Done today:
Half of the Barnsley headend (mainly Bradford, Doncaster, Halifax & Wakefield)
Basildon
Hayes
Hersham
Lewisham
Norwich
Poole
Plymouth
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Originally Posted by harry_hitch
I had no idea the billing areas were different to the "headends", which I have heard others posting about.
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The billing "area" is identifies which billing system you are on, but they aren't always geographic. There are about 20 billing systems, but 54 headends, so some of the billing systems cover more than headend. Area 31 happens to be the one that covers more than any other. (OTOH Bristol has two billing systems for a single headend)
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Originally Posted by harry_hitch
Shamefully, I do not know quite what a "headend" is, I guess it helps send the signal on from VM HQ.
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That's it pretty much. It's where the region's broadcast equipment, telephone exchange and some of the broadband equipment is. They are usually anonymous buildings on industrial estates. There are also local hubsites with more equipment, mostly broadband, but sometimes TV-related.
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Originally Posted by MarkC1984
So which headend does Stevenage use then? I thought it WAS being done by billing areas, evidently not.
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You're on the Luton headend. But this time the rollout isn't even being done strictly by headend. For example, half of Barnsley has been done today.
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Originally Posted by andy_m
Still nothing here! I really thought I was Bromley headend, BR8 postcode, billing area 22, but obviously not.
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You've on Seven Kings (Ilford)