Thread: U-Verse Installed

Originally Posted by igator99

Anyone knows how you can tell if it is being installed in your neighborhood?

If it's fiber your talking about you will see two large spools, one with orange, one with black contents. They will either use a machine that tunnels a few feet deep, or actuall dig a trench to install the fiber. If they have already done all that you might see the ends sticking out of the ground it thry haven't been terminated yet.

Originally Posted by igator99

Anyone knows how you can tell if it is being installed in your neighborhood?

All you can really do it go to
https://uverse1.att.com/launchAMSSNo...ceabilityCheck

and check. AT&T's had VRAD's all over Austin for over a year and the latest word is that it won't be available until November.

Originally Posted by igator99

Anyone knows how you can tell if it is being installed in your neighborhood?

Look for beige colered AT&T / SBC cabinets in an alley , that are new . But some of the cabinets you may find will / may not be VRAD .

VRAD always has a power ( 120/240 VAC ) cabinet feeding it .

Some / all RT cabinets do also .

You may also find cabnets that act kind of like splice cabinets . They will not have any power feeding them .

Wyr

Originally Posted by WyrTwister

Look for beige colered AT&T / SBC cabinets in an alley , that are new . But some of the cabinets you may find will / may not be VRAD .

VRAD always has a power ( 120/240 VAC ) cabinet feeding it .

Some / all RT cabinets do also .

You may also find cabnets that act kind of like splice cabinets . They will not have any power feeding them .

Wyr

Thanks for all the information. The website says they don't offer it in my area yet. I've seen the big orange spools, black spools and I've seen them snaking something down my street. I have not seen those cabinets yet.

Originally Posted by igator99

Thanks for all the information. The website says they don't offer it in my area yet. I've seen the big orange spools, black spools and I've seen them snaking something down my street. I have not seen those cabinets yet.

I just spotted a couple of sets of large beige cabinets that look brand new down an alley way in front of my street. So I guess we will be getting it soon.

Originally Posted by igator99

I just spotted a couple of sets of large beige cabinets that look brand new down an alley way in front of my street. So I guess we will be getting it soon.

As I mentioned earlier, don't get your hopes up too much for a quick startup. Austin's had VRAD's all over the place for over a year and not schedule for active until November.

Originally Posted by rad

As I mentioned earlier, don't get your hopes up too much for a quick startup. Austin's had VRAD's all over the place for over a year and not schedule for active until November.

VRAD's have been going in , here , for 2 - 2-1/2 years . Not finished , maybe not even 1/2 finished .

This is not a quick easy process . Miles and miles and miles .......... of alleys .

Wyr

Originally Posted by WyrTwister

VRAD's have been going in , here , for 2 - 2-1/2 years . Not finished , maybe not even 1/2 finished .

This is not a quick easy process . Miles and miles and miles .......... of alleys .

Wyr

My D* contract runs out next summer so if it is then and I have a different alternative to Charter Cable I will be a happy camper.