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Splitpair @ 19th Jul 04:43PM:
Re: [Availability] Loaded Lines..??

said by Halddir :

Just a quick question, (ignore the other arrows on the picture unless you know what they are too lol)

Ok left to right top to bottom.

At the very top on the left of the transformer is a concentric neutral primary feed to more than likely a nearby pad mounted transformer.

The cable line is feeding an amp with a tap on the right of the amp.

The cable marked “phone line” looks to me like a 50 pair cable which enters a hard case and from that splice case a pole mounted 25 pair Tyco aerial terminal is being fed.

The lower cable appears to be lashed fiber based on the yellow tag just below the strand support on the pole.

Any more questions?

Wayne
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Splitpair @ 19th Jul 04:51PM:
Re: [Availability] Loaded Lines..??

said by n4bkn :

Of course, the spices have to carefully reclosed, in a weatherproof fashion.

Guess you never heard the term slicker. ;-)

Wayne
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Halddir @ 19th Jul 04:57PM:
Re: [Availability] Loaded Lines..??

What do you think the purpose of that fiber line is? Also I have figured out how long it has been there, I checked its power meter 2 days in a row at the same time then divided the power used in 1 day by the total power used, it appears that VRAD looking box and the fiber line have been there about 326 days (around 10 months). We still have no UVerse availability or DSL. :l
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Splitpair @ 19th Jul 05:14PM:
Re: [Availability] Loaded Lines..??

said by Halddir :

What do you think the purpose of that fiber line is?

To provide transport of optical circuits.

Wayne
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Halddir @ 19th Jul 05:24PM:
Re: [Availability] Loaded Lines..??

Shouldnt we qualify for UVerse or DSL though since that fiber line goes right past me and connects to the VRAD looking thing like 800ft from my house?
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NormanS @ 19th Jul 05:25PM:
Re: [Availability] Loaded Lines..??

said by Halddir :

What do you think the purpose of that fiber line is?

A VRAD is normally installed adjacent to a cross connect box. A cross connect is a neighborhood feeder which connects an F1 copper span to the F2 feeder spans (also copper) in a neighborhood. In a typical Uverse deployment, fiber is pulled to the VRAD (usually underground ,but ...) Then the VRAD is tied to the cross connect to distribute the VDSL and IPTV over the F2 copper to the neighborhood. You would call the VRAD box the, "node", and the type of deployment as, "Fiber To The Node" (FTTN). So, if that line is fiber, it could just be feeding the VRAD, and not distributing to the neighborhood.
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Halddir @ 19th Jul 05:28PM:
Re: [Availability] Loaded Lines..??

Even so, the VRAD is like right next to my house.. and yes it is right next to a cross connect box and has a power meter. Why do we not qualify for UVerse? :\ its been there for 10 months already
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NormanS @ 19th Jul 05:47PM:
Re: [Availability] Loaded Lines..??

All I can say, at this point, is post a "pre-qualification" request in the AT&T Direct forum. If the database is in error, the techs their could force the issue.

Beyond that, I've seen a VRAD take nearly a year just to get the power meter installed; and heard that it can take as long as a year from a VRAD going on the pad until service is ready.
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Halddir @ 19th Jul 06:54PM:
Re: [Availability] Loaded Lines..??

Lol I might just do that, but ive already posted there twice im afraid if I keep bugging them they might get mad lol
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Tel @ 19th Jul 06:54PM:
Re: [Availability] Loaded Lines..??

said by Splitpair :

said by n4bkn :

Of course, the spices have to carefully reclosed, in a weatherproof fashion.

Guess you never heard the term slicker. ;-)

Wayne

Not here. Third level told us there were no taped openings left and he's got to be right. He's the same guy that told us that they could replace us all with someone off the street and a couple of weeks training.
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Splitpair @ 19th Jul 07:02PM:
Re: [Availability] Loaded Lines..??

said by Tel :

He's the same guy that told us that they could replace us all with someone off the street and a couple of weeks training.

Well based on that comment I guess he must know more than both of us combined so “it” must be true.

I would post something sarcastic in this point but since this is a “family” forum I will pass on that verbiage for now. ;-)

Wayne
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wayjac @ 19th Jul 07:02PM:
Re: [Availability] Loaded Lines..??

said by Halddir :

but ive already posted there twice im afraid if I keep bugging them they might get mad lol

They won't get mad....but now that you have posted in direct you must wait until you get a reply
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anon @ 19th Jul 09:34PM:
Re: [Availability] Loaded Lines..??

I know a lady that can step out her door and throw a rock and hit the vrad. However, the cable leaves the vrad going opposite from the direction of her house. It circles around the block ergo putting her on the end of one of the legs of cable. Out of limits for uverse. She is very unhappy.
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R_Fleming @ 20th Jul 12:03AM:
Re: [Availability] Loaded Lines..??

ok well i have followed all of the lines around my road and i have seen nothing that looks like a load coil or load coil transformer, or atleast i think i haven't.

i live on a road directly off of a main road (which i can still see very easily) and everyone on the main road has dsl. the only person on my road with dsl is my next door neighbor (125ft away from my house at the most). where would the load coil be? on my road or somewhere on the main road?
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Halddir @ 20th Jul 02:09AM:
Re: [Availability] Loaded Lines..??

said by R_Fleming :

ok well i have followed all of the lines around my road and i have seen nothing that looks like a load coil or load coil transformer, or atleast i think i haven't.

i live on a road directly off of a main road (which i can still see very easily) and everyone on the main road has dsl. the only person on my road with dsl is my next door neighbor (125ft away from my house at the most). where would the load coil be? on my road or somewhere on the main road?

Well you mentioned everyone on the "main road" has DSL, so there probably isnt a load coil there, or they wouldnt qualify either. So if there is one then it must be on your road somewhere. You did mention that the tech said your 22,000 ft from the local office or DSLAM, but your neighbor is able to qualify.. I suppose its possible your neighbor got lucky and is on an unloaded or closer loop to the DSLAM.. Im really no expert on this yet myself but I wonder if you could possibly be switched over to a line that qualifies? :l
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Splitpair @ 20th Jul 06:21AM:
Re: [Availability] Loaded Lines..??

I doubt you will find loads on the subscriber side of the crossbox, the last load needs to be 3Kf away from the subscriber to work properly.

Wayne
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anon @ 20th Jul 07:22AM:
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You live in lucedale,ms correct? If so I doubt this is a vrad. It might be a rt with a dslam but from pictures all you can do is guess whats inside the boxes and I would guess there is no dslam in there.I wouldnt also be suprised if that fiber doesnt feed that rt also.
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anon @ 20th Jul 10:40PM:
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said by Tel :

He's the same guy that told us that they could replace us all with someone off the street and a couple of weeks training.

Sounds about right. We'll find out soon enough.
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R_Fleming @ 22nd Jul 11:04PM:
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notme,

I live south of lucedale outside of a little town called hurley. i live 18 miles south of lucedale, 25 miles north of pascagoula, and 18 miles west of mobile, al.

i have not posed any pictures so i have no clue what you are talking about.

sorry.
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