West Wickham and Streetly End

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Superfast Upgrade – some issues resolved, new still occuring

Some issues encountered with Superfast upgrade orders involving cabinet 7 have been resolved over the last two weeks, although there are still issues unresolved and new ones being reported. It appears BT-OpenReach and their contractors are slowly working through the problems with cabinet 7, so please be patient but please keep pushing and checking with your ISPs. Most ISPs are…

Superfast Broadband Upgrade – successes and failures with cabinet 7

While a few residents have reported being successfully upgraded to FTTC in West Wickham over the last week, a great deal more have reported their FTTC upgrades have been indefinitely delayed. These reports can be summed up as follows: most residents who are experiencing delays have had at least two activation dates missed and are currently waiting for new activation…

Broadband update 6 Jan 2017: West Wratting Cabinet 7 Live

Connecting Cambridgeshire has just emailed me with the news that West Wratting 7 cabinet has now gone live with fibre broadband. Residents connected to this cabinet should now be able to upgrade to fibre broadband (FTTC) with their chosen Internet Service Provider (ISP). Work is still progressing with the 2nd cabinet for West Wickham and Connecting Cambridgeshire still anticipate residents connected…

Air Broadband: Launched in West Wickham

The scheme has reached the 30 subscribers required to be viable. The process of ordering the leased fibre connection and planning the residential installations has begun, with the residential installations expected to be complete ahead of the fibre connection. This means as soon as the fibre connection is live, West Wickham residents will finally have access to Superfast Broadband. Air…