ?


Yip same here...had 100Mb since last October..but no new cabs installed or overhauled..

i can see the one i am connected too out my front window.it is about 20m away as the seagull flies :erm::erm:

[Digital Fanatic]

Yip same here...had 100Mb since last October..but no new cabs installed or overhauled..

i can see the one i am connected too out my front window.it is about 20m away as the seagull flies :erm::erm:

How do you know it hasn't been overhauled? Some cabs only require a few hours to make changes inside, others may take a little longer.

[thenry]

is there downtime involved in this?

[Peter_]

The average downtime is around 4 hours but it can be offline from 8am to 6pm.

[Sephiroth]

They don't have to be overhauled if they're performing OK

[thenry]

I'm guessing customers get warned before hand ?

is the cab upgrades part of this speed upgrade or separate, can it function properly without the cabs being upgrades or will each area get upgraded cabs before the speed goes through?

[Sephiroth]

The cabs (apart from optical nodes) house amplifiers. These amplifiers are hooked up to the 48 or 16 (according to cab size) local users and the next cab further away from the optical node. Some of these amps are 15 or more years old and are thus potentially phutted.

The cabhave to be done in daylight and I've never seen VM give a warning.

The optical nodes may need more node devices fitted, more fibre pulled and tired lasers renewed. They deduce this from the SNR stats they collect.

The CMTSs at the VM end need the new higher capacity line cards and in some areas, new CMTSs have to be added to handle load.

Can 100 meg function without the cab upgrade? Badly, IMO, where a cab upgrade is needed. But prolly the optical node is more critical to 100 meg than the coax street cab.

Hope that explains more. Igni can amplify or correct anything I'bve not got right.

[Peter_]

They don't have to be overhauled if they're performing OK
Every single cabinet is being done without any exceptions hence the timescale.

[craigj2k12]

Every single cabinet is being done without any exceptions hence the timescale.

not every cab is having the same work done though

[Peter_]

not every cab is having the same work done though
They are getting whatever work is required, be it a full replacement, tidy up or refurb, but each and everyone of the 11000+ cabinets is having some form of upgrade work done them, it is on our intranet and they proudly like to keep us updated as to the progress of the work with photographs showing before and after.

Some are even being moved if required.

[thenry]

sharing is caring... after all they're proud of their work.. please share :angel: unless theres a security threat then don't bother... I'll get my shotgun

thanks for that Sephiroth :D

[Martin_D]

why is my upload so slow http://speedtest.net/result/1703390035.png i should be getting 1.75mb

Downstream Channels

Lock Status Modulation Channel ID Max Raw Bit Rate Frequency Power SNR
Docsis/EuroDocsis locked
Locked QAM256 49 55616000 Kbits/sec 299000000 Hz 3.9 dBmV 40.4 dB Hybrid
Locked QAM256 48 55616000 Kbits/sec 291000000 Hz 3.8 dBmV 39.7 dB Hybrid
Locked QAM256 50 55616000 Kbits/sec 307000000 Hz 3.6 dBmV 39.9 dB Hybrid
Locked QAM256 51 55616000 Kbits/sec 315000000 Hz 2.9 dBmV 39.2 dB Hybrid

Upstream Channels
Lock Status Modulation Channel ID Max Raw Bit Rate Frequency Power
Locked TDMA 1 10240 Kbits/sec 25800000 Hz 41.5 dBmV

[qasdfdsaq]

it is on our intranet and they proudly like to keep us updated as to the progress of the work with photographs showing before and after.
The same intranet that tells you to use Internet Explorer as a speed test then can't tell the difference between megabits and megabytes per second?

Yeah I'll take that with a pinch of salt, thanks. Especially since everything interesting or useful is never dissemminated, I'd rather take Seph's word over someone who's demonstrated complete incompetance at understanding technological concepts.

[Martin_D]

i have called technical support but they say they don't give support for upload ???

[Peter_]

The same intranet that tells you to use Internet Explorer as a speed test then can't tell the difference between megabits and megabytes per second?

