http://www.dslreports.com/forum/CenturyTel-Help-With-CO-Location-Charlottesville-VA-23947617 en Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:49:10 EDT Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:49:10 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CenturyTel-Help-With-CO-Location-Charlottesville-VA-23950370
The connection sounds, in part, like what AT&T is flogging in our area as U-Verse (Internet, Phone, TV) although AT&T's associated phone service is no longer a real land-line. AT&T uses fiber to a local box called a VRAD, and then the old copper from there to the premises.

I sent an IM to ctl_joey. I guess I will hear back when the work week starts.

baumgrenze]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CenturyTel-Help-With-CO-Location-Charlottesville-VA-23950370 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:50:58 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CenturyTel-Help-With-CO-Location-Charlottesville-VA-23950172
And just using the area code and prefix, at least here, will get you nothing because of number portability. Whoever at CenturyLink you talk to will need your daughters address. That will give the serving terminal number and the MEDR which tells them the highest speed she is eligible for]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CenturyTel-Help-With-CO-Location-Charlottesville-VA-23950172 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:42:38 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CenturyTel-Help-With-CO-Location-Charlottesville-VA-23949248
I gather the upshot of your reply is that service should be available. I tried googling "Marconi remote" without success. The "Marconi" suggests a wireless or radio frequency connection with the CO. Perhaps the problems she is experiencing are a result of deterioration of inside wiring in a 1985 townhouse. She’s paid Century for wiring service and anticipates help from a tech soon.

Your second paragraph suggests that her area code/exchange combination will never work as a search tool in dsl reports. I tried the ZIP code and only came up with cable and satellite.

Thanks again,

baumgrenze]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CenturyTel-Help-With-CO-Location-Charlottesville-VA-23949248 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:57:47 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CenturyTel-Help-With-CO-Location-Charlottesville-VA-23948511
Also F.Y.I, with portability of local numbers the 434-979-xxxx that you gave could be most anywhere within Albemarle County (700+ sq miles)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CenturyTel-Help-With-CO-Location-Charlottesville-VA-23948511 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:23:28 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CenturyTel-Help-With-CO-Location-Charlottesville-VA-23947995
baumgrenze]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CenturyTel-Help-With-CO-Location-Charlottesville-VA-23947995 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:45:50 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CenturyTel-Help-With-CO-Location-Charlottesville-VA-23947878
»www.centurylink.com/Pages/Person···dex.html

also you can IM ctl_joey her phone number and he can tell you what services are available.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-CenturyTel-Help-With-CO-Location-Charlottesville-VA-23947878 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:55:19 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/CenturyTel-Help-With-CO-Location-Charlottesville-VA-23947617
The physical location, from Google Maps, is just to the east of Piedmont Virginia Community College on Maple View Drive.

I would like some sense of the location of the CO for this neighborhood and if it is reasonable to expect dsl service to work in it.

I'd appreciate any help local folks can provide. I am in northern California.

thanks,

baumgrenze]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/CenturyTel-Help-With-CO-Location-Charlottesville-VA-23947617 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:23:33 EDT