Uverse in Covington / Mandeville, LA
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DJpattiecake @ 7th Nov 02:24PM:
Uverse in Covington / Mandeville, LA
so this is a vrad right?
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its on the service road outside my neighborhood, but I'm about a mile away from it. When i ran into at&t techs right near my house he said I would definately be able to get uverse soon. (They were upgrading the copper in the neighborhood or soemthing) I've checked around I guess I just cant see it from the road. Do they stick em in peoples yards?
btw this is riverwood subdivision just south of I-12
covington, LA
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anon @ 7th Nov 04:15PM:
Re: Uverse in Covington / Mandeville, LA
Yep, that's a VRAD.
No, they very rarely stick them in people's yards, contrary to their competitor's commercials.
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dago52 @ 7th Nov 10:30PM:
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I live in Normandy Oaks and I do not know when it will be available in my subdivision. I am about a mile north of I-12 on hwy. 21. I do not even see a VRAD anywhere around.
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ILpt4U @ 7th Nov 10:36PM:
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said by nishiko1973 :
Yep, that's a VRAD.
No, they very rarely stick them in people's yards, contrary to their competitor's commercials.
Rarely, but not never.
I have done an install or two where the VRAD happened to be in the customer's yard -- well, technically not really, because the VRAD is in the utility easement, but right in front
The part that a competitor's commercials leave out: Where that VRAD is placed, there has been a Copper Cross Connect Telephone Cabinet for years, and a Standard Cross Box and the "Mini" model VRAD really are not much different size-wise...
(For reference, the VRAD pictured above is a "Mini" model)
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bogey780 @ 8th Nov 12:03AM:
Re: Uverse in Covington / Mandeville, LA
Hope your feet didn't get too muddy taking those photos.
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bogey780 @ 8th Nov 12:04AM:
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You won't see one. You're FTTC. Gotta wait on an upgrade to the field electronics. Not happening this year.
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DJpattiecake @ 8th Nov 04:52PM:
Re: Uverse in Covington / Mandeville, LA
wats that mean?
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dago52 @ 8th Nov 10:41PM:
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FTTC= Fiber to the Curb
Any ETA on when they will have the upgrades available?
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bogey780 @ 9th Nov 12:23AM:
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No clue.
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toykilla @ 10th Nov 10:37AM:
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Does anyone know if Uverse is available in the Mandeville area yet? i am moving into the Meadowbrook division this week and would like to sign up with it if possible.
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DJpattiecake @ 10th Nov 11:00AM:
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bogey how did you know how muddy that site was? lol
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DJpattiecake @ 10th Nov 06:40PM:
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does FTTC mean that's my vrad a mile away and they are going to hop the connection through the neighborhood with those smaller boxes I see all over?
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btur389w @ 10th Nov 06:46PM:
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in short, yes. it's fiber from the small box to the "VRAD". you will never notice a difference in speed with these boxes.
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DJpattiecake @ 10th Nov 07:27PM:
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notice a difference in speed meaning its the same as running straight from vrad? ill still be able to get uverse I hope. MAX 18 is all im after
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bogey780 @ 10th Nov 07:34PM:
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Because I saw the address. ;)
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bogey780 @ 10th Nov 07:38PM:
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FTTC indicates that the field electronics are placed in an enclosure at the curb. Fiber To The Curb.
In your subdivision you're FTTN. Fiber To The Node. You have to be within 3,000ft of the main box because that's where all the field electronics are.
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bogey780 @ 10th Nov 07:46PM:
Re: Uverse in Covington / Mandeville, LA
It's in Mandeville. All the address in that subdivision I'm running at uverse.att.com are returning back not available.
Though I imagine it'll be there soon enough.
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btur389w @ 10th Nov 08:05PM:
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It's in Mandeville. All the address in that subdivision I'm running at uverse.att.com are returning back not available.
Though I imagine it'll be there soon enough.
If you open a thread in the ATT Direct forum at »/forum/sbcdirect you can get an address validation rather easily. if you read the sticky at the top of this page regarding address validation, it can be even quicker.
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DJpattiecake @ 10th Nov 08:25PM:
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im still confused. 1 person says i gotta be 3000 feet from the main box. another says it doesnt matter because theres tons of small boxes. im 5000 feet from the main box, so am I ok....? and technically this is in covington, not mandeville (by address, though it's closer to mandeville), but who's counting?
the thing is, all of these neighborhoods on this service road (river oaks, riverwood, country club) spread westward for a mile or two. One VRAD at the entrance couldnt possibly reach all of these potential customers. (I'm at the back)
and I opened a thread on at&t direct and they basically told me the same stuff the phone reps do.
"there is nothing currently active in that area, but we are constantly expanding, so check back soon, blah blah"
thanks for all the help guys :)
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btur389w @ 10th Nov 08:49PM:
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If you posted in the direct, that is the most definitive source to weither or not you can get Uverse. If he said they do not currently offer it to your address, i apologize.
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bogey780 @ 10th Nov 09:56PM:
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Well there's a lot of technical spread on the term "box".
For the pics indicated in the first post, if you're working through there, you need to be about 3000ft from that box (give or take a few hundred feet).
Some of the replies in this thread are crosstalk between other people. Sorry for the confusion.
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freejazz_RdJ @ 11th Nov 11:32AM:
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For FTTC, does the modem remain the same? Is this just using a VSEM unit fed off a regular 7330 host?
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