Yeah I'll take that with a pinch of salt, thanks. Especially since everything interesting or useful is never dissemminated, I'd rather take Seph's word over someone who's demonstrated complete incompetance at understanding technological concepts.
I know more about the cabinet upgrades than you or him could ever know but then again you have a thing for me.Download Failed (1)Download Failed (1)Download Failed (1)

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2012/12/66.png

[qasdfdsaq]

I know more about the cabinet upgrades than you or him could ever know but then again you have a thing for me.

Yes, you keep claiming that, and you also keep claiming you know more than everyone else despite being repeatedly proven otherwise. There's a word for that somewhere...

It's funny how you go from saying I'm wrong, and I should listen to the experts like Seph, then say Seph's wrong and I'm a stalker for agreeing. Bigot.

[Peter_]

Yes, you keep claiming that, and you also keep claiming you know more than everyone else despite being repeatedly proven otherwise. There's a word for that somewhere...

It's funny how you go from saying I'm wrong, and I should listen to the experts like Seph, then say Seph's wrong and I'm a stalker for agreeing. Bigot.
So someone who is not employed by Virgin Media and does not have access to our intranet can know more about the upgrading of our 11000+ cabinets, now even for you that is stretching your imagination a bit far, maybe he is really one of the management in your imagination.

[Martin_D]

how is the Uddingston upgrades coming along

[Hugh]

Posters are stepping over the line from disagreement to abuse - stop now, or have your posts removed and infractions issued.

[qasdfdsaq]

So someone who is not employed by Virgin Media and does not have access to our intranet can know more about the upgrading of our 11000+ cabinets, now even for you that is stretching your imagination a bit far, maybe he is really one of the management in your imagination.
You're adhering to the misguided belief that your intranet is always right, even when in clear defiance of logic. I'm merely stating your intranet has been proven to be wrong in the past. You also keep changing sides in clear defiance of logic just to suit yourself.

Nobody's disagreeing that cabinets that need work done will get work done. On the other hand you seem to be the only one who thinks VM are in a position where they can waste money getting people to go round and dust off some cables in thousands of cabinets that are working perfectly fine just because there's pictures of shiny things on the intranet.

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Posters are stepping over the line from disagreement to abuse - stop now, or have your posts removed and infractions issued.
Apologies, I seem to keep getting trolled.

[Hugh]

I was being general, not specific

[Peter_]

You're adhering to the misguided belief that your intranet is always right, even when in clear defiance of logic. I'm merely stating your intranet has been proven to be wrong in the past. You also keep changing sides in clear defiance of logic just to suit yourself.

Nobody's disagreeing that cabinets that need work done will get work done. On the other hand you seem to be the only one who thinks VM are in a position where they can waste money getting people to go round and dust off some cables in thousands of cabinets that are working perfectly fine just because there's pictures of shiny things on the intranet.


As every single cabinet in the country is down for remedial work in some way or another be it a general tidy up or even a complete replacement then how can you even think to state that I am incorrect, would Virgin Media customers accept anything less than the programme of work being taken out, and you then state that a person who does not work for the company is correct in any shape or form over this work and you would take notice of them instead, now that is exceptionally odd.

The facts still stand that work is being done on every single one of the 11000+ cabinets in the country regardless of anyone thinking the is nothing wrong with their particular one because their connection is running fine.
[mod edit: off topic]

[Kymmy]

If anyone has an issue with another member then you have three choices.

1# Report the members posts if they are breaking our T&Cs
2# Put the person on ignore
3# Leave the thread

Continuing the argument abusively within a post (whether you include technical information or not) will never be acceptable especially after a warning.

Any more off topic content will invite infractions as there have been enough warnings in this and another thread already.

[djfunkdup]

How do you know it hasn't been overhauled? Some cabs only require a few hours to make changes inside, others may take a little longer.


lol you could very well be right there....it's not as if i sit and look out my window and stare @ the cab 247 :p::p:

what i really meant to say was i have had no downtime and tbh my cab is quite an old looking cab and is rusty in parts.. :erm::erm:

and i would have thought it would be repaired or replaced @ some point....but it aint happened yet :cool:

[Sephiroth]

Even though my name's been mentioned in all the foregoing frolick, I've kept away, obviously.

I do look to the likes of Masque to provide solid framework information, such as the fact that ALL of the VM street cabinets are having remedial work performed.

