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    plugwash replied to the thread BT phone line/service 'upgrade'.
    Given the headline says "Make unlimited calls to UK landlines and mobiles with our optional Calls service. " and their FAQ also says...
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    plugwash replied to the thread BT phone line/service 'upgrade'.
    FTTC and FTTP and dedicated fiber services share the same cables from the exchange to the aggregation node. Beyond that the three...
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    plugwash replied to the thread BT phone line/service 'upgrade'.
    Yup Afaict there are four parts to an openreach FTTP connection, exchange to aggreation node, aggregation node to splitter, splitter to...
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    plugwash replied to the thread BT phone line/service 'upgrade'.
    Doesn't entirely surpise me. I suspect BT retail assumes that normal residential customers buy their phone and broadband as a bundle...
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    plugwash replied to the thread BT phone line/service 'upgrade'.
    The cables from the exchanges to the aggregation nodes are used by both FTTC and FTTP. The cables from the PCP cabinet to the customer...
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    plugwash replied to the thread BT phone line/service 'upgrade'.
    Openreach FTTP is based on GPON. I can't find any specific numbers for openreach's network but a general search suggests that GPON has a...
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    plugwash replied to the thread BT phone line/service 'upgrade'.
    I think I found the answer, thanks to a search term provided by bernard...
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    plugwash replied to the thread BT phone line/service 'upgrade'.
    Yes, absense of power in cabinets is not a problem for openreach FTTP. Power is only required at the telephone exchange and customer...
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    plugwash replied to the thread BT phone line/service 'upgrade'.
    As I have said before, FTTP does not use cabinets. FTTC goes from a telephone exchange to an "aggregation node" to a "FTTC cabinet" to...
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    plugwash replied to the thread BT phone line/service 'upgrade'.
    The internet is just a network of networks, if your service provider and your VOIP provider are the same company then the VOIP traffic...
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    plugwash replied to the thread BT phone line/service 'upgrade'.
    It requires a data connection to the VOIP provider, not nessacerally an internet connection.
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    plugwash replied to the thread Cable size and diversity.
    Afaict it's not practical to build an induction hob where the actual induction part runs at 50Hz, a much higher frequency is needed for...
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    plugwash replied to the thread BT phone line/service 'upgrade'.
    As I understand it. Openreach FTTC needs active cabinets to convert from fiber to VDSL. These cabinets are what people usually refer to...
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    plugwash replied to the thread BT phone line/service 'upgrade'.
    At worst, I'd imagine such an upgrade would mean replacing the "line cards" in the cabinet. I would be very suprised if whatever...
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    plugwash replied to the thread BT phone line/service 'upgrade'.
    My understanding is that telephone exchanges traditionally used, and largely still use a -48V supply with massive battery banks and then...
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