ep80
join:2008-08-11
Montreal, QC
| Dryloop installation question
Hi all,
I am planning going with Videotron phone service soon, but I have a DSL line. I plan also moving to Teksavvy at the same time on dryloop.
My question is:
Since Videotron will change something to my inside wiring so that I can use my regular phones on their system, I'll have to have a dryloop installed for DSL
Is the Bell technician will get the dryloop inside my apartment at the same place than my demarc point (in the kitchen) or can I ask him to install the dryloop lines in my living room where all my equipment is?
Thanks for your help |
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Briaeros
join:2008-08-29
Canada
| Chances are he'll only bring the Dry Loop to the DMark point but if you're lucky and you got a real nice tech you might be able to get him (or her?) to bring the dry loop to your living room where you want it.
Otherwise you'll have to deal with the interior wiring yourself.
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CR123
join:2006-11-04
Vancouver, BC
| reply to ep80
It's likely that if you cancel your phone and Internet at the same time, and provide Teksavvy with the cancellation #, the dry DSL will be provisioned on the same path to your home. Which mean that it will come through the same wire, and if Videotron isn't in the picture, you'd plug a modem into your existing jacks and it would work.
Bell won't do anything inside the house for a Teksavvy loop. You need to ask the Videotron installer to leave a run from your demarc to your DSL modem intact.
If, for some reason, the dry DSL circuit is provisioned on a different path, you still need an intact run from the demarc to the modem. You may have to pay someone to connect your inside wire to the demarc in that case, unless you want to do it yourself.
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diskace
Ebox Senior
Premium,VIP
join:2002-02-21
| reply to ep80
Hi ep80, no good answer here for you. It all depends. As Briaeros said, generally they are installing the dryloop on the first available pair of copper. If videotron is cutting the copper between your jack and the demarc to provide the phone signal using the cable network you will have to create a new extension for your dryloop from the place videotron cut the cable to your dsl modem.
If you are technical you can ask videotron to hook their signal on the second pair of copper and bell dryloop on the first pair of copper and make sure the signal won't interfere.
One thing, make sure you are home when both technicians are coming (vtl and bell) so that you won't have to deal with trouble tickets.
Best regards, DiskACE |
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corkyy
join:2008-06-01
Laval, QC
 ·TekSavvy Solutions..
·ELECTRONICBOX
·Bell Sympatico
| reply to CR123
Just pay attention to the Videotron tech....
While installing the cablephone, they normally plug the cablemodem/voip combo to the demarc, and disconenct bell after...
Also, if I'm not wrong, if you have a wet line (phone+dsl) you don't need to pay dry loop fees. Please someone comment this, I'm not shure It's true....
Yep, Videotron could use the second pair as said by diskace, but they, both Vtl and bell could do the wrong job, you need do be shure all is working the good way before any tech leave. |
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diskace
Ebox Senior
Premium,VIP
join:2002-02-21
| corkyy: Videotron use packet2cable technology. This is not a comon landline like you would receive from bell or telus. Thus he will have to pay for dryloop fees if he want to get dsl aside.
Why don't you go with a combo dsl + dryloop and digital phone ?
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Electronic Box Inc. |
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Rickkins
join:2004-04-05
Canada | reply to ep80
Forget videotron phone...go with vonage.(woohoo, woohoohoo)
Rock solid, tons of features. 500 minutes out $22.56(tax included)
Incoming is unlimited. |
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ep80
join:2008-08-11
Montreal, QC
| reply to ep80
Thanks for all your replies.
I prefer going with cable phone because I have little concerns relying on internet for my phone service, at least for now.
I wanted to avoid running a phone cable but if I have no choice.. I'll do it
Thanks! |
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