Awaiting activation
July 9th, 2007 | Filed under Technology.Last week (or was it the week before? I can’t remember) I signed up for Be Internet’s super speedy ADSL2 service. Currently I’m using their not so speedy dialup system. I can’t believe I used to find this fast…
Shortly after signing up to Be I was sent an SMS telling me my activation date and that my BeBox (the ADSL box) would be sent to me the day before activation. And just like it said, I got it this morning. I unpacked it and noticed a sticker telling me not to plug it in until the line is activated.
I managed to ignore the sticker for a whole two hours!
The box is called a “SpeedTouch” and is made by a company called Thompson. When attacked with Telnet it bears a striking similarity to my Alcatel Speedtouch Pro ADSL box. Looks like something got sold off to another company…
I’ll write more and give pictures when my line has been activated. Currently it is “Awaiting activation”. I think it’s an automated system doing all of this since before midnight my order status was “We have sent your BeBox to you and it’ll arrive shortly”. At 11 past midnight it’s now gone on to “Activating your line”.
I’m going to reload the page to see if it’s changed, turn the box back on and then once satisfied nothing has changed, will go to bed 
I’m not impatient, honest!
