Jerm
join:2000-04-10
Richland, WA
| LOL OMG...
That still looks big to me, but I guess I'm used to the mini-bump thing we have in our area...
Its hard to believe that that's the new one? I forgot how huge the pics of the old ones were yet...
Now the VZ ONT? Thank goodness they scaled that down! |
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ftthz
If love can kill hate can also save
join:2005-10-17 | meh...I'm waiting for the VRAD to go live |
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Fox McCloud
Crazy like a fox.
join:2006-07-23 | I wouldn't complain, especially if it meant higher speeds; after all, that VRAD is still smaller than most of the DSLAM's around here. |
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DaSneaky1D
one wall to block them all
Premium,MVM
join:2001-03-29
The Lou
 ·Charter Pipeline
| Thank goodness it's smaller!
Now residents only have to ignore the 6' fiber marker with the bright orange cap.
Wonder if complaints will get AT&T to change that? 
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:: my trivial ramblings :: |
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wee96
Your Local Confederate
join:2000-04-12
Clinton Township, MI | Wahaha
They have a ton of them in our area, see them activating them daily. They are seriously huge, technology doesn't bother me but I can totally understand why people would be extremely annnoyed. |
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koolkid1563
Premium,MVM
join:2005-11-06
Powell, WY
clubs:
1 edit | reply to Jerm
Re: LOL OMG...
How is that still big? I have seen several of these in my area, they are slightly smaller than the SAI sitting right next to it... |
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koolkid1563
Premium,MVM
join:2005-11-06
Powell, WY
clubs:
1 edit | reply to wee96
Re: Wahaha
They are half as high as I am, and slightly smaller than a SAI x-box, how is that still huge? |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | There's probably more than one size of these boxes.
The one near my house (still has no power, although the city was live May 1), is about 4 1/2' tall. |
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Done_Posting
Shoot to kill
Premium
join:2003-08-22
Toledo, OH
·buckeye cable
1 edit | reply to wee96
Agreed. I see a lot of the huge beige boxes popping up all over my city too. Well, in the areas with decent non-ghetto homes anyway. It's funny, they have similar boxes the size of a station wagon installed across the street from the telecom I work for. I know we hand off some pretty big circuits to them (OC-48's, OC-192's in the near future too I think) but still, there has to be a decent amount of spare room in that enclosure for future expansion or something...
- Tate
EDIT: Grammar correction
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Happiness is an OC-48 in your basement... |
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bmn
? ? ?
Premium,ExMod 2003-06
join:2001-03-15
hiatus
| Good move on ATT's part...
I applaud this move on ATT's part to try to use smaller and less intrusive VRADS. Large utility boxes, whether telco, cable or power, have a whole list of negative items that can come with them - affect neighborhood appearance, create safety issues if placed wrong (blocking line of sight at an intersection or the end of driveway, etc.), hurting property value, etc.
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Prove it...
Save the Internet Time (NTP) service, use the pool. |
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spg
Grrrr
join:2001-10-31
NOT Texas! | The size is proportionate to the SAI
^^^ |
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Anon655
@comcast.net
| Smaller U-Verse Boxes = 52bp
According to AT&T, the newer boxes are the model "52bp". They are 48" tall vs. 63" tall for the older "52b" boxes.
AT&T says that unless a city requests the older, taller 52b box, all new construction will feature the lower profile 52bp boxes.
AT&T is also offering the installation of landscaping adjacent to the boxes to screen their appearance.
Finally, some cities are insuring that the vents point away from the homes in the area. That means the fan noise in the boxes radiate towards the street vs. towards the home. |
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David
No,there is another.
Premium,VIP
join:2002-05-30
Granite City, IL
clubs:
 ·DIRECTV
 ·magicjack.com
 ·AT&T Midwest
| reply to spg
Re: The size is proportionate to the SAI
said by spg  :^^^ That's about what I thought common sac boxes are not much bigger than that thing. Hell almost looks like it could be a big pedistal box. |
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GlenQuagmire
Giggidy Giggidy Giggidy Goo
Premium
join:2004-02-16
Grand Rapids, MI
| Mini Box
I just had one of those boxes installed just across the street from my apartment. I thought it belonged to Comcast but I guess it's AT&T. The only problem is that we have had a hole in the ground next to it for 4 month. How hard is it for them to finish the install and replant grass.
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Yes, its stuck in a windows this time. |
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b3nj4m1n
join:2006-05-14
Charlotte, MI
1 edit | delete please =)
bah! didn't go where I wanted. lol |
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eric_n_dfw
join:2001-10-22
Euless, TX | Got one of these in Euless, TX (DFW mid-cities area)
See: »UVerse VRAD installed in Euless, TX (DFW Mid-Cities) |
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Answer Guy
join:2006-07-28
Grass Lake, MI
| reply to Done_Posting
Re: Wahaha
I assume you mean a cabinet that is about 12'x6'x6'. Those cabinets are a completely different technology and/or completely different usage than the FTTN VRADs. That box is engineered to service an area about 12 times larger than the VRAD is today. Of course, distance is everything in FTTN, so they are setup for the wrong network. |
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
00000
clubs:
·Charter Pipeline
·AT&T Southwest
| reply to koolkid1563
said by koolkid1563 :They are half as high as I am, and slightly smaller than a SAI x-box, how is that still huge? considering you are 14 feet tall, it is seriously HUGE |
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koolkid1563
Premium,MVM
join:2005-11-06
Powell, WY
clubs:
·Bresnan Online
1 edit | They are really only about 4 feet tall, sure its not exactly half my height, but you get the idea, they are still much smaller than the 52B, slightly smaller than the SAI...what is the big deal?
I don't see too many people whining that their telco put a SAI in their neighborhood... |
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koolkid1563
Premium,MVM
join:2005-11-06
Powell, WY
clubs: | reply to David
Re: The size is proportionate to the SAI
Thank you! Finally someone that agrees with me! |
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