The difference between a VM employee and myself is that I can speculate on the detail of the type of work that might be carried out according to need at each cabinet, including the optical node. It is rare for VM or its employees on the forum to go into such detail for reasons of perceived sensitivity.

I may well be picked up on the use of the word "speculate", for that is all that an outsider can do piecing together his/her technical knowledge of the subject.

But I think the mix of insider and technically competent outsider works well in the forums, especially the VM Community Forum where I have some technical material stickied.

[Chrysalis]

So someone who is not employed by Virgin Media and does not have access to our intranet can know more about the upgrading of our 11000+ cabinets, now even for you that is stretching your imagination a bit far, maybe he is really one of the management in your imagination.

Whats your intranet say about my cabinet?

still awaiting its upgrade.

[Peter_]

Even though my name's been mentioned in all the foregoing frolick, I've kept away, obviously.

I do look to the likes of Masque to provide solid framework information, such as the fact that ALL of the VM street cabinets are having remedial work performed.

The difference between a VM employee and myself is that I can speculate on the detail of the type of work that might be carried out according to need at each cabinet, including the optical node. It is rare for VM or its employees on the forum to go into such detail for reasons of perceived sensitivity.

I may well be picked up on the use of the word "speculate", for that is all that an outsider can do piecing together his/her technical knowledge of the subject.

But I think the mix of insider and technically competent outsider works well in the forums, especially the VM Community Forum where I have some technical material stickied.
Noyhing was meant towards you by the way so do not take any offence.:)

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Whats your intranet say about my cabinet?

still awaiting its upgrade.
The is an 18 month upgrade going on.

[Sephiroth]

Noyhing was meant towards you by the way so do not take any offence.:)[COLOR="Silver"]

.

No - there was no offence taken. I understood your point entirely.

[Chrysalis]

Noyhing was meant towards you by the way so do not take any offence.:)

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The is an 18 month upgrade going on.

ok when did they start?

[thenry]

via the speed upgrade site...

Hi, I'm Richard Branson < HELLO SIR :)

I'll be doubling speeds for over 4 million Virgin Media customers over the next 18 months. Good job I've got my best engineers on the case.

They're taking a region at a time and before long, Virgin Broadband customers will be enjoying double speeds. Once the job's completed, a total of 186,000km of cable and 38,000 street cabinets will have been upgraded.

i guess its now safe to say cabs will be upgraded before speed goes through ?

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Masque can you please share some pictures :)

[Ignitionnet]

So someone who is not employed by Virgin Media and does not have access to our intranet can know more about the upgrading of our 11000+ cabinets, now even for you that is stretching your imagination a bit far, maybe he is really one of the management in your imagination.

Did that 11,000+ figure come from the intranet? The PR blurb suggests over 38,000 and while that's certainly 11,000+ it's a pretty big +.

[Peter_]

Did that 11,000+ figure come from the intranet? The PR blurb suggests over 38,000 and while that's certainly 11,000+ it's a pretty big +.
That was were they were up to last time they posted about it as it has been going on for a good while.

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ok when did they start?
Been going on for a while with a way to go, we just get emails with links to update as to progress and some pictures of before and after of certain cabinets.

[thenry]

can you post pictures on here Masque?

[Peter_]

can you post pictures on here Masque?
As they are on the intranet then no as they would be classed as business sensitive.

You may get an idea of what is being done from this Google link (http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=virginmedia+cabinet+before+and+after&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=3213l14745l0l15237l36l29l0l4l4l0l290l4757l5 .17.7l33l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1280&bih=832&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=xUIQT8SsOo7ptQbj5r0u#um=1&hl=en&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=0EIQT-iUAc32sgbknsUc&ved=0CDwQBSgA&q=virgin+media+cabinet+before+and+after&spell=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=b45ce426bbf74f62&biw=1280&bih=832)

[thenry]

could you ask if you could post a few pics please :angel:

[Peter_]

could you ask if you could post a few pics please :angel:
Not from the intranet sorry only the ones in that link but you can see the few really neat ones compared to the tatty ones.

[thenry]

:(

[Sephiroth]

hi all

today virgin media van turned up and ripped one of the green-boxs out at the end of my street ??

And you're still connected?

