said by Gigabyte2004: Anyways,we will see what happens while I am at work tomorrow.
Sounds like you are making progress.
Bridged taps are very common. The circuit going down the road that your drop is tapped off of may continue thousands of feet. The extra conductor length has minimal effect on voice but represents extra circuit length and causes reflections on DSL. Normally bridged taps are not removed on residential service due to the cost of a truck roll. Nice you are getting that done as well as a new NID and splitter.
Let us know how things turn out tomorrow.
/tom
fixed typos