[Martin_D]

today virgin media van turned up and ripped one of the green-boxs out at the end of my street ??

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yes but it was down for 45mins ?

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no change :(

Upstream Channels
Lock Status Modulation Channel ID Max Raw Bit Rate Frequency Power
Locked TDMA 1 10240 Kbits/sec 25800000 Hz 41.5 dBmV

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1704842537.png

[Ignitionnet]

The cabinet replacement isn't related to the upstream uplift directly. You aren't going to be upgraded the moment the cabinets are worked on.

While I don't go through a cabinet, it's all in underground pits, they did the work on my area on 23rd August and I still don't have the upgrade.

[Martin_D]

are you in Uddingston ??

[Chrysalis]

The cabinet replacement isn't related to the upstream uplift directly. You aren't going to be upgraded the moment the cabinets are worked on.

While I don't go through a cabinet, it's all in underground pits, they did the work on my area on 23rd August and I still don't have the upgrade.

do you think you will get it before you get infinity?

[Ignitionnet]

are you in Uddingston ??

No. If I were in Uddingston I wouldn't be commenting I'd instead be waiting, per the published schedule and the information from VM staffers, for February to roll around.

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do you think you will get it before you get infinity?

Yes, just, though I don't actually care.

[thenry]

ive not heard/read of many posts stating cabs have been worked on. is this plan still active and is the delay to various areas due to upgrades needed to a vast amount of cabinets?

[rabgers]

Uddingston is amplifier limited so they might be replacing those 30MHz return path amps as they are upgrading the cabinets, would make sense to. :)

Actually that it makes sense probably excludes it, never mind :p:

Howdy I joined 2 weeks ago had an engineer visit to replace cable from cab to house, he told me that all the amplifiers in my area (Croftfoot) needed replaced but they weren't doing it til after the olympics. Maybe that explains the crappy speeds I'm getting.

[nodrogd]

ive not heard/read of many posts stating cabs have been worked on. is this plan still active and is the delay to various areas due to upgrades needed to a vast amount of cabinets?

Thought the plan was to do this as part of the speed upgrade programme. Doesn't seem to be the case. Nothing changed in this area. Still doors held shut with insulating tape.

[jempalmer]

http://www.broadband-finder.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/street-cabinet.jpg
Seriously? I'll take a snap of our cab when the sun comes up.

[qasdfdsaq]

Hey look, a free optical node:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2012/07/28.jpg

[craigj2k12]

whats the thing wrapped in duct tape?

[Sephiroth]

Hey look, a free optical node:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2012/07/28.jpg

Qasi

You got a hiigher res of that you could dropbox or email me please?

[pabscars]

whats the thing wrapped in duct tape?

Cheese and branston butties on brown, left over from the tech a week last tuesday :D

must get my eyes tested :p:

[craigj2k12]

actually, looking at it, it looks more like static proof wrapping than duct tape

[qasdfdsaq]

Qasi

You got a hiigher res of that you could dropbox or email me please?
I would if you didn't have PM and email disabled :dozey:

[craigj2k12]

just upload it and post the link here

im sure others (myself included) would like to see it

[qasdfdsaq]

I'm sure Virgin Media wouldn't like you to.

[craigj2k12]

you posted the original image LOL

anyway theres only a handful of members on this forum who listen to anything VM says

[qasdfdsaq]

Hey craigy, how come your connection is still so buggered? I'm sure I saw like two days with no packet loss on your monitor then it went back to the usual

[craigj2k12]

Hey craigy, how come your connection is still so buggered? I'm sure I saw like two days with no packet loss on your monitor then it went back to the usual

I have 2 ping monitors running on my IP and the firewall in my router thinks im being DDOS'ed and is dropping packets :P

I did whitelist TBB's IP in the IP tables that was why it was good for 2 days, but done some other IP table configuration and wiped over the TBB IP and cba putting it back alongside my new config ;)

[qasdfdsaq]

Ah, I thought it was crappy SNR issues you mentioned a while back.

[craigj2k12]

Ah, I thought it was crappy SNR issues you mentioned a while back.

so did I :D

was a coincidence that there were SNR issues at the same time my firewall decided I was being DDOSed :rolleyes: